The central city has introduced the first chains of safety farm produce store in the downtown in attaining the Việt Nam Agriculture Practice (VietGAP) green label certificate.

Việt Nam has become the 100th member to join the Inclusive Framework (IF) on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), the General Department of Taxation announced.

Hà Nội's municipal Department of Industry and Trade is implementing a pilot project to enhance the management of fresh fruit stores in the downtown districts of the city.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast Việt Nam's economic growth at 6.3 per cent in 2017 against the Government’s 6.7 per cent target, but noted that ambitious reforms could raise the country’s growth potential.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc expressed hope that Germany, as the largest economy and an influential member of the European Union (EU), will help attract global resources into Việt Nam.

If the shrimp industry does not change it will be unable to export and will also need to be rescued like its pork, dragon fruit and watermelon counterparts, a seminar on establishing a disease-free shrimp production chain for export heard in HCM City on July 5.

Both foreign and domestic banks are racing to develop retail sales strategies in Việt Nam.

Foreign investors posted a net buy value of VNĐ9.2 trillion (US$408.9 million) in the first half of 2017, beating the record VNĐ8 trillion made in the first seven months of 2008.

Growth in beverage sales in HCM City in the first half of the year slowed down to 2 per cent, according to the Department of Trade and Industry.