THAI event-management company Index Creative Village has secured a five-year agreement with Vietnamese government and tourism bodies to develop unoccupied areas of Hoi An into a world-class economic-tourism city, aiming to generate at least Bt100 million during the life of the contract.

Phú Nhuận Jewelry Joint Stock Company reported pre-tax profits of VNĐ561 billion (US$24.73 million) in the first 11 months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 132 per cent and higher than the full-year target.

Dung Quất Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd (DQS) may declare bankruptcy, one of the possible solutions for the company, due to the huge losses it has incurred over the past years.

More than 564.4 million shares of Vietnam International Bank (VIB) were deposited at the Vietnam Securities Depository under code VIB as of December 12.

The first American-made motorcycle, the iconic Harley-Davidson, has introduced its first showroom in the central and central highlands region in Da Nang city.

Jetstar Pacific Airline has appointed Nguyen Quoc Phuong as new General Director for its five-year strategic development between 2016-20.

Intel Products Việt Nam (IPV) celebrated its 10^th anniversary of the launch of its business activities in Việt Nam on Thursday.

The southern Province of Kiên Giang said it would create favourable condition to attract investments in infrastructure developments in 2017.

Vietnam Airlines last week launched new-generation Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its flights between Việt Nam and Australia’s Sydney.

The Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Microsoft yesterday launched M-Powered e-portal in Hà Nội, to provide youngsters with opportunities to learn technical and soft skills.

Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (BSR) plans to borrow US$1.2 billion to upgrade and expand its Dung Quất Oil Refinery in Bình Sơn District in Quảng Ngãi Province.

Việt Nam Business Forum (VBF) 2016 has proposed the Government remove import taxes on auto components and parts which are not yet produced in Việt Nam.

Nestlé Professional, a business unit of Nestlé Việt Nam, partnered with the Saigon Professional Chefs’ Guild to launch a programme called Việt Nam Young Culinary Talent (YOCUTA) in HCM City last week.

Central Group Vietnam has signed agreements on product consumption with the Hà Nội Promotion Agency (HPA) and the Việt Nam Gift and House-wares Association (Vietcraft).

Adecco Vietnam, a member of the world’s leader in human resources solutions headquartered in Switzerland, opened its branch office in Hà Nội on December 2 to accommodate growth and leverage of the capital city’s diverse talent pool and dynamic business environment.

Bang Joo Electronics, an affiliate of South Korean Bang Joo Group, opened its second camera manufacturing plant in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc on Thursday, vietnamplus.vn reported.

On the occasion of “Online Shopping Day” yesterday, Vietjet offered 500,000 promotional tickets priced from only zero dollars during the golden hours from 12 to 2pm.

New trade agreements, as well as a push for value-added processing, should help sustain export growth in Việt Nam’s agriculture sector.