Việt Nam's Infrastructure Development and Construction Corporation (Licogi) has obtained approval from the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) to trade 90 million shares on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM), under the stock code LIC.

The southern province of Đồng Nai will try its best to create optimal conditions for Taiwanese businesses, Trần Văn Vinh, vice chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said.

Up to 9,725 new enterprises have been established in Hà Nội during the first five months of this year, with total registered capital of VNĐ73.4 trillion (US$3.23 billion), year-on-year increases of 13 per cent and 5 per cent, respectively. 

The export turnover for aquatic products touched US$618 million in May, pushing the total amount in 2017 to $2.8 billion, a year-on-year rise of 10.4 per cent.

Japan-based Horimasa Co Ltd is seeking cooperation opportunities in the fields of organic agriculture, kindergarten education and hotel-restaurant management training in An Giang province, said the company’s president Masaharu Hori.

The number of international visitors to Việt Nam in the first five months of 2017 was estimated at 5.25 million, a year-on-year surge of 29.6 per cent.

The UK’s brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance has announced the Telecoms 500 2017 ranking for the second time this year, with five Vietnamese telecom brands appearing on the list.  

MobiFone has partnered with Facebook to officially launch Free Basics and Facebook Flex services, allowing MobiFone customers to access the Facebook network without data charges.

Việt Nam ranks eighth among the countries in the world with the highest gold consumption in the first quarter of 2017, shows a recent report by the World Gold Council.