The domestic sector’s positive export performance has contributed to a yearly rise of 15.4 per cent in the country’s nine-month export turnover at over $178.9 billion, nearly double the growth target set for the whole year by the National Assembly, GSO director Nguyễn Bích Lâm said.

Retail giant AEON has terminated the tie-up with Hà Nội-based Fivimart after four years of cooperation as their partnership yield no fruits but losses.

Việt Nam has made great efforts in fine-tuning its regulatory system and reaped certain successes in recent years. This is, however, not yet finished but now is the right time to speed up this reform to make regulations strong and effective.

The Southern Key Economic Zone needs more robust policies and mechanisms for attracting resources and foreign direct investment and enhancing linkages between localities to enable the region to develop faster and sustainably, according to experts.

Vietnamese shares edged down Monday as profit-taking pressure rose in final minutes bringing stocks down, despite growth in the petroleum sectors.

Vietnamese ride-hailing service, FastGo has announced it will launch its service in Indonesia ad Myanmar – its two first international markets – by the end of this year.

Việt Nam Thương Tín Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VietBank) targets to list its shares on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) within a year of increasing charter capital to more than VNĐ4.25 trillion (US$181 million) in 2018.

Việt Nam’s total revenue from retail sales and services in the first nine months of this year is estimated at nearly VNĐ3.24 quadrillion (US$138.64 billion), up 11.3 per cent year-on-year, according the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Credit growth by September 20 reached 9.52 per cent against the end of last year while capital mobilisation rose by 9.15 per cent, the General Statistics Office reported.