The real estate market in Lào Cai Province is not developed, but has good potential, leading property services provider Savills Việt Nam Co. Ltd said on Monday.

The managing board of Đất Xanh Real Estate Service & Construction Corporation has approved plans to hike its charter capital to VNĐ3 trillion (US$132 million), and establish a $42 million subsidiary this year.

Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Hậu Giang on Monday received a delegation from Tata International Vietnam Company Limited to discuss agricultural investment in the province.

Authorities of the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế have suggested increasing flight frequency on the Huế-Bangkok route, at a meeting held last week with Jetstar airline and travel agencies.

The Vietnam Association for Supporting Industries (VASI) opened in Hà Nội on March 18, targeted at improving the capacity of domestic part suppliers and contributing to sustainable development of industries.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and relevant agencies to study the possibility of applying safeguards to protect the domestic automobile manufacturing industry from looming zero-tariff car imports.

Giant electronics and household products retailer Nguyễn Kim last week opened two new stores in Đồng Nai Province’s Biên Hòa City and Bình Dương Province’s Thuận An Town, taking its total number of outlets around the country to 40.

The country’s leading retailer, Saigon Co.op, has set itself a target of 13 per cent sales growth this year.

Bel Vietnam, subsidiary of French cheese maker Bel group, inaugurated its second cheese plant in the southern province of Bình Dương on March 16.