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Foxconn, a major assembler of Apple products, including the iPhone, and the world's largest contract manufacturer, came to Vietnam in 2007, and has been operating mainly in the northern provinces of Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and Vinh Phuc, making computers and other electronic products and car parts. … [Read more...] about Foxconn unit receives business license for $270 mln Vietnam plant

Google reveals what Vietnamese searched for in 2016 Vietnam among 10 countries most exposed to hacking risk, report warns A new index that measures a country's internet for its availability, affordability, relevance of content and public access has found that Vietnam is doing better than more than half of the world. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s internet environment ranked 32nd in the world

This call was made before the first ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting (ADGMIN 1), scheduled to be held via teleconference on January 21 and 22, under the chair of Malaysian Minister of Communications and Multimedia Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, and attended by representatives from ASEAN’s dialogue partners including Japan, China, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, and the International Telecommunication Union. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 18

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - As many as 277 businesses were involved in bond issuances in 2020, mobilising 403.5 trillion VND (17.4 billion USD), via some 2,200 issuance tranches, the Hanoi Stock Exchange has announced. In December 2020, there were 98 registrations for bond issuance with a total registered value of 75.35 trillion VND, 4.2 times higher than the previous month. Of them, there were 47 successful issuances from 35 enterprises, raising 34.7 trillion VND, accounting for 45.7 percent of the total registered value. The banking group was still the largest issuing group in the month, successfully issuing more than 19 trillion VND, accounting for 55.13 percent of the total value of issued bonds. Next was the real estate and construction with proportions of 5.88 percent and 4.38 percent, respectively. Other types of businesses accounted for a total of 28.35 percent of the value of bonds issued in December 2020./. … [Read more...] about Companies collect 17 billion USD via bond issuance in 2020

Corporate customers opening new commodity derivative accounts and having a turnover of at least 50 lots in the first month within 30 days from the first transaction will get a refund of 50 per cent of transaction fees within 30 days from the date of transaction and can use data on the exchange for free during the first month. … [Read more...] about HDBank offers incentives to corporate customers for derivative product