Authorities in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ on December 20 granted an investment certificate to the China Everbright International Company to build a US$47 million waste-to-energy plant.

Hòa Lạc Hi-tech Park granted investment licences to nine projects worth a total of US$200 million in 2016, bringing the number of licensed projects up to 78 worth $3 billion combined.

Representatives of international credit and finance organisations praised Việt Nam’s monetary policy and efforts to help the nation maintain macro-economic stability this year.

A group of engineers from Gamota JSC won the US$80,000 FbStart award, creating a social network management application that came out the victor at the Facebook Hackathon contest.

Vietnamese exporters must understand and take advantage of the regulations on the origin of goods in dealing with the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) market, said Trần Minh Trang, Deputy Head of Origin of Goods Division of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The upcoming free trade agreement between Việt Nam and the European Union (EVFTA) will open new opportunities for Viet Nam to access modern technologies and learn management skills, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Trần Quốc Khánh said at a conference in Ha Noi yesterday.

Shares slipped further yesterday on the HCM Stock Exchange, driven by steep declines of Vinamilk (VNM) and Sabeco (SAB), the two largest listed stocks.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade raised the domestic petroleum retail price by VNĐ919 per litre to VNĐ17,594 (77 US cents) per litre as of 3pm yesterday.

With or without the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, trade between Việt Nam and the US would continue to rise, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.