Credit organisations in Đồng Nai Province have mobilised VNĐ153 trillion (US$6.8 billion) in deposits from early this year till date, which is 23 per cent higher than at end-2015.

The Bình Thuận Wind Power Association has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to raise the selling price of wind power to US$9.5-10 cents per kWh, up from the current $7.8 cents.

The Russia - Việt Nam oil and gas exploration joint venture, Vietsovpetro, announced completion of the initial drilling and perforation on their Thiên Ưng gas field on December 6, 2016.

An Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) dialogue with businesses was held in Hanoi on December 8 with the theme “Creating new dynamism for growth and integration.”

Two Việt Nam-Korea joint committees met in Seoul to promote bilateral trade and investment.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday urged ASEAN countries to take measures to facilitate cross-border trade and investment while warning the re-emergence of protectionism.

Deputy PM Vương Đình Huệ is pushing for establishment of a committee under the Government to manage an estimated VNĐ5 quadrillion (US$223 billion) worth of capital at State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

The public is interested in developments in the gold market and in how regulators are dealing with them after gold prices rose higher against international levels recently. Nguyễn Ngọc Cảnh, Director of the State Bank of Việt Nam’s (SBV) Foreign Exchange Management Department talks to Vietnam News Agency reporter Đỗ Huyền about the issue.

Shares rose for a second day on the HCM Stock Exchange yesterday, propped up by recovery of large-cap shares, while continuous foreign sells keep threatening market stability.