The huge advantages and attendant perils of greater internet connectivity were highlighted by officials and experts at a forum held yesterday in Hà Nội.

The business community wants the general departments of Taxation and Customs to carefully consider reforms on tax and customs procedures, so as to create the most favourable business conditions for enterprises.

The northernmost mountainous province of Hà Giang attracted VNĐ16.1 trillion (US$706 million) worth of investment into 26 projects at a promotion conference on Monday.

Việt Nam and Slovakia need to hold more trade exchanges, increase multi-channel information dissemination and encourage businesses to establish representative offices in each country, according to participants of the Việt Nam-Slovakia enterprises’ forum.

Việt Nam and Myanmar will be the growth outperformers among ASEAN countries in the coming years, Fitch has forecast.

Việt Nam has embarked on the process of liberalising the power sector, in the hopes of easing electricity shortages, attracting more investment and boosting economic growth.

Provinces in the Đồng Tháp Mười (Plain of Reeds) region should embrace agricultural technology and modern techniques to reduce costs and improve efficiency, according to the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta Development Research Institute.

Shares extended gains on both local markets yesterday as investments continued to pour into large-cap stocks despite warnings of a short-term correction from analysts and brokerage firms.

Việt Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) will begin selling diesel under Euro 5 standard, the highest quality of the product in Việt Nam, from the beginning of 2018.