Credit growth in Vietnam may reach 13-14% this year, partly driven by progress with the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a 2021 banking outlook report released by the SSI Securities Corporation on January 6.

VOV.VN - As an active member of ASEAN and the UN Security Council (UNSC), the country will continue to place importance on collaborating with the UN and regional organizations, especially in trying to prevent conflict, and is willing to co-ordinate with the wider international community to achieve a better and more stable world.

The Canada-based “Trieu dai Viet” (Viet Dynasty) is a terrorist organisation, the Ministry of Public Security affirmed on January 5.

Vietnam’s total revenue from retail trade and services reached over VND5 quadrillion (US$219.5 billion) in 2020, representing a modest yearly rise of 2.6%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The Vietnam stock market is anticipated to develop in both scale and quality of operation this year, affirming its role as an effective capital mobilising channel for the local economy, according to Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung.

The following are the top 10 events of the Vietnamese securities market in 2020, selected by the Securities Journalist Club of Vietnam.

Foreign media view 2020 as a truly special year for Vietnam as the country has not only performed the dual role of ASEAN Chair and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) but also done a good job of concurrently containing COVID-19 and sustaining economic growth.

Vietnamese banks are enthusiastically filing for initial public offering or re-listing, in which they dream about tapping into broader scope of funds.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the people’s public security force to show better and more effective performance in the fight against corruption while attending a conference in Hanoi on December 30 reviewing the force’s anti-corruption efforts since 2013.

ASEAN+3 countries must work together to complete a legal framework for cyber security, looking towards building common ASEAN rules and standards for information security based on voluntary codes of conduct, said Deputy Minister of Public Security Bui Van Nam.