Việt Nam’s two largest cities -- Hà Nội and HCM City -- have been listed among the top emerging market cities in the world that are attractive for foreign direct investment (FDI). 

Speeding the equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and development of the stock market is important to secure a Government policy to restructure businesses over the next five years, a finance official said.

Việt Nam must improve the local supply of raw materials for the wood processing industry to ensure sustainable development and meet export targets.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc urged local-level authorities in Gia Lai Province yesterday to strive to become governments of dialogue, working together with businesses and ready to share failures and successes with them.

The local stock market is expected to continue advancing this week on expectations of buying by foreign investors, analysts say.

Viglacera Corporation, a construction materials producer in Việt Nam, is entering into a joint venture partnership with Cuban giant developer Geicon, to manufacture building materials in the Caribbean island nation.

Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet has set its initial public offering (IPO) of 44.78 million shares, equal to 14.9 per cent of the firm’s chartered capital of VNĐ3 trillion (US$133.3 million), to raise US$170 million, Reuters reported on Thursday.

The key point in building smart cities is suitable planning, said Hoàng Lê Minh, director of the Việt Nam National Institute of Software and Digital Content Industry (NISCI) at the 2016 IT Day held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Analog signals will be switched off in eight provinces - Bắc Ninh, Bình Dương, Hà Nam, Hải Dương, Hậu Giang, Hưng Yên, Vĩnh Long and Vĩnh Phúc - on December 30.