Credit rating agency Moody’s has upgraded the long-term local and foreign currency deposit and issuer ratings of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) to Ba2 from Ba3, and changed the outlook to stable. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Agribank is now the largest Vietnamese bank in terms of capital mobilisation market share, and the second biggest...

The Petrovietnam LPG Joint Stock Company (PV GAS LPG)’s southern branch, an affiliate of the PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV GAS), has officially put into use a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) extraction and filling station in the central province of Khanh Hoa. The opening ceremony of the LPG extraction and filling station in Khanh Hoa province. (Photo: VNA)...

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has ordered local authorities to accelerate the implementation of relief packages to support struggling labourers, and small and household businesses in the tourism industry. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaks at the high-level tourism forum ‘Recovery and Development Solutions for Sustainable International Tourism’ held on September 8 on the sidelines of...

A workshop aiming to promote trade connection between Vietnamese and Egyptian businesses was held in Cairo on September 8, attracting those specialising in agricultural products, seafood, construction material, household plastic, paper, packaging and fertiliser. Egyptian businesses are interested in Vietnamese goods. -Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Ambassador Nguyen Huy Dung said there is great potential for enterprises of the...

The members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) constitute a potential market for the export of tra fish, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Tra fish processed at IDI International Development and Investment Corporation in Dong Thap province (Photo: VNA) VASEP’s statistics showed that 13% of the Vietnam’s total tra...

Ho Quang Tri Private Enterprise on September 9 signed a contract for ST25 rice with UK-based EUTEK Group Limited to distribute Ong Cua ST25 fragrant rice to the UK market. At the signing ceremony (Photo: laodong.vn) According to Director of EUTEK Group Nguyen Hai Nam, after the first lot of ST25 was sold in the UK, the rice received...

Vietjet is launching a golden day of promotion from 0:00 to 24:00 on September 9, offering 100,000 tickets off 99% on all domestic and international routes to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival. Vietjet aircraft (Photo courtesy of Vietjet) Accordingly, customers when booking Eco tickets at website www.vietjetair.com, Vietjet Air mobile app can immediately apply the promotion code VIETJET99 to...

MoMo E-Wallet and Starbucks Vietnam have freshly announced their cooperation that turns the former into the first of its kind integrated in the payment method at all Starbucks shops nationwide. Illustrative photo (Source: banker.vn) Through cooperation with MoMo, Starbucks Vietnam can instantly connect with the Vietnamese unicorn firm’s ecosystem of tens of millions of users. It is expected that...

Speakers at the forums (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – The Vietnam-Netherlands Sustainable Aquaculture Business Forum 2022 took place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 7, aiming to create a business platform for trade and investment promotion between the two countries and facilitate knowledge exchange and technology transfer to develop a sustainable aquaculture industry in...

The moon cake market is getting vibrant as there are only a few days left before the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 10 this year. The moon cake market features a diversity of products, from traditional to modern ones. (Photo: VNA)   Thanh Tai, owner of a moon cake shop in District 5 of Ho Chi Minh City,...