As many as 31 projects, worth VNĐ16.3 trillion (US$717.2 million), have so far been registered in the northern province of Thái Nguyên within the framework of its investment promotion conference.

FPT and Điện Quang Lamp Joint Stock Company, two national brands, signed a co-operation agreement on June 20 to develop smart electrical and lighting equipment using IoT (Internet of Things) technology.

The Government will sell 80.6 million shares of Viglacera Corporation, listed as VGC, from June 27 to July 21, reducing State ownership in the firm to 36 per cent.

The Vietnamese arm of South Korea’s largest multiplex cinema CJ CGV plans to make an initial public offering (IPO) on the Korean stock exchange.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt Nam (Vietcombank) has announced the adjustment of transaction limits on its online service VCB-Mobile B@nking starting June 19.

HCM City’s hotel market, especially the luxury segment, is attractive to investors due to the relentless rise in tourist numbers.

Việt Nam and the Philippines have great potential for trade and investment, a conference heard in HCM City on Wednesday.

Domestic retailers will continue to lead the market in the coming years, experts have said.

The US dollar has appreciated significantly against the Vietnamese đồng in the past few days in the wake of the US Federal Reserves (Fed)’s interest rate hike last week, but local officials and experts are not too worried, believing these hikes won’t affect Vietnam’s economy in any major way.