The Ministry of Industry and Trade will host an international conference on Vietnamese rice in Hà Nội on October 10.

An Giang Province will kick off an investment conference on September 29 with the attendance of the Prime Minister. The announcement was made by a representative of the provincial authorities on September 20.

A September 20 signing ceremony in HCM City saw the Bank for the Investment and Development of Việt Nam (BIDV), the BIDV Insurance Corporation (BIC) and Bách Khoa Energy Corporation (SolarBK) agree to Việt Nam’s first plan to guarantee financial support for household rooftop solar power.

The textile and garment industry was anticipated to continue facing with challenges in 2019 as the industry was in the midst of a transition period which required breakthroughs to shift its position in the global value chain.

Applying modern processing and preserving technologies for produce after harvesting is crucial to ensure food safety and raise the value of agricultural products, experts said during a conference on food processing and preserving held in HCM City on September 20.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) will enhance the quality of securities firms by shutting down and revoking licences of financially-weak companies to ensure the sector is healthy.

Francophone enterprises in Asia Pacific will be supported to develop trade in the future, especially startups and micro, small and medium businesses in the region.

Việt Nam is confronting challenges in the process of restructuring the public financial sector, Deputy Minister of Finance Đỗ Hoàng Anh Tuấn said during a forum on Thursday.

Digital transformation is a vital step for businesses to stay afloat in the industry 4.0 era, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.