Shares tumbled for a second day yesterday as investors increased selling to avert downward risks caused by uncertainties on the global markets.

The Vietnamese Government has created favourable conditions for Amata to operate in the country for more than 20 years, said Vikrom Kromadit, Chairman of the Thai-based industrial estates group. 

With the current increase in trade between ASEAN and Korea, the goal of increasing it to US$200 billion is expected to be achieved before the 2020 deadline, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Avoiding wasted investments, speeding up administrative reforms and improving social conditions are needed for sustained development, National Assembly deputies said yesterday at a session devoted to socio-economic progress.

Masan Group Corporation (MSN) plans to buy all outstanding common shares in Masan Resource Corporation (MSR), the largest tungsten  firm in the world, through its wholly-owned subsidiary.

Plastic firms in Việt Nam face fierce competition and risk being acquired by foreign companies, experts said Wednesday at a conference in HCM City.

Researchers have urged that the legal framework on specialised checks on imports and exports be improved for compatibility with commitments to the European Union-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

State budget revenues amounted to VNĐ821 trillion (US$36.5 billion) in the first ten months of 2016, a year-on-year rise of 6.1 per cent.

The Việt Nam and EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) offers tremendous opportunities for both Vietnamese and European producers to find growing markets for higher quality products, said EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan at a seminar held in Hà Nội yesterday.