Việt Nam’s trade with Republic of Korea (RoK) increased 7 per cent in the first 11 months of this year, making the country the RoK’s fourth largest trading partner after China, the United States and Japan.

Domestic losses slackened off on Thursday although global markets was strongly affected by the outcome of the US Federal Reserve (Fed)’s meeting on Wednesday.

Đặng Huỳnh Ức My plans to purchase the shares between December 24 and January 22, via both order-matching and put-through transactions, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

Vietnamese platform FastGo is not yet eligible to provide a ride-hailing service, according to the ministries of Industry and Trade and Transport.

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.