The Việt Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research has suggested devaluing the Vietnamese đồng against the US dollar, but at a slower rate than the depreciation of China’s yuan against the greenback.

The Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) on Wednesday said it would apply a new minimum initial margin ratio of 13 per cent instead of the previous 10 per cent for VN30 Index futures to avoid violations and ensure the security of the derivatives market.

The 11^th International Exhibition of Electrical Technology and Equipment (Vietnam ETE) and the 8^th International Exhibition of Products, Technologies for Energy Saving and Green Power (Enertec Expo) opened today (July 18) in HCM City.

Four of the eight companies that have been asked to revoke drugs made using the China-produced component Valsartan by the Drug Administration of Việt Nam are listed on the stock exchange.

Brazil holds a lot of potential as an export market for Việt Nam’s seafood products now and in the future, according to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The value of two-way trade between Việt Nam and Malaysia in the January-June period this year expanded 21.15 per cent on a yearly basis to more than US$5.84 billion, according to statistics of the Vietnamese trade office in Malaysia.

Up to 57.3 per cent of construction businesses are expected to perform better in the third quarter of 2018, according to the General Statistics Office.

Military Bank (MBBank) has reported consolidated profits of about VNĐ3.8 trillion (US$165.2 million) in the first half of this year, beating its yearly profit of VNĐ3.6 trillion registered in 2017.

The central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế has issued a decision to end the operation of 12 stagnant projects. Nine have been revoked and three put under special supervision.