Trường Hải Automobile Joint Stock Co (Thaco) recorded VNĐ27.75 trillion (US$1.18 billion) in revenue in the first half of this year, marking an increase of 9 per cent year-on-year.

The Vietnamese people bought more than 20,500 cars in August, decreasing 4 per cent compared with the previous month, according to a report from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.

The Lao Government and Việt Phương Group (VPG) from Việt Nam on Tuesday signed a contract for exploiting and processing bauxite ore and building an alumina factory in Laos’ Sekong province.

Masan Group Corporation (MSN) on Tuesday announced that it planned to sell treasury shares worth nearly VNĐ11 trillion (US$478 million).

Viettel Construction Joint Stock Company on Tuesday announced it would convert its structure to become a corporation, becoming the fourth corporation under Viettel Group.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng called for the private sector to get more involved with cutting edge technologies in the 4.0 revolution in a bid to transform the agriculture industry of ASEAN countries.

Soon after the National Assembly passed the Law on Foreign Investment in Việt Nam in 1987, the country started witnessing Foreign Direct Investment inflows which have made considerable contributions to the national economy. To mark the 30th year of Việt Nam’s FDI attraction, Vietnam News Agency talked to Sebastian Eckardt, lead economist at the World Bank Vietnam.

The number of delayed or cancelled flights operated by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget carriers Vietjet and Jetstar Pacific in the first eight months of the year was lower than the world average of 25 per cent.

The ongoing exploitation of petroleum resources in Việt Nam threatens to outpace exploration of new sites, which could lead to a drop in the country’s oil and gas output.