The Lao Government and the Vietnam Company of Economic Cooperation (COECCO) on Thursday signed a contract for exploitation and processing of iron ore.

Japan remains the second-biggest investor in the southern province of Bình Dương with a total of 249 projects, worth US$5.2 billion, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

The north-central province of Hà Tĩnh on October 24 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta City of Cần Thơ and Tiên Giang Province to promote tourism cooperation.

Provinces in the Mekong Delta would like to promote tourism as a key sector of their economy but needs more investment in tourism infrastructure, a conference heard on Wednesday in the delta city of in Cần Thơ.

Shares rose for a second day yesterday on the two national stock exchanges but cautious sentiment still lingered as the market trend was highly dependent on large cap movement.

The United Overseas Bank (UOB) has partnered with the Foreign Trade University (FTU) in Việt Nam to launch the finance industry’s first tertiary education programme designed for bankers that serve small businesses.

With its steady economic growth, political stability, a youthful population, and equitisation of State-owned enterprises, Việt Nam’s securities market is attractive to investors, the Gateway to Vietnam Conference heard in HCM City on October 25.

The 2017 Aquaculture Vietnam Exhibition and Conference (Aquaculture Vietnam) opened yesterday in Cần Thơ City, in response to increasing aquaculture production and rising demand worldwide for safe and high-quality seafood products.

Việt Nam News reporter Mai Hương speaks with Pascal Saint-Amans, director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) about this issue.