The Vietnamese Government has hastened reforms but more renovations in State management are needed to facilitate businesses and effectively manage new business models, Chairman of the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vũ Tiến Lộc said.

Shares rebounded on Tuesday thanks to the remarkable performance of seafood and textile sectors after the official launch of the CPTPP.

The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has initiated a preliminary investigation on the application of safeguard measures on the import of ceramic floor and wall tiles from various countries, including Việt Nam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has announced its pre-tax profit in 2018 rose 11 per cent year on year to VNĐ9.62 trillion (US$414 million).

Minh Phú Seafood Corporation (MPC) reported it had exported 67,646 tonnes of products last year, 107 per cent of its target for the year.

VNDirect Securities Corporation (VNDS) had the biggest market share out of futures brokerages on the derivatives market in 2018, according to the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX).

Japanese firms consider Việt Nam the most attractive investment destination in Asia due to the country’s high economic growth, its position as a production hub and its large consumer market, according to a News Network Asia (NNA) survey conducted from November 26 to December 9, 2018.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Finance-Budget Committee led by Chairman Nguyễn Đức Hải has paid a visit to Germany to learn from the country’s experience in State budget and tax management.

The central city of Đà Nẵng has called for investment from Singapore to build a 33km tram line connecting the city and Hội An by 2025, vice chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Đặng Việt Dũng said in a working session with Tan Keng Hwee Seth, Executive Director of Infrastructure Asia (IA) of Singapore.