Experts from Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources have been on fact-finding tours of HCM City and Long An, Tiền Giang and Bình Thuận provinces to evaluate their dragon fruit production, packaging and exports.

The chairman of HCM City People’s Committee has called on Singaporean businesses to pour more investment into the city’s transport, urban development and flood prevention projects.

There would be more auctions of shares from oil and gas companies in the second half of 2016 under the directives of the government on equitisation of state-owned firms.

The Government’s establishment of a special committee to manage capital at State-owned enterprises is necessary, but it is likely to face significant challenges in its work, experts said.

Local seafood enterprises must comply with Australia’s regulations for export seafood products to remain exports to the market, according to the National Agro, Forestry and Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD).

Vietnamese shares fell again yesterday, led by Vinamilk – the largest milk producer, brokerage firms and insurance companies.

Despite the market rising an average of more than 15 per cent this year, fertiliser stocks, with their high rate of return, did not see good growth.

Drought and saline intrusion this year caused a drop in the cultivation area and yield of sugarcane in the 2015-16 season, but farmers nationwide reaped profits from their harvests, though sugar quality was still considered insufficient.

The Ministry of Justice plans to review Article 292 of the 2015 Penal Code, with reference to other relevant ministries and agencies, to avoid creating barriers to the development of startup enterprises.