In Việt Nam, there are now 18 open-ended funds, including five debt funds, four balanced funds and nine equity funds, that have over VNĐ2.4 trillion (overUS$106.66 million) under management.

Authorities and experts in HCM City are considering a master plan to comprehensively develop the logistics industry that fully utilises the city’s advantages and meet both urgent and long-term requirements in the context of the country’s global integration.

Việt Nam’s consumer price index (CPI) rose a modest 0.13 per cent month-on-month in July, the lowest increase since February 2016, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced.

Local textile and garment enterprises are at risk of missing their export target for 2016 due to reduced competitive ability and lack of export orders, said experts who spoke at a conference of Việt Nam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) late last week in Hà Nội.

Vietnamese shares may continue declining this week, as investors display more caution after the markets declined over the last four days, and as investors await news from the US central bank’s meeting on possible interest rate increases.

The price of fruit saplings in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta of Bến Tre has increased significantly as many young trees were damaged by saline intrusion during the dry season, creating high demand among low supply.

Improving legal frameworks and incentives are critical to promote the development of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Việt Nam, chairman of the first domestic REIT said.

Vietnam Airlines Joint Stock Company (Vietnam Airlines) has said it earned more than VNĐ36 trillion (US$1.6 billion) in estimated revenue and VNĐ1.6 trillion ($71.6 million) in pre-tax profit in 2016's first half.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Competitive Management Department has announced a list of 16 multi-level marketing companies without business licences early this week.