Vietnamese shares were mixed for a second day as blue chips fell on late selling and energy stocks rebounded on rising crude prices.

Vietjet today clinched a deal valued at some US$2.39 billion with Airbus to buy 20 more A321 aircraft.

The State Securities Commission has approved PAN Group JSC’s lifting of the limit of foreign ownership in the company’s capital.

A workshop introducing the Irish food industry was held in Hà Nội on September 5, opening up opportunities for businesses of the two countries to seek investment and cooperation in this field, with a focus on sustainability, health and wellness.

A survey of the private-equity sector in July by consulting firm Grant Thornton found that 72 per cent of respondents (down 14 percentage points from six months ago) anticipated higher level of investment activities in Việt Nam in the next 12 months.

Many Japanese companies are exploring investment opportunities in the Vietnamese food market, which is expected to grow at around 5 per cent a year.

Potential threats to the nation’s economic sovereignty, natural environment and social fabric should be limited to the maximum extent possible, a foreign investment expert has said.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has allowed Domesco Medical Import Export Joint Stock Corporation (Domesco) to increase its foreign ownership to 100 per cent, a move that shows Việt Nam’s willingness to open up to more foreign capital.

A fall in tea export value is putting pressure on the tea industry to enhance product quality to raise the value and price of tea products.