Japan’s biggest airline ANA Holdings has officially became the main strategic partner of the Vietnamese national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines under a US$109 million deal signed on Saturday.

The Việt Nam Pepper Association’s proposal for a pepper futures trading centre was welcomed by farmers who hoped that such trading would give them an upper hand while deciding prices.

The volume of unlicensed software used in Việt Nam has fallen by three percentage points to 78 per cent compared with 2013, according to the latest global software survey released by the Software Alliance (BSA).

The Việt Nam Meat Industries Company (Vissan), a subsidiary of the Saigon Trading Group (Satra), held its first shareholders meeting in HCM City on May 28.

Foreign investors registered to pump approximately US$10.16 billion into Việt Nam in the first five months of this year, surging 136 per cent from a year ago, statistics from the Ministry of Planning and Investment reveals.

Long-awaited amendments to the Circular 36/2014/TT-NHNN regulating prudential ratios for the operations of credit institutions and foreign bank branches were officially issued on Friday afternoon, surprising many real estate insiders.

Vietnamese shares may extend their losses this week as energy firms could suffer more from lower oil prices, while low investor confidence could pull down blue chips.

While the recent violation of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Group, which issued its bonds on a lower collateral basis, told a story of how risky corporate bond issuances could hurt the market, it did not stop other corporations from issuing their bonds in the country.

Restructuring the agricultural sector towards improving quality and promoting the coordination between farmers and firms was critical for the sustainable development of the sector amid unpredictable movements in the global market, heard a conference yesterday.