The 22^nd VietFood, Beverage and Professional Packaging Machines International Exhibition opened yesterday (August 8) in HCM City.

VinaCapital has decided to stop investing in the Ba Huân Joint Stock Company and the two parties are negotiating to terminate this deal, the fund management firm announced on August 8.

Electricity supplied from Việt Nam has facilitated economic development in Laos and improved living standards of villagers in border districts, said Vilaphorn, assistant to Director of the Electricity Corporation of Laos (Electricite Du Laos - EDL) on Tuesday.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) will conduct surprise inspections of credit institutions whose loans in some potentially risky sectors are high and account for a large proportion of the institutions’ total outstanding loans.

The Việt Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) has limited the imports of petroleum products to consume products of Nghi Sơn Refinery factory located in the central province of Thanh Hóa since this month.

Vietcombank will sell all of its remaining 1.48 million Orient Commercial Bank (OCB) shares at an auction on September 6.

The Intellectual Property Agency of Việt Nam, under the ministry of science and technology, has expanded recognition of the Geographical Indication (GI) of Ngọc Linh’ for ginseng root products grown in 15 communes of Quảng Nam and Kon Tum Provinces.

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province has decided to scrap the proposed US$477 million Mỹ Xuân port saying its construction has been delayed for too long.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang is expanding its specialised growing zone for dragon fruit, a fruit that has helped several local farmers grow rich.