Traditional investment channels such as stock or real estate markets are set to continue to be the focus for investors in 2021.

Nearly VND324 trillion (over US$14 billion) was mobilised through G-bond auctions at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) in 2020, accounting for 108% of the set plan.

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.

Laos - Viet International Port Joint Stock Company has held a ceremony to receive the first container ship of 2021 at Vung Ang port in Vung Ang economic zone, Ha Tinh Province’s Ky Anh Town.

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

VOV.VN - The early morning of January 1 saw Da Nang Port Joint Stock Company welcome a ship bearing the flag of the Marshall Islands as the first vessel to dock at Da Nang port in 2021, with a haul of 15,000 tonnes.

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 has agreed to establish the Vietnam Stock Exchange (VNX) on the basis of merging the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) and the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), which set to take effect on February 20, 2021.

Freight and logistics stocks have seen major gains since the beginning of 2020 even as the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the economy.

Though difficulties caused by COVID-19 were reflected in the business results of listed realty firms, experts are still optimistic about the market.