The southern province of Kiên Giang estimates it will have welcomed 7.6 million tourists – including 580,000 foreigners – by the end of this year, up 25.5 per cent and 57 per cent against last year, respectively.

A 360ha urban area will be built in Lương Tài District in the northern province of Bắc Ninh, with an investment capital of more than VNĐ3.6 trillion (US$154 million).

Hoàng Đình Phi, head of the Vân Phong Economic Zone Management Board, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the mechanisms and policies that have been put in place to attract high-tech investment projects.

Many commercial banks raised deposit interest rates in recent months, triggering worries about the increasing pressure on the lending rates. But some insist this was only a short-term measure.

The Ministry of Finance aims to issue VNĐ200 trillion (US$8.78 billion) worth of Government bonds and develop green Government bonds in 2019.

Vietbuild Home, the annual exhibition on real estate, interior and exterior decoration and household appliances, opened on Wednesday in HCM City with many new products and brands on show.

Saigon Securities Incorporation (HOSE: SSI) changed its name to SSI Securities Corporation on its 18^th anniversary on Tuesday.

The industry and trade departments of HCM City and 13 Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces signed an agreement on Wednesday to extend their market stabilisation programme by another year.

Regional connectivity and co-ordination is critical to the Mekong Delta’s harmonious and sustainable development, as is resolving conflicts in development.