Hanoi (VNA) - The State will employ policies to encourage the development of cheap commercial houses to remove difficulties for the real estate market and enterprises due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Social housing projects in Dong Anh district, Hanoi, for workers in Thang Long Industrial Park (Photo: VNA) The Ministry of Construction made the announcement at a seminar on...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Hoa Binh Construction Group (HBG) has been named in the list of top 10 prestigious construction and building materials companies selected by the Vietnam Report JSC. Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) In particular, HBG also came first among top 10 reputable building contractors in 2020, followed by Viglacera Corporation and Vicostone JSC, according to an...

HCM City (VNA) – More than 8 tonnes of lychees were sold out after 8 hours available online via MoMo e-wallet, said the Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives (Saigon Co.op) on June 10. The programme on MoMo app (Source: thitruong.nld.com.vn) The sales are part of the post-COVID-19 “Supporting Vietnamese farm produce” programme run by Saigon Co.op, MoMo, and Tuoi...

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,212 VND per USD on June 11, down 10 VND from the previous day. The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,212 VND per USD on June 11 (Photo: VNA) With the current trading band of +/-3 percent,...

(LSO) - A delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep made a fact-finding trip to the Ban Lai reservoir project in Loc Binh district on June 10. Ho Tien Thieu, Vice Chairman in charge of the provincial People’s Committee, and leaders of some departments and agencies, and People’s Committees...

(LSO) - The Lang Son provincial People’s Committee held a meeting on June 10 to look into the possibility of setting up concentrated quarantine facilities at hotels with expenses voluntarily covered by quarantined people. The meeting was chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Duong Xuan Huyen. Through a survey and voluntary registration of local hotels, the...

(LSO) – In 2020, the Department of Taxation of Lang Son province has been carrying out many solutions to improve the sub-index on unofficial fees in the District and Department Competitiveness Index (DDCI). For three straight years (2017-2019), the Taxation Department topped departments and sectors of Lang Son in the DDCI rankings. However, its sub-index on unofficial fees was...

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has set a goal of reducing average crude oil exploitation costs in order to sustain business during the 2020-2025 period, even if crude oil price drops to 30 USD per barrel. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) During the third congress of the Party organisations at PetroVietnam for the 2020-2025 tenure...

HCM City (VNA) – A webinar was held by the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) on June 9 to discuss new connection tools for businesses to access foreign partners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the event, ITPC Deputy Director Cao Thi Phi Van said thanks to the successful containment of the pandemic,...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Banks, especially State-owned banks, are expected to increase their capital significantly this year as they are allowed to retain profits or pay dividend in shares instead of cash as previously. Banks, including Vietcombank, expect to use their high profits last year to increase capital in 2020. (Photo: VNA) Under a recent directive issued by the State...