Fifteen members of the Việt Nam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) and Vietnam Car Importers' Association (VIVA) will participate in the 2018 Việt Nam Motor Show in HCM City in October.

With around a month to go for the Mid-Autumn festival, moon cake producers have unveiled many traditional and new varieties.

Despite the strengthening of the dollar against other global currencies, remittances to HCM City have continued to increase.

The price of industrially-farmed chicken in Việt Nam’s southern region has dropped as businesses imported too many chicken products from foreign countries.

Vietnamese shares gained steadily on Monday, driven by energy, retail agriculture stocks despite underperformance of the financial sector amid investors’ uncertainty.

The northern province of Bắc Ninh licensed 116 new foreign direct investment (FDI)  projects worth US$332.5 million in the first seven months of 2018, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

Two new solar power plants are scheduled to be built in the central province of Hà Tĩnh, with total capacity of 58MWp.

Việt Nam’s tuna export revenue is likely to reach the target of US$500 million in 2018 after hitting $351 million in the first seven months of this year, while growth has been seen in the majority of markets.

Orient Commercial Bank (OCB) has successfully issued shares worth more than VNĐ900 billion (US$38.29 million) to increase charter capital.

Suchel TBV S.A., a joint venture between Viet Nam and Cuba, has received approval from the Cuban Government to build a detergent plant in the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), according to the Cuban News Agency (ACN).

The shortage of organic foods in the country is both an opportunity and a challenge for growers, a forum on Organic Agricultural Development was told on Saturday.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in HCM City is dwindling and cannot continue to drive the economy, the head of the city’s Department of Planning and Investment has said.

According to statistics from the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV), as of May, State-owned banks’ combined equity was VNĐ252.472 trillion (US$10.83 billion), down 0.86 per cent.

An investigation into baby product retailer Con Cưng has found that it had complied with all import and consumer protection regulations and possessed documents to prove origin, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported.

Việt Nam’s agricultural and aquatic exports to China are likely to face higher quality requirements and stronger competition from other ASEAN exporters although China’s demand for these goods is still on the rise, heard a meeting on Saturday.

Việt Nam’s textile and garment industry is doing well abroad, but struggling at home, according experts. Exports of popular brands have raked in tens of billions of dollars each year – but with a population of 90 million, few firms are focusing on the local customer.

The stock market is forecast to have a positive week with supportive information from exchange-traded fund (ETF) restructuring for the third quarter together with continued cash flow pouring into the market.

Condominiums remain the best bet for people living in big cities thanks to their affordable prices, and not surprisingly the HCM City apartment market is showing signs of recovering after the slowdown caused by the Carina Plaza fire at the beginning of this year, insiders said.