Special news on Hanoi Moi newspaper on May 10, 2025

Removing barriers and bottlenecks for the private economy to break through

Loading and unloading goods at Hoa Phat Dung Quat Port (Quang Ngai province).

Institutional reform helps remove “barriers” and “bottlenecks” to unblock resources and promote private economic development. That is one of the important contents discussed and affirmed by economic experts and delegates at the Dialogue with the theme “For the private economy to break through according to Resolution No. 68-NQ/TU - Things to do immediately” held on the afternoon of May 9, organized by the Government Electronic Information Portal.

Delighted to receive Resolution No. 68-NQ/TU, experts and the business community said that this Resolution has demonstrated a breakthrough in development thinking. This is a “revolution in thinking and institutions”; a “historic turning point” in promoting the private economy to break through with inspiring and aspirational goals.

Securities companies race to increase capital:
Catch the wave of market upgrade

Increasing capital will help securities companies increase their competitive position and expand their financial capacity. Photo: Trong Hieu

During this year's shareholder meeting season, many securities companies have approved large capital increase plans to meet business needs and also to catch the wave of upgrading the Vietnamese stock market, when the target of upgrading from a frontier market to an emerging market is expected to take place in September 2025.

The annual general meeting of shareholders of MB Securities Joint Stock Company (MBS) also approved a series of share issuance plans to increase charter capital. MBS will issue a total of 94.5 million additional shares to increase charter capital from VND5,728 billion to VND6,673 billion through 3 plans.

Financial expert Nguyen Tri Hieu said that in addition to anticipating market upgrades, securities companies may see Vietnam's economic potential when this year's GDP growth target is 8% or more and from 2026 at double digits, so they should increase capital to seize the opportunity.

Organizing examinations and granting real estate brokerage practice certificates:
When will it be deployed?

Real estate brokers look for information at a social housing project in Dong Anh district. Photo: Trieu Hoa

The 2023 Law on Real Estate Business will take effect from August 1, 2024, but after 9 months, localities across the country are still "inactive", not issuing implementation instructions and plans to organize exams to grant real estate practice certificates.

Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Real Estate Brokers (VARS) reflected that nearly a year of "inactivity" in organizing such certification exams, tens of thousands of brokers and thousands of trading floors are stuck, having difficulty operating because if they deliberately operate, they will violate legal regulations.

Red addresses in Hanoi attract visitors

Tourists visit the exhibition "A Country Full of Joy" at the Ho Chi Minh Museum.

In the atmosphere of the whole country looking forward to major holidays and important historical events, historical revolutionary sites contribute to promoting the tradition of patriotism and national pride with many attractive displays about Vietnamese history, leader Ho Chi Minh, praising the leadership role of the Party and the country's innovation.

Dr. Vu Manh Ha, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, shared that the exhibits clearly demonstrate the national spirit, gratitude to the leader and the responsibility of each citizen to the country.

It is expected that in May, the Management Board of Hanoi Monuments and Landscapes will welcome many domestic and foreign delegations, including many delegations of students, officers of agencies and units to organize political activities on the topic of studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style; organize Party admissions at these monuments...

Infrastructure in urban areas - when will it be completed?
Lesson 4: What is the cause?

Cau Buu urban area (Thanh Tri district) has only one official entrance, alley 94 Cau Buu street, so it is often congested.

Infrastructure in new urban areas and unfinished housing areas has many subjective and objective causes. However, it can be seen that the main cause is still the limited capacity of investors in many aspects, including capital, legality and social responsibility.

In Ha Dong district, many new urban area projects have not been completed, partly due to the weak capacity of investors, leading to many violations that have not been corrected. For example, at the Van Khe Urban Area Expansion Project (Usilk City), right from the start of the project, Song Da - Thang Long Joint Stock Company sold apartments and raised capital from customers.

Assessing the reasons why Hanoi still has 158/266 unfinished projects, Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Finance Nguyen Xuan Sang said that there are many reasons, but mainly due to problems in site clearance, waiting for planning adjustments, investment policy adjustments, construction procedures, land procedures and some projects have expired and have not yet been extended...

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