The Government has directed the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) to focus on the settlement of non-performing loans (NPLs) in 2019 with the aim of bringing the NPL ratio of credit institutions – excluding those sold to the Việt Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) – to below 2 per cent from the current 2.16 per cent.

The Việt Nam Software Association (VINASA) launched the Sao Khuê Awards 2019, the most prestigious honours for the Vietnamese IT and software industry, on Thursday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the State Bank of Việt Nam to step up its management to ensure the reasonable use of small banknotes as Tết (Lunar New Year) approaches.

Border gates in Lào Cai Province recorded trade value of US$3 billion in 2018, according to the customs office at the Lào Cai International Border Gate.

Việt Nam can keep inflation below 4 per cent in 2019 despite an unpredictable world economy, experts told a seminar on market developments and prices held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

2019 will be a busy year for ministries looking to cut business prerequisites, and firms should contribute to making the process more efficient, said Nguyễn Đình Cung, Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said the Tax Department of HCM City has not yet enforced its tax decision on collecting VNĐ3.14 trillion (US$134.2 million) from Sài Gòn Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) for violations on special sales tax.

Việt Nam should become one of world’s top 15 most developed agricultural nations in the next ten years, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

In 2018, the province lured above $532 million in foreign direct investment (FDI), up 51.3 per cent year on year.