The Việt Nam–Laos trade and tourism fair 2017 has been kicked off in the northern province of Sơn La on Tuesday.

Shares declined more steeply in Tuesday’s afternoon trading after many heavyweight shares were sold, potentially driven by the withdrawal of an exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Việt Nam’s consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.92 per cent in August, the highest month-on-month increase in the first eight months of this year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced yesterday.

Bolstering intellectual property (IP) rights enforcement, including computer software, is high on the Government’s agenda, as part of its efforts to uphold international IP rights commitments it has made.

A trailblazer in bringing Cognitive Computing to enterprises and organisations in Việt Nam through its partnership with IBM, Five9 has been investing heavily in training, both domestically and overseas.  Returning from an IBM Design Thinking Workshop in London recently, Five9 chairman Nguyễn Trọng Huấn spoke to the press about the company’s strategy for Cognitive Computing training and application in Việt Nam.

The Việt Nam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish 2017) opened in HCM City yesterday, seeking to showcase Việt Nam’s aquaculture prowess.

Việt Nam’s trade deficit was estimated at US$2.13 billion in the first eight months of the year, $950 million lower than the figure of $3.08 billion in the first seven months, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ met with Chairman of The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) Jens Ruebbert yesterday to discuss bilateral trade and upcoming economic co-operation.

The Việt Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) will need more capital to further benefit from the National Assembly’s recent resolution on the settlement of non-performing loans (NPLs), experts said.