Competition in the country’s debit and credit card market has become stiffer as foreign and small banks join large domestic banks and finance companies in the race to gain shares in the potential market.

The national carrier Vietnam Airlines will co-operate with Hong Kong’s King Power Traveler to launch a duty-free shop named Lotushop starting in October this year.

The Việt Nam-China international trade fair will take place in the northern border province of Lạng Son from October 30 to November 7, according to its organising board.

Việt Nam needs to improve the quality of its technical and vocational education and training to meet the requirements of digitisation and industry 4.0, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.

Saigon Cosmetics Corporation (SCC) has attracted VNĐ22 billion from two new shareholders to support growth as competition heats up in the domestic cosmetics market.

HCM City authorities on Tuesday pledged to continue to provide assistance to information technology, electronics and telecommunication (ICT) companies at a meeting held in the city.

Việt Nam and Bulgaria should promote co-operation in trade and investment, especially in hi-tech agriculture, enabling Vietnamese products to access the Bulgarian market, said Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Transparency is critical to enhance the efficiency of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) as Việt Nam enters a new phase of equitisation which will focus on quality rather than quantity.

The Vietnamese capital is speeding up efforts to become a smart city that offers convenience, safety and comfort to every citizen, applying key technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, said the municipal People’s Committee Chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung.