Vĩnh Phúc has assigned functional departments to create favourable conditions for the investor to speed up construction of the Thăng Long industrial park so that the project begins operations soon.

Việt Nam Sugarcane and Sugar Association (VSSA) has submitted a plan to relevant agencies for the establishment of a fund for sugar industry development.

The Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) raised VNĐ433 billion (US$19 million) by auctioning Government bonds (G-bonds) issued by the State Treasury on Wednesday.

Việt Nam imported petroleum mainly from ASEAN and South Korea in the first seven months of 2017, which together accounted for 90 per cent of petrol imports.

The month-long sales promotion programme has been running for nine years now, and is attracting more and more interest from consumers.

Southernmost Cà Mau Province is seeking investment to develop a US$3.5 billion seaport complex, which can receive vessels of up to 250,000 tonnes capacity, on Hòn Khoai Island.

Domestic pepper prices have been fluctuating abnormally from late July until now, with the VPA blaming price manipulating measures used by Chinese businesses.

The national one-door customs mechanism, first introduced   in 2011, has considerably reduced time spent on customs procedures and facilitated import and export activities. This forms an important premise for Việt Nam as it develops its National Single Window (NSW) that will have to integrate with the ASEAN Single Window (ASW).

Management over the fertiliser market must be enhanced to prevent fake and low-quality products which caused an estimated losses of about US$2.5 billion each year for the country with more than 70 per cent of its population working in the farming sector, experts said at an online conference on Wednesday.