Daesang Corp, a South Korean food-making conglomerate, has yet to complete its purchase of an almost full stake in Vietnamese sausage producer Đức Việt Food Joint Stock Company, which was rumored to be finished by August 5.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed clearing and freezing tax debts of enterprises totalling VNĐ14.7 trillion (approximately US$655 million) as one of the measures to tackle the difficulties they are facing.

The Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang is striving to earn at least US$1 billion from exports by 2020, according to the province recently-released action programme.

The Việt Nam Coffee and Cacao Association (Vicofa) has proposed to the State that it launch credit support for local coffee firms competing with foreign companies.

The Government has issued Decree No. 86/2016/NĐ-CP (July 1, 2016) governing requirements applicable to securities investment and business activities in Việt Nam.

Entrepreneurs running around 100 start-ups will present their products and innovative ideas to convince investors to invest in their businesses at the 2016 Start-up Exchange to be held in HCM City at the end of this month.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) will closely watch credit growth and direct the credit flow into production in the remaining months of this year.

Vietnamese shares advanced yesterday as the oil sector was boosted by a positive trend in global oil prices.

Việt Nam needs to develop policies to promote the popularity of agriculture insurance in the context that growing extreme natural disaster developments are significantly impacting production, according to the finance ministry.