The State budget deficit, which regularly remains at a high level, and rising public debt are among the biggest macro-economic risks facing Việt Nam, making it more difficult for the Government to help the economy head towards growth, said Professor Trần Thọ Đạt, principal of the National Economics University (NEU).

Hải Phòng needs more than VNĐ3.5 trillion (US$147 million) to invest in developing logistics services in the northern port city over the next two years.

Việt Nam’s total trade turnover reached US$100 billion between the start of the year and March 19, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Mapletree Investments on March 25 inaugurated its first Mapletree-developed serviced apartment in Việt Nam and unveiled the design for its grade A office twin towers, V Plaza.

Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd (BSR) contributed more than VNĐ11 trillion to the State budget in 2018, becoming one of the units under PetroVietnam with the largest contribution to the State budget.

Cashew prices are low at present, according to the Việt Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

A wide range of products and services related to heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, air filtration and purification, and refrigeration from more than 250 Vietnamese and international companies and brands are on display at an exhibition that opened in HCM City on March 25.

Vietnamese shares tumbled on Monday as a sell-off hit local assets on worries over a potential global economic crisis.

Australia’s Macquarie Capital will soon invest in large-scale clean and renewable energy projects in Việt Nam, said its Chairman and Executive Director John Walker.