A new rule issued by the Hà Nội Stock Exchange, allowing brokerages to become securities market members, is expected to improve the trading quality of Việt Nam’s securities market.

Authorities of the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế is directing their resources on implementing 12 priority projects worth nearly VNĐ1.2 trillion (US$52 million) to accelerate the agricultural restructuring process by 2020.

Businesses making coconut-based products in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre are facing a raw material shortage due to last year’s drought and saltwater intrusion from the sea into rivers.

With farmers still having difficulty selling pigs, many businesses in HCM City have stepped up programmes to stimulate pork demand.

The country’s inflation this year is forecast at 2.6 per cent if there is no surge in the world’s goods prices and no adjustment of the public services, said the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC).

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index struggled to rise on Monday, but market conditions remained poor as investors remained cautious ahead of the US Fed’s meeting.

Google removed an Android app from Google Play last week after security researchers from Kaspersky Labs discovered a dangerous Trojan hidden inside it.

Several southern retailers are launching promotional offers to boost the sale of pork amid slump in prices, which have hit farmers hard recently.

Industrial zones and complexes are central to socio-economic development and attracting investors, the Long An Province Department of Industry and Trade has said.