The 47th ASEAN Banking Council Meeting, hosted by the Việt Nam Banks Association (VNBA), is scheduled to take place at Furama Resort in central Đà Nẵng City on November 23-24.

The insurance market continued to maintain stable growth rate in the first 10 months of the year, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

 The Singapore-based automotive group, Jardine Cycle and Carriage (JC&C), has made additional purchases of Vinamilk’s shares after its maiden US$616.6 million investment on November 10.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday introduced potentials, advantages and investment opportunities with hundreds of investors in the in the northern province of Bac Kan.

Vietnamese shares were boosted to a new 10-year-high by large-cap stocks last week, but the latest drop may signal further decline in the coming week, analysts say.

The competitive pressure exerted on domestic fashion firms by the increasing presence of world renowned brands is unavoidable, but it could have positive impacts in the long run, experts say.

As one of the leading trade and financial centres of the world, Hong Kong would be a gateway for Vietnamese enterprises to enter the Chinese mainland market and other regional and global markets, the deputy executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) said.

From December 1 this year Vietnamese who can show a minimum income of VNĐ10 million (US$440) a month can gamble in casinos.

A dozen or so Vietnamese businesses are displaying their products at the ongoing Asia-Pacific Food Expo (APFE) in Singapore.