The People’s Committee of Hà Nội has requested to reclaim 39.2ha of investor-held land belonging to the city’s land fund, in order to construct public works.

Việt Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) has appointed PhạmVăn Thanh the new chairman of the group for the period of 2016-2021, starting May 1, 2018.

The market seems to be finding its bottom soon, offering investors opportunities to accumulate stocks, helping the indices rebound from a drop last week.

Over 14,500 new enterprises were formed in Việt Nam in April, with total registered capital of VNĐ133.5 trillion (US$5.86 billion), marking respective month on month increases of 80 per cent in the number of enterprises and 65 per cent in level of capital.

Việt Nam’s consumer price index (CPI) in April went up by 0.08 per cent monthly and 2.75 per cent annually, pushing up the four-month figure by 2.8 per cent year-on-year.

Despite accounting for some 98 per cent of the country’s enterprises, SMEs’ performance is still constrained mostly by little access to credit. 

Việt Nam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursement continued a positive trend in the first four months of 2018 while there was a reduction in the registered FDI capital.

The price of off-season rambutan in Bến Tre Province, the largest producer in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, has increased to a two-year high.

HCM City authorities are seeking help from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to resolve a conflict between a property developer and households refusing to move to make way for a residential complex in the North Phước Kiển residential area in the outlying district of Nhà Bè.