The government has issued decrees on accounting, guarantees, EPC contracts and land management from the end of last year until now to improve the national business climate.

India’s state-owned mining enterprise, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), is in talks with Masan Resources to buy a partial stake in the Núi Pháo tungsten mine, according to Indian media reports.

HCM City plans to continue restructuring its agriculture to make it modern and urban, enhancing the use of technology including bio-technology to produce safe, quality products.

The central city’s high-tech park has attracted six projects valued at US$180 million from two Japanese and four domestic investors, said the head of the park management board, Phùng Tấn Viết. He said the park is also keen on attracting more investors from Thailand.

Prices of tra fish for processing have increased in response to high demand from the Cửu Long Delta provinces.

Authorities in the south-central province of Bình Thuận have turned down a proposed titanium mining project, saying that it could contaminate underground water resources and the environment.

Dung Quất Refinery in Quảng Ngãi province is aiming to decrease its turnover by 17 per cent this year, a 2017 target of VNĐ62.4 trillion (US$2.77 billion).

Kiu, a B2B e-commerce platform with the support of the Mekong Business Initiative (MBI) project, was officially launched in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Shares advanced for a second day on the two national stock exchanges yesterday on rising optimism in the market outlook.