Việt Nam’s ’smart home’ market volume was forecast to reach $437 million by 2023. - Photo vnexpress.netViet Nam News Lâm said that standards for ‘smart homes’ should also include energy management systems, smart operation systems, security systems, connectivity and information security. Lê Hoàng Châu, president of HCM City Real Estate Association, said many property developers were advertising their projects as high-end or luxury but their quality was not up to scratch. Now, the property market was seeing more projects advertised as ‘smart’, Châu said. In November 2018, the association proposed to the management agencies to tighten quality control on housing projects to prevent developers from exaggerating the features of their projects to increase prices. According to the statistics portal Statista, revenue in Việt Nam’s ‘smart home’ market was anticipated to amount to US$83 million … [Read more...] about Standards needed for ’smart homes’
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New circular on securities-related service prices
The Ministry of Finance has issued new securities-related service regulations for trading organisations and commercial banks doing business in Viet Nam’s securities market. The new circular, No 128/2018/TT-BTC, replaced Circular No 242 dated November 11, 2016 setting price frameworks. Overall, the maximum service prices remain unchanged. However, the new regulation adds charges in the derivatives market. For the underlying stock market, the price of underwriting service for State-owned enterprises carrying out equitisation is between 0.5 per cent and 2 per cent of the total value of shares issued through a guaranteed offering. The maximum price of brokerage service to buy/sell shares or fund certificates (including listed securities and securities registered for trading) is 0.5 per cent of trading value. The brokerage service price for divestment of State capital shall not exceed 0.03 per cent of trading value and not go over VND3 billion (US$128.2 million) per transaction. The … [Read more...] about New circular on securities-related service prices
Petroleum stocks gain on higher oil prices
Investors during a trading session at Sài Gòn Securities Inc in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Trương Vị Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Petroleum and industries such as food and beverage and home appliance advanced on Monday but their growth was not enough to save the stock market from falling. The benchmark VN Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange was down 0.28 per cent to close at 955.89 points. The southern market index stepped down from its weekly growth of 3.45 per cent made last week. The HNX Index on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange dropped 0.30 per cent to end at 106.82 points. The northern market index gained 2.21 per cent in the previous trading week. Shares of the petroleum companies advanced as oil futures were lifted after a deal was reached last weekend between the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and a Russia-led company to cut production. On global trading, Brent crude rose nearly … [Read more...] about Petroleum stocks gain on higher oil prices
V Home delivers the best properties Vietnam has to offer to Hong Kong
V Home, the first Vietnamese property agency with three offices in Hong Kong, has seen fast growth in the last year, with increasing international sales. V Home won the Best Overseas Property Agency Vietnam in Hong Kong Established on June 2017, V Home has headquarters at 27B Nguyen Huu Huan Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. The company has extended its reach to foreign markets with strong presence in Hong Kong. After one year of operation, V Home has increased the number of its branch offices to five, three of which are located in Hong Kong’s major administrative centres like Central, Sheung Wan, and Kowloon. V Home is providing mid- and high-end real estate projects to the markets. According to the representative of V Home, the company was set up to seize opportunities in Vietnam’s fast-growing real estate market, which is opening the doors for foreign investors and buyers. The real estate market is also stimulated by new infrastructure projects and rapid … [Read more...] about V Home delivers the best properties Vietnam has to offer to Hong Kong
BKAV introduces 1st home security equipment with AI
The BKAV SmartHome company has launched security equipment integrating artificial intelligence for the first time in the country at a price of VND50 million (US$2,200). The BKAV SmartHome company has launched security equipment integrating artificial intelligence for the first time in the country at a price of VND50 million (US$2,200). It eradicates wrong warnings by distinguishing between owners and illegal intruders and auto shifts security levels based on need. BKAV SmartHome Security includes central security equipment, an electronic fence, sensors and an Internet Protocol camera system to monitor the home in real time. When the system discovers an illegal entry or a threat of fire or explosion, it will send various kinds of warnings such as turning on the light at site of the illegal entry, turning an alarm on and sending messages to or calling the home owners.– VNS … [Read more...] about BKAV introduces 1st home security equipment with AI