The Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng received pledges for investments worth nearly VNĐ123 trillion (US$5.4 billion) in 47 projects at an investment conference on Tuesday with a focus on renewable energy, high-tech agriculture and tourism services.

The business environment in Việt Nam has improved significantly this year and, as a result, the belief in the future of doing business and the desire to participate in the market is strengthened, heard a conference.

Following the bullish session on Monday, local markets were fragile on Tuesday with both indices falling on weakening investor sentiment, as external factors increase volatility in the market.

The 5^th Fair and Exhibition of Seeds and Hi-Tech Agriculture opened yesterday (June 21) at the Biotechnology Center in HCM city, providing opportunities for local farm producers and distributors to enhance co-operation.

The central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế plans to give a geographical indication (GI) tag to Huế’s cajuput tree oil, helping consumers recognise the origin as a characteristic of the product.

The central city of Đà Nẵng will host the 18th Việt Nam International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet 2018) from June 28 to July 1, organisers announced. 

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has asked banks to provide enough switchboard operators and improve technical infrastructure to process complaints efficiently.

State Bank of Việt Nam has tightened regulations on corporate bond purchase by credit institutions and foreign bank branches.

Việt Nam’s airports served 43.3 million passengers and transported over 603,000 tonnes of cargo in the first five months of this year, said the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).