A forum was held in Hải Phòng City on Sunday to promote investment and tourism partnerships with Japan, one of the major investors in the northern port city.

As many as 110 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from Việt Nam participated in a conference in Singapore last Friday to seek business and investment opportunities in this foreign market.

Representatives of tea-growing regions and tea companies in Việt Nam recently took part in a seminar in New York to seek opportunities to enter the US market.

Việt Nam has halted the import of poultry and poultry products from two US states, Tennessee and Wisconsin, which have been affected by avian flu.

Việt Nam’s industry is developing too slowly and is still reliant on many foreign-invested enterprises, said Nguyễn Văn Bình, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission of Economic Affairs.

Since mid-February interest rates on đồng loans on the inter-bank market have surged, somewhat surprising analysts since liquidity at most banks is pretty steady.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged the Central Highlands region to unleash its potential to attract investment, especially in the fields of high-tech agriculture, tourism, forestry and renewable energy.

The stock market will likely continue its losing streak this week as investors stay cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s meeting. The sharp drop in oil prices during the last three sessions will also be a dampener, analysts say.

Vincom Retail Joint Stock Company has decided to file a lawsuit against the M.V.P Group, owner of Platinum Cineplex, after the Indonesian entertainment conglomerate claimed that the closure of its cinemas at three Vincom trading centres late February is illegal.