This year Việt Nam has increased its ranking from 23^rd to 19^th among countries where expats are eager to live and work in HSBC’s annual Expat Explorer survey.

Governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam Lê Minh Hưng has urged credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches to further speed up the settlement of non-performing loans (NPLs).

The State Bank of Việt Nam has issued a decree asking businesses to enhance customer information privacy after an alleged breach of mobile retail chain Thế Giới Di Động (Mobile World) revealed personal information of more than five million customers.

The State Securities Commission has given nod to Vinaconex’s request to lock its ceiling foreign ownership ratio at zero per cent, saying it complies with the existing regulations.

LienVietPostBank and BC Card - the largest credit card network in South Korea on Monday in Hà Nội signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for co-operation to promote non-cash payment in Việt Nam.

Vietnam Airlines and AI EI Israel Airlines (LY) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a codeshare partnership to enhance connectivity between the two markets.

National Assembly deputies voted to pass the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) at a meeting on Monday afternoon, making Việt Nam became the seventh country to approve the trade deal, following Australia, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, New Zealand and Canada.  Economist Võ Trí Thành speaks about the impacts of the CPTPP on Việt Nam as well as the country’s integration landscape.

A Governmental decree drafted by the transport ministry to simplify business conditions for potential investors in the aviation sector has been sent to the Prime Minister for approval.

 Vietnamese shares were saved on Monday despite investors’ unwillingness to buy while a strong comeback of oil prices helped lift the petroleum sector.