Vietnamese pharmaceutical companies are optimistic about the business prospects of the sector, with nearly 80 per cent of firms anticipating an annual industry growth rate of more than 10 per cent.

Increasing the limits of unsecured loans given by banks will prevent people from approaching loan sharks, an online conference hosted by the State Bank of Việt Nam heard on Wednesday.

The southern coastal province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu authorities have approved a master plan for tourism development by 2025 with a vision to 2030. 

The Việt Nam Rubber Group inaugurated its new rubber latex processing plant, worth VNĐ110 billion (US$4.8 million), in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La on Wednesday.

Gil Haskel, head of the Israeli international aid development agency Mashav, speaks to Vietnam News Agency on how to encourage more agro start-ups through bilateral internship and training programmes.

The building materials industry has grown at 8-12 per cent in the past three years and is expected to maintain good growth next year, a seminar heard in HCM City on Wednesday.

The HCM City Department of Trade and Industry has launched a new programme called “Promotion of Vietnamese Goods” to support farmers’ produce, including vegetables, fruits, poultry, meat and seafood.

Vietnamese stock market dropped again on Wednesday as investors refused to buy in stocks when there was only two days left until the end of the year.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is drafting a decree for imports of 56,284 tonnes of raw tobacco (HS code 2401) under a tariff quota in 2019.