Vietnam News Agency talks with Associate Professor., Doctor Lê Xuân Trường, Head of In-service Faculty of the Academy of Finance, to explore the impact of reducing corporate income tax on the business investment environment and economic growth. 

Việt Nam should build product chains to help increase goods’ value and cut out middle men to improve competitiveness.

Vietnamese shares rose firmly on Wednesday, driven by higher oil prices that boosted energy stocks and by positive news from energy firms.

The timber and forestry products processing industry must strive to achieve exports of at least US$9 billion this year and $12-23 billion by 2020, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.

Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 6.83 per cent in 2018, almost unchanged from 6.8 per cent recorded last year.

E-Government procurement has proven a good way to improve transparency, publicity, fairness and efficiency in bidding for State-funded projects since it was launched nationwide in 2016 to replace the use of paper documents.

Bosch Building Technologies has said it will display its most advanced and latest video surveillance, fire alarm, public address, and voice evacuation products and conference and professional sound systems at the 11^th International Security, Fire and Safety Exhibition Conference (Secutech) to be held in Việt Nam from August 16 to 18.

SCG has signed loan agreements worth over US$3.2 billion with six banks in its home country, Thailand, to fund construction of Việt Nam’s first fully integrated petrochemical complex, Long Sơn Petrochemicals Company Limited (LSP).

Home Credit Vietnam has announced that it was listed in the top 50 biggest taxpayers for two consecutive years of 2016 and 2017.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become a popular investment channel and a crucial factor in restructuring companies to improve their efficiency and competitiveness and that of the economy, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.

With more than 200 leading brands in the industry participating, including those from Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan, this year’s edition aims to provide technologies, solutions and practical experiences about smart factories to help Việt Nam manufacturers overcome challenges of Industry 4.0.

The bi-annual Việt Nam International Advertising Equipment and Technology Exhibition (Vietad) opened on Wednesday, offering opportunities for companies in the advertising industry to showcase their machinery and network with potential partners.

Liquidity in the banking system has improved in the past week, pushing the State Bank of Việt Nam to make a net withdrawal of VNĐ60 trillion (US$2.55 billion).

The 22^nd VietFood, Beverage and Professional Packaging Machines International Exhibition opened yesterday (August 8) in HCM City.

VinaCapital has decided to stop investing in the Ba Huân Joint Stock Company and the two parties are negotiating to terminate this deal, the fund management firm announced on August 8.

Electricity supplied from Việt Nam has facilitated economic development in Laos and improved living standards of villagers in border districts, said Vilaphorn, assistant to Director of the Electricity Corporation of Laos (Electricite Du Laos - EDL) on Tuesday.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) will conduct surprise inspections of credit institutions whose loans in some potentially risky sectors are high and account for a large proportion of the institutions’ total outstanding loans.

The Việt Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) has limited the imports of petroleum products to consume products of Nghi Sơn Refinery factory located in the central province of Thanh Hóa since this month.