In the first seven months of 2018, Việt Nam exported 3.41 million tonnes of steel, earning US$2.53 billion, increasing 40.4 per cent in volume and 56.3 per cent in turnover from the same period last year.

Fifteen members of the Việt Nam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) and Vietnam Car Importers' Association (VIVA) will participate in the 2018 Việt Nam Motor Show in HCM City in October.

With around a month to go for the Mid-Autumn festival, moon cake producers have unveiled many traditional and new varieties.

Despite the strengthening of the dollar against other global currencies, remittances to HCM City have continued to increase.

The price of industrially-farmed chicken in Việt Nam’s southern region has dropped as businesses imported too many chicken products from foreign countries.

Vietnamese shares gained steadily on Monday, driven by energy, retail agriculture stocks despite underperformance of the financial sector amid investors’ uncertainty.

The northern province of Bắc Ninh licensed 116 new foreign direct investment (FDI)  projects worth US$332.5 million in the first seven months of 2018, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

Two new solar power plants are scheduled to be built in the central province of Hà Tĩnh, with total capacity of 58MWp.

Việt Nam’s tuna export revenue is likely to reach the target of US$500 million in 2018 after hitting $351 million in the first seven months of this year, while growth has been seen in the majority of markets.