Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index closed at 1,004.74 points Thursday, reaching four figures for the first time in two months. It gained 9.2 points. The HNX-Index on the Hanoi Stock Exchange and the UPCoM-Index for unlisted companies rose by 0.75 percent and 1.01 percent respectively. The VN30-Index, representing the 30 largest stocks in terms of capitalization, gained…
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee decided at a meeting Thursday to hike the environment tax on fuel from next year. Starting January 1 the tax on petrol will increase from VND3,000 (13 cents) per liter to VND4,000 (17 cents), and on diesel from VND1,500 to VND2,000. The tax on kerosene will go up from VND300…
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry feels a network of businesses, especially startups, will catalyze regional growth. VCCI chairman Vu Tien Loc told VnExpress that the forging of links between local and international entrepreneurs was a highlight of the Vietnam Business Summit (VBS) held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN…