Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of around VND620 billion on all three bourses, with the net selling focused mostly on HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group (up 0.2 percent), SSI of SSI Securities Corporation and VHM of Vinhomes. … [Read more...] about VN-Index inches down in week’s opening session
Brown sugar glaze home style meatloaf
Phở hồng, a must-try dish in Bắc Hà
The shop seller said the chickens live free-range on hilly land so the meat is softer while the speciality pink rice, locally known as Ma Trá rice, used to make the noodles is planted on high mountains so it has a special fragrance. … [Read more...] about Phở hồng, a must-try dish in Bắc Hà
Myanmar attracts over 348 million USD in foreign investment in Q1
Hanoi (VNA) - Myanmar attracted investment capital of over 348 million USD from permitted foreign enterprises in the first quarter of the 2020-2021 fiscal year starting October, according to figures of the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA). In the reviewed quarter of the current fiscal year, the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) gave the go-ahead to 23 foreign investment enterprises. During the period, the manufacturing sector attracted most investment capital with over 158 million USD, followed by the hotel and tourism sector with more than 81 million USD and the electricity power sector, over 48 million USD, the DICA figures showed. In the last fiscal year, Myanmar attracted over 5.5 billion USD in investment from 245 permitted foreign enterprises. Singapore, China and Thailand are top leading investors in the Southeast Asian nation. Regionally, the Yangon region attracts 60 percent of the investment from both home and abroad, followed by Mandalay … [Read more...] about Myanmar attracts over 348 million USD in foreign investment in Q1
VN-Index ends in the red as bluechips sink
Some of the biggest gainers among large-cap stocks were consumer goods producer MSN, up 2.26% to VND95,100, and sugar maker SBT, up 5% to VND25,000. Besides, retailer VRE and jewelry company PNJ increased 1.8% to VND37,350 and 1.7% to VND83,900, respectively. … [Read more...] about VN-Index ends in the red as bluechips sink
Swing for the Kids scholarships going to Danang
Hoang Kim Thuy (right), VIR's chief representative in the Central and Central Highlands regions, donated the funding to Ngu Hanh Son District Learning Promotion Association In the past couple of years, VIR, the press agency of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, has donated hundreds of scholarships to needy pupils and students in Danang in Vietnam's central region. … [Read more...] about Swing for the Kids scholarships going to Danang