Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng spoke at a conference yesterday in Quảng Ngãi Province on investment and development cooperation, intended to introduce investors to the area in hopes of attracting further socio-economic development.

Skilled workers, low-cost and good IT infrastructure are among the factors that make Việt Nam an emerging destination for IT outsourcing services, a conference heard in HCM City on Thursday.

Disaster risk financing and insurance was one of the important topics that finance officials and bank deputies of 21 APEC economies are discussing at a meeting that began in Hội An City on Friday.

Samsung is expected to increase the number of Vietnamese tier-one vendors from 27 to 29 by the end of 2017 and to 50 by 2020, said Shim Won Hwan, president of Samsung Việt Nam Complex.

Shares declined on the HCM Stock Exchange on Friday as investor confidence weakened towards the end of the session, resulting in the decline of large-cap stocks.

Despite policies to support businesses and banks, and a programme to connect them, many banks in HCM City still find it difficult to lend to businesses, who in turn find it hard to borrow, a forum heard on Wednesday.

Sweden’s wood materials industry sees Việt Nam’s wood processing industry as a potential market for its eco-friendly, competitive and sustainable materials, speakers at a seminar said.

Consumer finance has significant room for growth in Việt Nam, however it is essential to improve the policy framework to ensure efficiency, transparency and sound operation of the financial system and the whole economy, heard a conference in Hà Nội on Thursday.