Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked Thailand’s TCC Group, a large retailer, to create conditions for high-quality goods and agricultural products of Việt Nam to be sold at its supermarkets. 

Nguyễn Thị Hồng, deputy governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam, said as of May end bank credit had grown at 6.58 per cent in the year-to-date, an eight-year high.

An independent agency should be founded to review business conditions and strongly cut regulations which are burdening businesses and weighing down the entire economy, according to experts.

Vietnamese rice prices have recently increased strongly in both domestic and foreign markets due to high demand and limited supply. 

Việt Nam’s plant protection product market is valued at US$1 billion a year, but the country is still heavily dependent on imports.

The share market is set to remain positive this week, but trading could prove to be bouncy for lack of supporting business information, experts say.

Hùng Vương Corporation (HVG), one of the biggest seafood processors in Việt Nam, has reported a nearly six-time increase in its reviewed loss for the first half of the financial year.

Trường Thành Furniture Corporation may issue 100 million shares, worth VNĐ1 trillion (US$44.4 million), to raise capital for restructuring its debt and improving production.

The Việt Nam Securities Depository (VSD) could become the supervisor of trading on the derivatives market, along with the State Securities Commission (SSC) and the two local stock exchanges.