NA deputies voiced concerns that the countries’ competition authorities—the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) and the Vietnam Competition Council (VCC)—might not be sufficiently independent to fulfill their mission objectives in a fair and impartial manner.

Around 500 Vietnamese and foreign scientists, technologists, professionals, students, stakeholders in the food industry, and food business owners and managers gathered for the 15th ASEAN Food Conference which opened in HCM City on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Wednesday announced the State divestment from Sài Gòn Beer Alcohol Beverage Joint Stock Company, better known as Sabeco.

The Ministry of Construction has decided to offload its entire holding of 118.26 million shares, equivalent to 49.65 per cent, in Development Investment Construction Group.

State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will hold roadshows to introduce investment opportunities in five companies from which it is expected to offload State capital this week.

The Vietnamese economy urgently needs to find new drivers for growth in the period from 2018-20 to achieve rapid but sustainable development, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ said at a conference held by the Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

An overview forum initiated by Japan’s Nikkei Asian Review was held yesterday in Hà Nội, focusing on Việt Nam’s economic development, through exchanges of views among Vietnamese and Japanese government delegates and business representatives.

More than 450 exhibitors from 31 Vietnamese cities and provinces and over 20 countries are displaying their products at the four-day annual Vietnam Foodexpo that opened in HCM City yesterday.

Representatives from 17 Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture companies visited HCM City from November 7-15 to explore business opportunities and promote cooperation on sustainable aquaculture.