Vietnamese exporters in the steel and mechanic sectors expect to get easier access to the UK market following the signing of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) last month.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rice export price reached its latest peak on January 3 at US$505 per tonne, representing a record high over the previous nine years, according to rice traders.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans to start work on the first detail of the Long Thanh International Airport project in the southern province of Dong Nai on January 5.

Doosan Heavy Industries Vietnam (Doosan Vina) is projected to complete order for components of biomass power plants using the Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) technology to Japan’s Sodegaura Biomass Power Plant by February.

VOV.VN - Although trade potential between the nation and Egypt has yet to be fully exploited, both sides are poised to strive to reach a sustainable trade turnover target of US$1 billion over the next three to five years providing there are thorough preparations in place for the long term.

Vietnamese banks will only be allowed to issue chip cards from March 31, 2021, according to a State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) draft circular.

The Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) is planning to have all equipment on transmission lines and 80% of 110 kV circuit facilities digitalised from now to 2022.

VOV.VN - Six Vietnamese businesses are participating in an online international agricultural exhibition which opened in Algeria on January 1 aimed at introducing Vietnam's economic, foreign trade, and investment situation, in addition to mutual trading ties and business opportunities in the nation.

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

VOV.VN - Close to 360 Vietnamese citizens in the US, including minors under 18, the elderly, sick people, and students who have completed their courses and have difficulty in accommodation, and other specially difficult cases were flown home safely on a flight operated by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 31 and January 1.