Gold prices slumped in the Vietnamese market on Tuesday morning.

Toital State budget collection in the eight months sp far this year has been about VNĐ762.8 trillion (US$33.4 billion), an increase of 12.8 per cent over the same period last year.

The local stock market underwent a downward correction on Monday as investors increased selling pressure to seek short-term cash profits.

Fostering micro, small and medium-sized enterprises is considered one of the keys to generating growth and innovation in the APEC region, heard a forum on start-ups and MSMEs held yesterday on the sidelines of the 24th APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting being held in HCM City.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the South African Embassy in Việt Nam held a conference yesterday in Hà Nội to discuss the promotion of bilateral trade, investment and tourism, and future potential between the two countries.

Providing micro, small and medium enterprises with access to financial services as a means of promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth and employment is very important since they still find it difficult to get the financing they need to grow and create jobs, the APEC SME Finance Forum heard in HCM City yesterday.

Exports of coconut-based products are sluggish due to challenges and difficulties facing the coconut processing industry and coconut cultivation, according to the Bến Tre Province Agricultural Promotion Centre.

Việt Nam’s derivatives market has finished its first month in operation with significant results and growing attention from investors.

Capital mobilised from the issue of G-bonds in the first eight months of this year was very positive, however, it was quite a contrast to the disbursement of the capital source.