Apartment prices in Hanoi have witnessed a significant surge of 20-33% within the first two months of the year.

VOV.VN - VNDirect, the first online trading broker in Vietnam, said on March 25 that it has resolved a cyberattack by an international organisation on its system and has been making efforts to restore the entire system in order to limit disruptions in transactions.

Compared to three years ago, domestic investors outperformed on the merger and acquisition (M&A) market, but the most valuable deals still belonged to foreign investors, heard a conference on M&A trends in Ho Chi Minh City on March 12.

The Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) and Vietnam Blockchain Association on September 20 jointly organised a conference to promote legal regulations on anti-money laundering in cryptocurrency transactions.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha urged authorities to establish national job, and real estate and land use right exchanges, at a meeting with representatives from concerned ministries and agencies in Hanoi on August 21.

VOV.VN - Data released by Korean credit card issuer BC Card on July 28 shows that the number of transactions made by Vietnamese tourists in the Republic of Korea (RoK) during the first half of the year saw the sharpest growth among other visitors, increasing by 468% on-year.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recommended on July 25 that Vietnamese companies be cautious and thoroughly negotiate payment clauses when conducting transactions with foreign firms, following a suspected scam involving five batches of Vietnamese farm produce in Dubai.

In light of Vietnam's projected generation of approximately 10.8 million voluntary carbon credits annually, there is a growing demand for efficient exchange and purchase mechanisms, prompting active discussions about the establishment of a domestic carbon credit exchange.

Singapore-listed Thomson Medical Group Limited (TMG), has agreed to acquire Vietnam’s FV Hospital for up to US$381.4 million, marking the country’s biggest healthcare transaction to date and Southeast Asia’s largest healthcare acquisition since 2020.

The trend of electronic and non-cash payments in the Vietnamese economy in 2023 continued to record growth of 52.35% in volume over the same period last year.