The Việt Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) has opened a laboratory to analyse domestically produced fuel, and an office for Việt Nam Petroleum Institute (VPI) in HCM City.

The Việt Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association will celebrate the first Việt Nam Coffee Day, December 10, at the Youth Cultural House in HCM City.

Shares may remain volatile this week as investors keep a cautious stance ahead of OPEC’s meeting, and foreign selling would likely weigh on investor confidence.

Shares of many big enterprises have become hot picks in recent days on the Over-The-Counter (OTC) market as investors place bigger bets on pre-listing companies to be next superstars on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM).

Together with the investments from Japanese medium and small enterprises, many Japanese companies operational in the country have unveiled plans for capital expansion as a commitment for their long-term business activities in Việt Nam.

The 14th Vietnam Expo will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City from November 30 to December 3.

The online tax refund pilot project would be implemented in 13 municipal taxation departments this year and expanded next year.

Total foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in the country saw a year-on-year decline of 10.5 per cent in the 11 months of this year to $18.1 billion, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency.

Consumption loan has strongly developed in HCM City with an average growth of 20 per cent per year during 2012-15, according to the State Bank of Việt Nam.