Bến Tre will provide incentives for investments in rural areas and the agricultural sector to tap the largely unexploited potential of the southern province.

 The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) under the United States Department of Agriculture has proposed continuing Việt Nam’s eligibility to export Siluriformes fish, commonly known as catfish, and fish products to the United States.

 The new competition law will create a legal framework to better manage economic concentration, experts say.

It is not technology but dreams that can change the world, said President and CEO of Vietjet Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo as she addressed attendees of the recent World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018 in the capital.

HDBank has been recognised as one of the best companies to work for in Việt Nam by HR Asia magazine, a publication for human resource professionals in Asia.

A buyer-seller conference to link businesses in HCM City and those in other cities and provinces will be held in Bến Tre Province from November 23 to 25.

More and more companies are launching organic milk brands as demand for the product rises.

The legal framework in Việt Nam on the management and handling of virtual currency and property (coding) has still been primitive. Many legal issues related to this field should be further studied, said Lê Thành Long, Minister of Justice.

Free surgeries for children with facial deformities are being provided at the HCM City Medical University Hospital starting on Monday under Operation Smile. The project is funded by sponsors, including Lotte Mart, which has donated VNĐ200 million (US$8,594) to the programme.

 Many State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are finding it difficult to seek strategic investors post-equitisation and have decided to retain the shares or sell them to the public.

Revenue of 53 information and technology (IT) firms in the Việt Nam’s 50+10 leading IT companies reached VNĐ374.4 trillion (US$16.7 billion) in 2017 and employed around 93,000 people.

Simplified tax and customs procedures would attract more foreign investors to Việt Nam, said South Korean Ambassador Kim Do-huyn at a conference in Hà Nội on September 17.

Vietnamese shares declined on Monday after rising for six consecutive sessions, as large-cap stocks underperformed as investors made sales in pursuit of short-term profits.

The General Department of Customs (GDC) announced another four banks that qualify to provide its 24/7 e-tax payment scheme, raising the total to 22 banks.

Vietnamese businesses imported nearly 10,000 completely built cars in August, up 50 per cent compared with the previous month, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

State-owned Vietcombank raised interest rates for long-term đồng deposits last week after more than a year of rates remaining unchanged.

Exports from the Czech Republic to Việt Nam surged 580.5 per cent to more than US$45.5 million in July from the previous month, much higher than the monthly average of $7-10 million, according to the Czech Statistical Office.

Hà Nội People’s Committee has approved a 1:500 scale plan of Vibex urban area which covers more than 48.5 hectares in Bắc Từ Liêm District with a population of 7,000.