Nearly 10,000 members of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association (VYEA) created three million jobs in 2015 – 18, the group reported at their sixth national congress in Hà Nội on August 27.

Hà Nội’s Department of Industry and Trade will launch the Hà Nội Promotion Month 2018 on November 9th along with a vote to award the most-liked Vietnamese brands. 

Local car maker Trường Hải Auto company (THACO) will introduce the BMW X2 model in Việt Nam, just one year after the vehicle first debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show in the US in 2017.

Retailers, electronic stores and supermarkets are offering a myriad of promotions on National Day, September 2, to attract shoppers.

The central province of Quảng Bình should consider tourism-services, high-tech agriculture and processing industry as driving forces for growth.  

The exciting movement of the market on Monday morning was extinguished by selling pressure increasing in the afternoon, affecting many large-cap stocks.

A website was launched on Monday to help consumers in Hà Nội to find information on the origin and quality of agricultural products.

Newly-formed homegrown venture capital firm Startup Viet Partners, has made its entrance into the ecosystem with a US$5 million debut fund.

The Customs Department of HCM City on Monday deployed the Vietnam Automated System for Seaport Customs Management (VASSCM) for more than 60 businesses dealing in ports, warehouses and yards in HCM City.

Thanks to cultural and cuisine similarities and geographical proximity, China has been a key market for Vietnamese farm produce for many years, but enterprises need to take a new approach in the market today, said an official.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has required credit institutions and branches of foreign banks in the country to limit cash withdrawal at their automatic teller machines (ATMs) at night.

The central province of Quảng Trị has licensed domestic firm Việt Quang Limited Company to build a stainless steel plant with total investment of US$60 million.

The Việt Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) aims to produce and sell 41 tonnes of coal in 2019, posting a 10-15 per cent year-on-year increase.

The trading of garlic disguised in Lý Sơn garlic brand has been destroying the original major crop in the Lý Sơn Islands, 30km off the coast of the central province of Quảng Ngãi in recent years.

A total of VNĐ104.2 trillion (US$4.46 billion) has been raised this year as of August 22 by the State Treasury of Vietnam via auctions of Government bonds at the Hanoi Stock Exchange.

To sustain their rice exports to China, a large buyer, Vietnamese firms need to focus on meeting food safety and traceability requirements and carry on official instead of border trade, according to experts.

Two way trade between Việt Nam and India experienced a significant yearly increase of 50 per cent to US$6.36 billion over past seven months of this year, statistics from the General Department of Customs revealed.

Cần Thơ City has completed its plan for smart-city development, which is divided into three phases, the local People’s Committee announced last Friday (Aug 24) at a meeting in the city.