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Kiên Giang approves 20 projects worth total $2 billion

The Mekong Delta province’s authority also signed investment co-operation agreements with 25 investors for 36 projects with total registered capital of more than VNĐ150 trillion.

500 businesses to take part in Hà Nội promotion month

About 500 businesses will take part in the Hà Nội Sales Promotion Month, offering promotions to spur purchasing.

Lộc Trời Group expands organic agricultural production

The programme aims to ensure efficiency and sustainability for modern agriculture and thereby improve the value of Vietnamese rice.

Vietravel explores $30 million bond issuance for aviation projects

Local tour operator Vietravel is collecting shareholder opinions on its plan to issue non-convertible bonds worth VNĐ700 billion (US$30 million) to provide supplementary capital for the establishment of Vietravel Airlines.

Ministries, gov't agencies fail to disclose spending details

Twenty of total 37 ministries and central government agencies receiving funding from the State budget disclosed no information about expenses in 2018, a report revealed on Tuesday.

AEON Việt Nam promotes local products to help them enter supply chain

Japanese retailer AEON Việt Nam Co.,Ltd is seeking to increase the number of local businesses in its supply chain system in Việt Nam.

Korean investors worry about lack of skilled workers in Bình Dương

A shortage of skilled workers is among the biggest problems they face, South Korean companies told authorities in the southern province of Bình Dương.

Việt Nam’s new FTA with EU a “role model” for ASEAN members

Việt Nam is expected to become a “role model” for other countries in the ASEAN region when its free trade agreement with the EU takes effect early next year, a EuroCham official has said.

Long Thành Airport to be equipped with modern technologies

Long Thành International Airport, one of Việt Nam’s key projects, will make use of the most advanced technologies to reach the service quality and flying safety standards of the world's leading airports.

Banks step up bad debt recovery in 2019

According to a representative of Sacombank, the lender has recovered bad debts worth more than VNĐ11 trillion (US$472 million) in the first half of the year.

PM works to ensure funding for expressway project

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc asked contractors to return to work on the Trung Lương- Mỹ Thuận Expressway Project in a meeting yesterday in Hà Nội.

July CPI slightly increases

The national consumer price index (CPI) in July grew 0.18 per cent from the previous month and 2.44 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

HCM City retail sales remain strong

HCM City’s retail sales and services grew by 12.2 percent year-on-year in the first half to nearly VNĐ 600 trillion (US$25.8 billion), according to its Department of Industry and Trade.

VN stocks decline amid investors' caution

Vietnamese shares tumbled on Tuesday as the market was running out of supportive news and investors were bracing for results of international meetings.

PVC appoints new general director

PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC) on Monday officially appointed Lương Đình Thành as the new general director of the firm.

Wood and forest products exports exceed $6b

Việt Nam’s wood and forest product export turnover in the first seven months of 2019 has been estimated at more than US$6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 17 per cent.

VPBank posts 44 per cent increase in pre-tax profit

Figures released from the bank showed its revenue in the second quarter of the year rose by 11 per cent to VNĐ8.86 trillion.

Vietjet offers Phú Quốc discounts

The promotional airfares will be applied for domestic and international routes connecting to the island in the southern province of Kiên Giang.

Hòa Phát invests nearly VNĐ43 trillion on Dung Quất project

The group’s chairman Trần Đình Long told the annual shareholders’ meeting that total initial investment for the project is VNĐ40 trillion of medium-term loans for fixed assets and VNĐ12 trillion for short-term activities.

Vietjet to open new routes from Phú Quốc

Budget carrier Vietjet plans to open two domestic routes connecting Phú Quốc Island and Đà Nẵng, Vân Đồn and two international ones linking the Kiên Giang province’s island with Chengdu and Chongqing (China).