Many international and regional brands will enter Việt Nam’s retail and franchise sector in the coming years, according to experts taking part in Việt Nam Retail and Franchise Conference held in HCM City yesterday.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Tuesday asked Grab Taxi Company Limited to report on its acquisition of Uber in the Southeast Asian market, including Việt Nam.

The Vietnamese High-Quality Products Fair in HCM City early next month will have many new features, including a focus on introducing “Vietnamese High-Quality Products-Global Integration Standard” (GIS) certified products and others under the city’s food safety chain model.

Domestic cement consumption reduced in March, while cement exports had growth against the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Construction.

Safran Aircraft Engines will support Vietjet with fleet management services, training, R&D programs including fuel efficient usage, technical management and help in creating regional-level support maintenance capabilities.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines early this week opened a new route between Nha Trang and Seoul with two flights, numbered VN440 and VN441.

The consumer price index (CPI) in 2018 is predicted to rise by 3.41 per cent, 3.55 per cent and 3.9 per cent under three scenarios.

Vietnamese firms should expand their partnership to at least three markets to avoid sole dependence on a particular market, said economist Phạm Chi Lan.

Việt Nam always welcomes foreign investors, including those from France, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng.