The southern province of Bình Dương will shorten the time for enterprises to start up their business in a bid to improve the province’s investment and business environment, said Trần Thanh Liêm, provincial People’s Committee (PPC) chairman.

The northern province of Phú Thọ hopes Japanese businesses will continue to invest in the Vietnamese locality and commit to create favourable conditions for their operation.

The Trà Vinh Province People’s Committee will provide financial support to farmers who take part in growing crops on shared large fields and join co-operatives. 

Coconut producers have been given a timely boost after plans were revealed to offer more support to those who work in the industry.

The Ministry of Construction has urged authorities on Phú Quốc island in Kiên Giang Province and Vân Đồn island in Quảng Ninh Province as well as Vân Phong Bay area in Khánh Hòa Province, to take immediate steps to control surging land prices.

Việt Nam witnessed a trade surplus of nearly US$2.7 billion in the first quarter of this year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs.

Many Vietnamese prefer to keep the bulk of their wealth in physical cash or property, but there are numerous reasons why investing in a more diversified portfolio of investments is a safer – and more lucrative – course.

To sustain the growth of their industry Vietnamese textile and garment firms should pay more attention to technologies and their value chains, a conference on textile value chains heard on April 12.

In contrast with previous optimistic forecasts for Việt Nam’s economic growth in 2018, the World Bank (WB) has estimated a modest figure of 6.5 per cent, 0.2 percentage point lower than the National Assembly’s target.