Việt Nam was named the nation facing the second-highest level of cyber security risk in Asia Pacific markets by a Microsoft Asia report yesterday.

Convenience stores and minimarts have become increasingly popular in the country, with more than one third of households shopping there regularly, according to some analysts’ estimates.

Việt Nam was named the nation facing the second-highest level of cyber security risk in Asia Pacific markets by a Microsoft Asia report yesterday.

Co-branding is now a growing international trend and offers Vietnamese businesses the easiest way to join the global market.

The Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk plans to increase the proportion of  processed coffee such as instant coffee and powdered coffee from less than 10 per cent to 15 per cent in total coffee output by 2020 and up to 30 per cent by 2030.

The Finance Ministry (MoF)’s proposal to almost triple the environmental protection tax on oil and gas consumption would reduce businesses’ competitiveness against foreign firms, according to the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

Shares edged down yesterday on the HCM Stock Exchange as leading stocks lost growing momentum on the back of a lack of support information.

The second meeting between Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and the Vietnamese business community is due at the end of March in Hà Nội.

Vietcombank has submitted to the State Bank of Việt Nam’s governor a plan to support the restructuring of an ailing bank.