NDO/VNA - Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook for the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to “positive” from “stable”. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnamese businesses have joined the Mechanical Components & Materials Technology Expo (M-Tech), which opened in Nagoya, the capital city of Aichi Prefecture, Japan on April 7. 

NDO/VNA – A VND42 billion (US$1.82 million) vegetable and fruit processing factory was put into operation in Vung Lai commune, Muong Khuong district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on April 7. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam had 29,300 newly-established enterprises with total registered capital of VND447.8 trillion (US$19.37 billion) in the first quarter of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). 

NDO – After the export of organic fresh milk and soya bean milk to Singapore, Vietnam Dairy Products JSC, Vinamilk, has shipped its first batch of UHT fresh milk with bird’s nest to the market. 

NDO/VNA – The 2021 list of the 500 fastest-growing companies in Vietnam (FAST500) was released by the Vietnam Report JSC and the VietNamNet e-newspaper on March 10. 

NDO/VNA – A ceremony was held in Hanoi on January 8 to honour 500 largest enterprises in Vietnam (VNR500) and top 10 prestigious companies in 2020. 

NDO – Contrary to usual practices, the production, business development and investment plans of the business community in 2021 had to involved backup plans as well as operating scenarios, due to the appearance of COVID-19 variables. Forecasts for business prospects have never been so grey, but survey results from a number of reputable organisations and assessments of businesses in some important industries show many positive signals. 

NDO –Domestic airlines have recently identified a development strategy for the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route in order to dominate the domestic passenger market in the context of international flights being suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has recently launched a series of new breakthrough products and services on this route. 

NDO – Businesses have added more than VND5.5 quadrillion to the economy in 2020, an increase of 39% over last year. 

NDO – The Prime Minister decided to present the golden prize of the Vietnam National Quality Awards 2020 to 21 enterprises and the Vietnam National Quality Awards 2020 to 40 enterprises. 

NDO – On December 22, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Vietnam signed a US$5 million grant agreement, funded by the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), to support Vietnamese women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) whose access to finance has been weakened because of COVID-19. 

NDO/VNA – More than 50 Vietnamese enterprises operating in eight northern provinces of Laos gathered at a conference held by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Luang Prabang province on December 13. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnamese businesses in Australia have made significant contributions to the growth of Vietnam-Australia trade in 2020, Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh said at a ceremony to review activities of the Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Association in Sydney (VEAS) on December 5.