Last-minutes purchases helped Vietnamese shares rise for a third straight day on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) with strong growth of Viecombank and brewer Sabeco.

Việt Nam gained an estimated US$8.49 billion in the first 11 months of this year from the export of forestry products, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Việt Nam Administration of Forestry (VAF).

Việt Nam reported a trade deficit of US$400 million in November, equivalent to 1.9 per cent of total export value, according to the General Department of Việt Nam Customs.

The Hinokiya Resco Construction Việt Nam Company (HRC Việt Nam) officially inaugurated its HRC Factory in the northern port city of Hải Phòng’s Thủy Nguyên District on Tuesday to produce reinforced concrete products.

Prevention of smuggling of goods across the country’s borders is becoming more difficult as the New Year season approaches, according to border authorities.

The benefits of Industry 4.0 may add between US$28.5 billion and $62.1 billion to Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, according to a report by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce of Industry (VCCI), representing businesses nationwide, yesterday urged taxation and customs sectors to further reform administrative procedures.

Viettel Pay’s digital banking service has received the certificate of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, the international information security standard for organisations that handle branded credit cards.

The disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) posted an increase of 3.1 per cent in January - November over the same period last year to total US$16.5 billion, despite a fall in the registered FDI inflow.