Brazil holds a lot of potential as an export market for Việt Nam’s seafood products now and in the future, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The value of two-way trade between Việt Nam and Malaysia in the January-June period this year expanded 21.15 per cent on a yearly basis to more than US$5.84 billion, according to statistics of the Vietnamese trade office in Malaysia.

Up to 57.3 per cent of construction businesses are expected to perform better in the third quarter of 2018, according to the General Statistics Office.

Military Bank (MBBank) has reported consolidated profits of about VNĐ3.8 trillion (US$165.2 million) in the first half of this year, beating its yearly profit of VNĐ3.6 trillion registered in 2017.

The central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế has issued a decision to end the operation of 12 stagnant projects. Nine have been revoked and three put under special supervision.

Electric Power Trading Company (EPTC), an arm of Electricity of Việt Nam, and India’s Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Capital Co Ltd on Monday signed a power purchase agreement for the solar power project SP Infra 1 Plant in Ninh Thuận Province.

Provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have invited bids for many large infrastructure works.

Foreign banks in Việt Nam have been expanding their transaction networks and increasing their charter capital in a bid to increase market share, especially in the retail banking sector.

Việt Nam’s insurance industry achieved high on-year growth of 24.35 per cent in the first half of 2018, helping total revenue to reach more than VNĐ58.65 trillion (US$2.55 billion).