The 5th International Precision Engineering, Machine Tools and Metalworking Exhibition & Conference featuring in advanced the latest technologies and equipment will be organised in Hà Nội on October 11-13.

A forum was held in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday to promote economic ties between Viêt Nam and Belgium and other European nations, with over 100 business representatives in attendance. 

Nearly 50 businesses from the Fujian province of China and Việt Nam’s northeastern province of Quảng Ninh gathered at a seminar in Hạ Long City on Tuesday to seek investment and trade co-operation opportunities.

Innovation is critical for  productivity, but Vietnamese firms spend less on Research and Development than in most other Southeast Asian countries.

Removing barriers and improving the business environment would contribute to reaching economic growth targets in the context of a tight State budget, director of the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s National Economic Issues Department Trần Quốc Phương said on Tuesday at a Hà Nội conference.

The difficulties involved in developing smart cities and possible solutions were on the agenda of a conference on “General Solutions for Smart City” (Smart City 360 Degrees) held in HCM City on Tuesday.

Việt Nam’s revenue from information and technology in 2016 reached nearly US$68 billion, posting an 11.49 per cent year-on-year increase.

Shares declined on the two exchanges on Tuesday as investors increased selling to capitalise on profits after a long rally.

Countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) should enhance their economic and infrastructure connectivity to promote economic development in the sub-region, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Đặng Huy Đông said at a forum on Tuesday.