Việt Nam registered a growth in the exports of all key farming products as well as forestry and seafood products during the first half of this year.

The Southern Power Corporation of the Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN SPC) is investing in six new power works, including 110-220 kV transformer stations, that would be built in the Phú Quốc island district of the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang.

Pepper growers in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are facing debt as the price of black pepper has plunged in recent years.

Vietnam Airlines has signed a deal with Việt Nam Payment Solution Joint Stock Company (VNPAY) – the biggest QR code payment firm in Viet Nam, to apply QR code technology for online ticket bookings.

The central province of Quảng Bình hopes to grant investment licences and sign commitments to implement projects with a total investment capital of up to US$4 billion during an upcoming investment promotion conference.

Most insurance businesses planned to apply new technologies in management systems and improving customer services, and many also plan to study new products to meet the market’s demand and diversify insurance sale channels, according to a Việt Nam Report survey conducted in May and released last week.

State-owned glass and construction ceramic producer Viglacera plans to earn VNĐ950 billion (US$41.65 million) in pre-tax profit in 2018, up 4 per cent year-on-year, the company announced in its annual shareholders’ meeting on Friday in Hà Nội.

The recent volatility of global stocks and the outflow of foreign capital have dampened investors’ confidence in Vietnamese shares in the past few weeks and the troubles are forecast to last into the near future.

The gross domestic product (GDP) value of agriculture, forestry and fishery is estimated to expand from between 3.95 per cent to 4.05 per cent in the first six months of 2018, the highest level in the last 10 years.