The Ministry of Finance is proposing to levy a special consumption tax of 10 per cent on sweet drinks to combat child - and adult - obesity rates, a problem worrying  Government and health experts. However, many business people disagree with the proposal.

The maritime transport sector achieved positive growth last year, but the international logistics industry faced many challenges, according to the Việt Nam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine).

The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, on Tuesday announced it will provide a loan worth US$15.3 million to DNP Water to expand the use of clean water among households in urban areas.

Vietnamese enterprises, regardless of size, should use enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to optimise their resources and improve their efficiency, a seminar organised by the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City heard on January 9.

Several listed companies on the two national stock exchanges have been punished for tax-related violations.They have paid penalties of  up to several million US dollars due to an alleged lack of understanding of the regulations.

Khải Đức Company, which owns Khaisilk brand, will be given stringent punishment for violation of norms and fraudulent trading.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday required the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) to enhance inspection and supervision to ensure the safety of the banking system and increase the confidence of people in the system in 2018.

Vietnamese shares advanced for a second session on Tuesday as investors remained upbeat over the firms that are expected to deliver good results in the earnings season.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has announced it will not be printing small currency notes for Tết (the Lunar New Year) this time too, the sixth straight year it has desisted from doing so.