Việt Nam has become the favourite new destination for investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK)—a shift that Việt Nam welcomes as evidence of its growing economic stature.

Việt Nam made a trade surplus of US$3.39 billion in the first four months of 2018, in which foreign direct investment (FDI) sector, including fuel, took the lead with $11.17 billion.

Property developer Novaland Investment Group Corporation on Wednesday announced that it successfully listed its US$160 million offering of convertible bonds on the Singapore Exchange Limited last week.

Dairy giant Vinamilk reported a fall of nine per cent in its consolidated net profit in the first quarter of this year, reaching over VNĐ2.68 trillion (US$118 million).

Shareholders of Vietnam Airlines will gather at the annual general meeting in Hà Nội on May 10, the third one since the company completed equitisation in 2015, to discuss a series of important issues including the modification of the internal management regulations.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index tumbled yesterday, driven by poor investor confidence in the banking and energy sectors.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has decided to remove and simplify 54 administrative procedures in 10 sectors under its management including energy, import-export and food safety.

Rambutan is the third Vietnamese fruit after mango and dragon fruit to be exported to New Zealand. Hoàng Trung, Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Plant Protection Department (PPD), talks to Việt Nam News reporter Tố Như about the challenges in receiving the “green light” from New Zealand and the advantages the opportunity presents to the country.

Việt Nam welcomed more than 5.54 million foreign visitors in the first four months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 29.5 per cent, according to the General Statistics Office.