The Ministry of Finance has appointed Lê Hải Trà as new acting chairman of the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), starting August 14.

The People’s Committee of the southern province of Trà Vinh has granted a licence to the Đông Đô Southern Construction and Investment Joint Stock Company to build the Cổ Chiên Industrial Zone.

Algeria is now Vietnam’s second largest importer in Africa, after South Africa.

According to the National Financial Supervisory Commission, many supporting factors in both the domestic and international markets could help an interest rate cut until the year-end.

Việt Nam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is drawing up a report summing up 30 years of foreign direct investment (FDI) since approval of the national Law on Foreign Investment, looking back at the impact of opening the country’s doors to multinational companies.

The development of high-tech agriculture in Việt Nam remains sluggish due to unplanned and small-scale production, and is not commensurate with the country’s comparative advantages and efforts.

Shares rebounded yesterday after four consecutive downturns on the two national stock exchanges last week, boosted by recovery of large-cap stocks.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will complete the reduction of administrative procedures in the third quarter of the year, with two-thirds out of 443 being removed.

The central city has listed 68 Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) projects, of which 22 in High-Tech industries, for calling investment from domestic and foreign businesses in 2017-20.