The Ministry of Transport has asked the investor of Hòa Lạc-Hòa Bình Expressway not to arbitrarily stop vehicles during maintenance work without its approval.

Việt Nam plans to raise VNĐ1.7 trillion (US$71.5 million) of investment from the private and foreign sectors to develop the national innovation centre (NIC).

Việt Nam suffered 620 cyber attacks in the first three months of this year, down by about 50 per cent compared with last year’s figure, according to a report by the Authority of Information Security (AIS) under the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has set a new roadmap to apply emission standards for road vehicles, including imported used cars.

Việt Nam’s insurance industry maintained positive growth in the first quarter of this year, with total premiums surging by 17 per cent year-on-year, according to reports from the General Statistics Office.

The total retail sales value of consumer goods and services was estimated to reach nearly 1.185 quadrillion (US$51.75 billion) in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest updates from the General Statistics Office.

The Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) organised six auctions in March with total transaction value of nearly VNĐ1.76 trillion (US$75.45 million).

Taxes and duties are a very important source of State budget revenue and provide major finance for the Government’s socio-economic development programmes. In Việt Nam, tax revenue is starting to decline while expenditure continues to rise, threatening budget sustainability.

Rising production costs are harming the competitiveness of Vietnamese seafood products, according to experts. These include the prices of feed, material input, electricity and labour.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has urged the fisheries sector to build a brand with food safety and high quality for seafood products.

Total outstanding loans of the banking system rose 2.28 per cent as of March 25 and the total means of payment grew by 2.67 per cent compared to late 2018.

Gaining trend was maintained during afternoon session on Monday thanks to the strong purchasing power of investors on many large caps.

Improved exports in March helped Việt Nam gain a trade surplus of US$536 million in the first quarter after running deficits in the first two months, the latest update from the General Statistics Office (GSO) revealed.

Saigon Co.op opened a Co.opmart supermarket outlet at 102 Phan Văn Hớn Street in HCM City’s District 12 on March 30, the third store in the district and 112^th in the country.

Despite being renowned for high quality flowers, Lâm Đồng Province still faces problems such as poor storage and lack of new, high quality seeds that hinder its ability to satisfy domestic demand.

The sixth International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis, Biotechnology and Diagnostics (Analytica Vietnam 2019) will return to HCM City on Wednesday.

Việt Nam will need an additional 400,000 information technology (IT) personnel by 2020, heard a forum on information and communications technology (ICT) human resources held in Hà Nội on Saturday.

Parkson Vietnam will renovate its Parkson Saigon Tourist Plaza in HCM City’s District 1 starting this month in an aim to bring a different shopping experience for shoppers.