Eight teams from six universities nationwide will compete in the final round of the self-driving vehicle contest — Digital Race 2017 – 2018 next Thursday in Hà Nội.

After Uber’s departure from Việt Nam’s ride hailing market, a newcomer named Mass Vehicle Ledger Foundation Pte. Ltd (MVLchain) has made its move to enter the country’s Grab-dominated ride industry.

The affluent Middle East is a promising market for Vietnamese companies, the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has asked the State audit agency to review the investigation conclusions concerning tax liabilities of two corporations amounting up to VNĐ4.35 trillion (US$191 million).

Samsung Electronics Việt Nam (SEV), Directorate of Vocational Education and South Korea-based Samsung Skills Training Centre signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday.

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said on May 10 it would relocate its Southeast Asia headquarters from Singapore to the Vietnamese capital of Hà Nội.

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.