The HCM and Hà Nội stock exchanges organised 32 auctions in the first half of this year, the State Securities Commission (SSC) has reported.

The southern province of Bình Phước has attracted eight foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with combined registered capital of US$31.8 million in the first six months of this year.

Vietnamese private rice exporters will be allowed to participate in the bidding for the supply contract of 250,000 tonnes of rice to Philippines on July 25.

World Bank on Thursday released its bi-annual report on Việt Nam’s economy, keeping its country GDP forecast of 6.3 per cent this year following an economic bounce in the second quarter.

Urbanisation brings rural consumers, accounting for 68 per cent of the country’s 90 million people, closer to their counterparts living in towns and big cities and to a diversified media world, according to Nielsen’s recent Rural Mythbuster study.

The Italian Trade Agency, the National Association of Manufacturers of Footwear, Leather Goods and Tanning Technologies and the Việt Nam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO) inaugurated the Italy-Việt Nam Footwear Technology Centre at the Lefaso Centre in Bình Dương Province’s Dĩ An District on July 12.

The Việt Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam or PVN) is striving to fulfil the target of exploiting 13.28 million tonnes of crude oil and 10.61 billion cu. m of gas in 2017.

The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) and the Việt Nam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) on Thurday held a conference to promote smart manufacturing for Viet Nam’s textile industry.

Shares extended gains for a third session on both local exchanges on Thursday, driven by investors’ purchasing large-cap stocks.