Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ, has requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to carry out the equitisation of Việt Nam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) in accordance with the approved scheme.

The Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt Nam (Vietcombank) and Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) on Tuesday signed a comprehensive co-operation agreement in Hà Nội.

A quarter of a century of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and South Korea has yielded substantial progress, especially in investment and trade, said Bùi Huy Sơn, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Việt Nam Trade Promotion Department (Vietrade).

Northern Quảng Ninh Province has issued a document to promote markets and flights from/to Vân Đồn International Airport.

Telecommunications, IT and retail firms took the lead in terms of profitability last year on the list of Profit500 – the top 500 firms with the highest profits in Việt Nam.

Vietnamese rice producers and exporters should focus on quality and supplying products that are in demand to sustain the production and export of the grain and add value to the grain, a meeting heard in HCM City yesterday.

Shares rose strongly on the HCM Stock Exchange on Tuesday as investor confidence rose for companies that were expected to release good quarterly earnings reports.

The thirteenth Việt Nam - Singapore Connectivity Ministerial Meeting, held yesterday in Hà Nội, promoted economic links between the two countries and enabled a  review of bilateral investment.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which make up 90 per cent of businesses in Việt Nam, should take advantage of new marketing tools like social media to have access to global value chains, experts said at a meeting held on Oct 17 in HCM City.