Vietnamese businesses won a contract to supply 175,000 metric tonnes (MT) of rice to the Philippines via an open tender for 250,000 metric tons of government rice importation, which was organised by the National Food Authority (NFA) in Quezon City on July 25.

Hưng Yên Province is expecting this year’s main longan crop to decline in quantity and ripen a week behind schedule. As a result, prices have shot up by VNĐ7,000 (31 US cents) per kilogramme.

ASEAN governments should do more to make their tobacco tax policies more effective, not only for health reasons but also for the budget generation.

Chairman of the Hà Nội People's Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung asked Uber Group to share its database to help the capital city manage the number of participating cars and individuals in the network and individual income tax in accordance with the country’s laws.

How to mobilise idle foreign currency and gold from locals to invest in business and production has become a hot issue recently, with the Government last week once again asking the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) to consider proposals.

Stronger economic growth as well as reinforced investors’ confidence in the market restructuring will boost the stock market in the latter half of this year.

Real estate has become the most popular asset class among retail investors since gold and foreign currencies are not very profitable any more.

Gia Vy in District 2 and her daughter were choosing school supplies at a bookshop in HCM City’s Bình Thạnh District.

Việt Nam’s rubber plantations need to obtain sustainable management certifications in order to raise product value and enter global markets, participants said at a workshop held in HCM City on Monday.