Saigon Securities Incorporation (SSI) targets pre-tax profits of VNĐ1.615 trillion (US$70.8 million) on revenues of VNĐ3.41 trillion ($149.56 million) this year, year-on-year increases of 12 per cent and 15 per cent.

More efforts should be made to boost administrative reform in the banking system to further facilitate access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises.

National branding must accommodate international integration and sustainable export development, according to experts at the annual brand forum organised on Friday by the Việt Nam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc urged Samsung to expand investment in Việt Nam not only in the field of assembly of electronic products but also to improve its technological development and to manufacture new generation technology products.

Total retail sales of goods and services in HCM City topped an estimated VNĐ510.19 trillion (US$22.27 billion) in the first half of the year, an increase of 12.5 per cent year-on-year, according to the city Department of Industry and Trade.

The banking sector will enjoy another strong year in 2018, experts told a seminar in HCM City on Thursday.

Vietnamese shares gained strongly after a strong decline the previous day switched on bargain-hunting mode among investors, lifting almost 20 sectors on the market.

 Ways to improve Việt Nam’s business environment and competitiveness were discussed at a seminar in HCM City on Thursday.

Vice President of Talanx AG Group Christian Hinch has proposed to the Vietnamese Government to raise the ownership ratio of foreign investors at PetroVietnam Insurance (PVI) to 49 per cent.