Vietnam news

MSCI may add Kuwait to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index in mid-2020. If so, the proportion of Vietnam’s stock in MSCI Frontier Markets Index and MSCI Frontier Markets 100 Index may rise to 25.8 percent and 30 percent, respectively. “We hope that the changes in the law will help improve the quality of stocks, increase transparency and better protect the benefits of investors, especially small investors,” the report of VN Direct Securities (VNDS) reads. … [Read more...] about When will Vietnam’s stock market be upgraded?

To develop well, businesses not only need to have good technology, but also large networks which cover all provinces/cities. However, the business field requires huge initial investment capital. To develop well, businesses not only need to have good technology, but also large networks which cover all provinces/cities. … [Read more...] about Delivery franchises booming in Vietnam

Hanoi (VNA) – The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines began to use wide-bodied aircraft on the route between Hanoi and the southern hub on February 15. The Vietnam Airlines Group (comprising Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific) are operating nearly 40 flights each day between the country’s two largest cities. With the use of wide-bodied aircraft on the route, which is the busiest among domestic ones, the airline said it wants to provide flexible schedule and the best possible comfort for passengers. Also on February 15, domestic carrier Bamboo Airways raised the number of its flights on the Hanoi-HCM City route to 36 per day as from February 15, compared to 18-20 before February 15. The wide-bodied Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is used for flights on the route. Bamboo Airways ran its first commercial flight in January 2019. As of the end of last year, it served over three million passengers on nearly 20,000 flights. The airline’s representative said the move … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines uses wide-bodied aircraft on Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route

Coronavirus may lower Vietnam’s State budget by VND42.3 trillion: ministry By Pham Nhat Monday,  Feb 17, 2020,19:19 (GMT+7) Coronavirus may lower Vietnam’s State budget by VND42.3 trillion: ministry … [Read more...] about Coronavirus may lower Vietnam’s State budget by VND42.3 trillion: ministry

Thanh Hoa Province in north-central Vietnam, which recorded one infection, a 25-year-old woman who was among a group of eight employees of Japanese-invested Nihon Plast Company Limited returning from China's Wuhan City, ground zero of the epidemic, will also be eligible to end its epidemic status if no new cases are recorded in the next five days. The woman was discharged from hospital on February 3. … [Read more...] about Central Vietnam province to be declared novel coronavirus free