The southern major city of Cần Thơ is calling for investment in infrastructure projects worth nearly US$1 billion, deputy chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Trương Quang Hoài Nam said.

The local consumption of automobiles in June 2017 was 24,365 units, up 5 per cent in comparison to May, according to a report by the Vietnam Automobiles Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).

South Korea’s Hao Group on Monday worked with leaders of the northern province of Hưng Yên on a proposal to invest in a waste treatment project.

Hòa Phát Group exported nearly 90,000 tonnes of construction steel in the first half of 2017, the group announced.

The HCM City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank, or HDBank, on July 7 opened a new branch at 11 Dây Thép zone in Lạng Sơn Province’s Đồng Đăng town, its total 230th transaction point.

 Northern Power Corporation, under Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN NPC), signed a syndicated loan agreement worth VNĐ515 billion (US$22.7 million) last week for the period of seven years.

The Tân Thuận Industrial Park Company sold around 7.52 million shares of HDBank at an HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) auction last week.

YouTube has removed 3,000 clips with bad content, while Facebook deleted more than 600 accounts which forge or slander individuals and organisations after working with Vietnamese authorities.

Vietcombank has achieved 87.5 per cent of its pre-tax profit target of VNĐ9.2 trillion (U$$403.5 million) for this year by the end of June.