Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình has urged the Central Highlands region to build a Vietnamese coffee brand capable of competing with rivals at home and abroad.

The increase of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first two months of the year has contributed to a better performance of listed industrial park developers.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng directed the Việt Nam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA) and network operators to stop the supply of pre-activated SIM cards.

As blockchain disrupts the banking and finance industry, experts urged caution was needed in its application together with a proper legal framework to limit risks and ensure development is on the right track.

Việt Nam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction is expected to make a leap, especially in quality, in 2019 as more foreign investors, including big names, in the world’s high-tech manufacturing and services industries are choosing the country as their destination.

The country’s biggest renewable energy project – including solar and wind power plants with total design capacity of 350 Megawatts (MW) – will be put into operation in the coastal province of Ninh Thuận on April 30.

Shares ended the week on a negative note as selling pressure increased gradually at the end of the session.

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade and the UK’s Ministry for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on March 7 signed a memorandum of understanding on launching a pork trading floor.

The Vietnamese Government would continue to create a favourable business environment to encourage foreign investors, including those from Japan, to do long-term business in Việt Nam, said Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng.

Vietnam Airport Ground Services Company Limited (VIAGS), a member of Vietnam Airlines, has received the IATA authorised training Centre certificate from the International Air Transportation Association.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued a decision on plans for the implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Việt Nam’s medical equipment and pharmaceutical markets have seen double-digit growth in recent years and that momentum would continue, making the country increasingly attractive to foreign investors, experts have said.

The hot development of the real estate market in the southern province of Bình Dương has led to hundreds of projects that now provide thousands of apartments for  residents and migrant workers, but many violations by investors in the projects have occurred.

Singapore-invested New Wing Interconnect Technology Co in northern Bắc Giang province has raised the investment capital of its project by US$110 million.

Non-equity modes (NEMs) trade is spreading in Việt Nam and exposing the country to both opportunities and challenges, one expert believes.

The Vietnamese Government should outline policies to promote breakthrough technologies and bolster digital economic development amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Bank Country Director for Việt Nam, Osmane Dione said yesterday.

Payments of import-export taxes and fees to customs authorities must all be conducted via cashless payment methods or through credit institutions from the beginning of April, according to a requirement recently issued by the General Department of Việt Nam Customs.

Women are taking a larger part in Việt Nam’s economy and backing women entrepreneurs will help the country boost growth.