Outstanding Vietnamese economic events last week

Let's review the outstanding economic events in Vietnam last week.

1. Approval of the list of key energy projects in the new phase : On December 2, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son signed Decision No. 2634/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister approving the list of important national projects and works, key projects in the energy sector. The list of approved projects includes: power source projects, LNG storage projects, gas - electricity project chains, power line and transformer station projects, petrochemical projects, industrial centers, inter-regional renewable energy services in the South Central - South.

2. VN-Index surpasses 1,700 points, returns to 6-week peak : The trading session on December 2 recorded an unexpected development when VN-Index reversed and increased sharply in the last minutes, closing the session above 1,717 points, up 15.39 points compared to the previous session, marking the 5th consecutive week the market has gone up and returned to the highest level in more than 6 weeks.

Customers transact at Bao Viet Securities, 8 Le Thai To, Hanoi . Photo: Tran Viet/VNA

3. Samsung Vietnam appoints first Vietnamese senior leader : On December 1, Samsung Vietnam announced the decision to appoint Mr. Nguyen Hoang Giang to the senior leadership (Deputy General Director) of Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen Co., Ltd. (SEVT). This is not only the first Vietnamese person to be appointed as Deputy General Director at Samsung's manufacturing entity in Vietnam, but also the first local person to hold the position of Deputy General Director at Samsung Electronics' smartphone manufacturing entity globally.

4. Announcement of the Top 10 prestigious companies in the tourism, hotel and passenger transport industry : According to the rankings, the Top 10 prestigious tourism companies in 2025 include Vietravel Tourism Joint Stock Company, SaigonTourist Travel Services Company Limited, Ben Thanh Tourism Services Joint Stock Company, Hanoi Tourism Corporation, Vietluxtour Travel Joint Stock Company, Exotissimo Vietnam Tourism Joint Stock Company, Hong Ngoc Ha Tourism Trade Construction Joint Stock Company, Tran Viet Tourism Company Limited, TST Tourism Services & Trade Joint Stock Company and Viet Tourism Media Joint Stock Company.

5. Sacombank is in the Top VNCG50 for international standard governance : At the 8th Annual Forum on Corporate Governance (AF8) organized by the Vietnam Institute of Directors (VIOD) on December 5 with the support of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Securities Commission, the Vietnam Stock Exchange, the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, the Hanoi Stock Exchange, Sacombank is one of more than 30 listed companies in Vietnam meeting the VNCG50 standards.

6. From December 2, Chinese tourists can scan QR codes to pay in Vietnam : This information was announced at the announcement ceremony of bilateral retail payment connection via QR code between Vietnam and China, organized by the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) in coordination with UnionPay International (UPI), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) in Hanoi.

7. Implementing an automated ticketing system on the Cat Linh - Ha Dong Metro Line 2A from December 5th : The automated ticketing system, utilizing electronic identification, authentication, biometric recognition, and cashless payment for passengers on the Cat Linh - Ha Dong Metro Line 2A, is being implemented by Hanoi Metro Company Limited. Since August 20th, the system has been tested across the entire Line 2A, attracting nearly 70,987 registered users and over 344,014 uses, receiving positive feedback. By November 18th, Hanoi Metro had completed the transition to the new system.

Screen displaying facial recognition data at the ticket gate. Photo: Trung Nguyen/Tin Tuc Va Dan Toc Newspaper

8. Vietnam Airlines is about to open a flight route from Ho Chi Minh City - Dien Bien - Hanoi : Vietnam Airlines has researched and implemented a new flight route from Ho Chi Minh City - Dien Bien - Hanoi with a frequency of 2 flights/week on Mondays and Wednesdays every week, starting from December 24, using Airbus A321 aircraft. The flight route from Ho Chi Minh City - Dien Bien has flight number VN1160, scheduled to take off at 9:35 am and expected to land at 11:55 am. The flight route from Dien Bien - Hanoi has flight number VN7805, scheduled to take off at 11:30 am and expected to land at 1:25 pm.

9. Dong Nai to auction land plot for Phuoc An ecological urban complex and themed park project : According to the announcement from the Asset Auction Service Center - Department of Justice of Dong Nai province, the total area of ​​land allocated to the Dong Nai Provincial Land Fund Development Center is 102 hectares. The starting price, as announced by the Asset Auction Service Center, is over 5.013 billion VND. This is one of 37 land plots that Dong Nai province plans to auction in 2025, with a total value according to the land price list of approximately 21,000 billion VND.

10. Manulife suddenly announced the transfer of MVI Life to Asahi Life : On December 1, Manulife Financial Corporation, through its subsidiary, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, announced that it had signed an agreement to transfer MVI Life to Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company (abbreviated as Asahi Life).

VNA/News and People Newspaper

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