The country has seen an estimated 6.2 million international visitors in the first half of this year, up 30.2 per cent year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

Around 100 large household businesses in the country are contributing to a quarter of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) said.

The increase was thanks to the positive influence of support policies and effective trade promotion.

Total FDI registered in the country in the period reached $19.22 billion, surging by a significant 54.8 per cent against the same period last year.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) last week announced the initiation of anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations on the import of fine denier polyester staple fibre from China, India, Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Việt Nam.

Most State-owned enterprises still face difficulties after equitisation due to a lack of change in management, delegates heard at a seminar on Friday.

HCM City is seeking more than VNĐ128 trillion (US$5.63 billion) in investment between now and 2020 for socio-economic development, according to the city’s Department of Planning and Investment.

The total number of malware samples targeting smart devices has reached more than 7,000, with over half of these emerging in 2017, according to Kaspersky Lab’s researchers.

Sài Gòn Thương Tín Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) will established three affiliates in the period of 2017-2020, the bank said.