The board of directors of Sacombank has accepted the resignation of CEO Nguyễn Đức Thạch Diễm and appointed Nguyễn Thanh Nhung as acting CEO to ensure the continuity and stability of the bank’s operations.

Emergency crews contained the incident within 30 minutes, with no impact on other oil and gas operations, the field operator said.

Many National Assembly (NA) deputies during discussions on May 21 voiced support for the Government's proposal to extend the two per cent value-added tax (VAT) reduction through to the end of 2026.

Deputy Auditor General Bùi Quốc Dũng said that new technology trends such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, robotic process automation (RPA) and blockchain, are fundamentally changing the way auditing is done.

At the close, the VN-Index had dropped 9.21 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 1,313.84 points.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has proposed fee reductions to the Ministry of Finance for the second half of the year, aiming to support business activities and promote online public services.

DEOCA Group has proposed partnering with local firms to expand key eastern North–South Expressway sections via the PPP model.

For the first four months of this year, the average export price of Vietnamese cashew nuts reached US$6,817 per tonne, up 27.1 per cent over the same period last year.

Việt Nam and India are seeking to strengthen cooperation in the furniture and wood industry, as both countries look to leverage their respective advantages to boost bilateral trade.

There needs to be a long-term plan to manage agricultural input markets, protect consumers and safeguard the reputation of Việt Nam’s agriculture sector.

With the new approvals, Việt Nam now has a total of 1,469 planting areas and 188 packaging facilities eligible to export durian to China.

SBV’s Deputy Governor Đào Minh Tú said: “Green growth is no longer an option, but has become an urgent necessity, especially for developing countries like Việt Nam."

Global funds have purchased a net $9.64 billion in stocks across emerging Asian markets, excluding China, over the past three weeks - the longest streak of inflows since March 2024.

As the Việt Nam–US comprehensive strategic partnership deepens, Vietnamese businesses are increasingly proactive in seeking investment opportunities in the US.

Authorities are set to expand negotiations and trade deals with international partners while dismantling the logistical and regulatory snarls that have plagued the sector.

Leveraging AI in producing sustainability information may enhance efficiency, accuracy and also strategic decision making, a banking and finance forum has been told.

According to data from FiinTrade and SSI Research, ETFs posted a net outflow of over VNĐ210 billion between May 12 and 16, marking the second consecutive week of withdrawals.

To survive and thrive in today’s volatile global economy, businesses must accelerate transformation, enhance competitiveness, diversify export markets, improve transparency, foster collaboration, and leverage the vast potential of the domestic market, delegates said at a forum in HCM City on May 21.

Liquidity on the two main exchanges exceeded $1 billion today.

On the afternoon of May 21, the National Innovation Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with South Korea's SK Group, held a thematic seminar titled “Innovation in the value chain of the LNG power industry”.