The Bank for Investment and Development of Việt Nam (BIDV) has reported a pre-tax profit of VNĐ3.2 trillion (US$140 million) in the first five months of 2017.

The HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) has approved the listing of Vietinbank's subsidiary Securities Company (VietinbankSc) at a starting price of VNĐ10,950 per share (US$0.5).

PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power), a subsidiary of state-owned energy giant PetroVietnam, will sell 49 per cent of its stake later this year, with priority given to strategic investors.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN)'s Power Generation Corporation 1 (EVNGENCO 1) produced nearly 12.4 billion kWh of electricity in the last five months, fulfilling 40.8 per cent of the target set for the year.

The multinational group ET Solar held a working session with authorities of the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ on Wednesday to seek business opportunities in solar energy supply.

The VNĐ/USD exchange rates saw little changes this morning although the US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates on Wednesday on the confidence in a growing economy and strengthening job market in the world’s biggest economy.

The national carrier Vietnam Airlines signed an agreement with the Ministry of Public Security’s Department of Cyber Security, marking their co-operation on ensuring security and safety of information system on Tuesday.

Minister of Investment and Planning (MIP) Nguyễn Chí Dũng yesterday started answering questions on issues related to the mobilisation of capital sources from the society for development investment, the allocation and notification of investment plans with capitals extracted from the State budget.

The HCM City Department of Taxation has sought a report from its offices by the end of this month on their implementation of its instruction to collect taxes from people selling merchandise on Facbook.