The derivatives market proved its attractiveness when the value of its transactions rose threefold in April as the stock market posted a downward trend, reported Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI).

Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) will open its first branch in Việt Nam on July 2. It is the ninth wholly foreign-owned bank and first Singaporean bank in the country.

Bến Tre Province plans to carry out more public information initiatives and other activities to encourage investment in agriculture, according to Nguyễn Hữu Lập, the deputy chairman of the province’s People’s Committee.

Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN) sold over 58 billion kWh of electricity in the first four months of 2018, representing a year-on-year increase of 10.59 per cent.

The good news just keeps coming for the Vietnamese economy. As discussed in this column, it enjoyed its strongest start to the year in a decade – growing by 7.38 per cent year-over-year – in the first quarter of 2018, marking itself out as one of the true powerhouses of Asia. Best-case expectations for full-year growth are in the region of 6.7-6.8 per cent, but there are hopes of just over 7 per cent from some quarters.

Land prices have surged on Côn Đảo Island, a popular tourist destination in Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Province, due to massive land speculation.

Việt Nam will continue to ensure enforcement of intellectual property rights violations and strictly deal with violators, representatives of the Market Surveillance Agency (MSA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said at a forum on raising IPR awareness held yesterday in HCM City.

The domestic tra fish industry is facing a boom in the development of production at present, according to experts and enterprises.