Automobile sales by firms in the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturer Association (VAMA) in February declined 61 per cent from the previous month, the sharpest month-on-month fall ever recorded.

A meeting was held in Moscow on Wednesday to enhance ties between the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of Việt Nam and Russia.

A Việt Nam – South Africa business dialogue took place in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday as part of the countries’ fourth inter-governmental partnership forum.

Việt Nam and Nepal have huge potential for co-operation in various sectors, especially tourism, according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Việt Nam will target at US$4.2 billion in shrimp export value this year, higher than $3.6 billion in 2018, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

A series of companies who rushed to trade rice a decade ago are now facing difficulties and in some cases, have gone bust.

Việt Nam is seeking more private investment to finance infrastructure projects, but it also needs to generate higher returns on those investments. Naoyuki Yoshino, dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADB Institute), spoke to Việt Nam News reporters Bồ Xuân Hiệp and Nguyễn Việt Dũng about ways to attract private funds for infrastructure development.

The Government will provide policy support for automakers, but not at the cost of breaking its international integration commitments, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.

With their high demand for agricultural products, South Korea and Japan offer opportunities for Việt Nam to boost export of farm produce, especially fruits and vegetables, Đỗ Quốc Hưng, deputy director general of the Asia-Africa Market Department, has said.

Financial-banking companies drove Vietnamese shares up for a second trading day on Wednesday.

Real estate-retail-technology giant Vingroup plans to sell 250 million private shares to a maximum of five foreign investors in the remaining months of the year.

Vietnam Airlines will shift the operation of its flights to and from Moscow from Domodedovo Airport to Sheremetyevo Airport as of July 2 this year.

Vietnamese firms should increase their awareness of environmental protection to achieve sustainable development amidst rapid global integration, heard a forum in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

A joint venture between Hà Nội Export-Import Company (Geleximco) and International Transportation and Trading Joint Stock Company (ITC) has proposed building a logistics centre and Cái Mép Hạ habour in Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu Province’s Phú Mỹ Commune.

The Ministry of Construction has asked provinces and cities to report on home ownership by foreigners and Việt kiều (overseas Vietnamese) in Việt Nam.

New-age carrier Vietjet is giving away 670,000 promotional tickets priced from zero đồng between now and Friday in a move to celebrate its two newest international routes. 

Standardised repurchase agreement (repo) contracting frameworks will be implemented in the second half of this year to increase liquidity in Việt Nam’s bond market.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment held a conference on Tuesday in Singapore to introduce the National Innovation Centre (NIC) and call for investment in Industry 4.0 projects.