Three Taiwanese-funded enterprises on Thursday signed deals to invest a total of US$30 million at the Minh Huwng Sikico industrial park in the southern province of Bình Phước.

Liquidity in the interbank market has been abundant, helping the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) resume the issuance of treasury bills after five months to withdraw Vietnamese đồng from the banking system.

The country is facing fierce competition, even in the domestic market. Businesses therefore need to better exploit the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Việt Nam now exports 1 billion pairs of shoes per year and the nation is the second largest leather and footwear exporter in the world, according to experts at the Việt Nam Footwear Summit 2019 held in HCM City on Wednesday.

Vietnamese businesses have been urged to embrace digital transformation to remain competitive and enhance their value.

Although people and businesses don’t want the price of electricity and other commodities to increase, it is necessary raise these prices to balance the economy in a multidimensional way.

Vietnamese shares declined for a third session on Thursday as the market reversed quickly at the end of the trading session, dragged down by blue chips in the banking and energy sectors.

Japanese companies want Việt Nam to further streamline inspection procedures for imports, especially of foods.

As many as 250 businesses from 28 countries and territories, including Việt Nam, are participating in the International Coffee & Tea Industry Expo 2019, which opened in Singapore on Thursday.

Ninh Thuận Province has said it recently worked with Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited on a plan to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) warehouse and gas-fired power complex in Cà Ná Commune, Thuận Nam District.

VinaCapital Fund Management Joint Stock Company has announced the establishment of the VinaCapital Insights Balanced Fund.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry – HCM City Branch (VCCI-HCM), in collaboration with the China Foreign Trade Centre, held a conference on March 20 to introduce the 125th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) and a business exchange between Vietnamese and Chinese enterprises.

Việt Nam should shift towards a more productivity and innovation-based economy while making the most of its ongoing demographic dividend to sustain high quality growth over the next decade.

A Vietnamese start-up has built a multi-connection blockchain system which allows information sharing and exchange between ministries and businesses worldwide.

SSI Securities Corporation (SSI) on Thursday signed an unsecured loan contract worth US$55 million with a financial institution group, led by Taiwan’s SinoPac Bank.

Vietnamese start-up Momo was recently ranked as the 10^th most well-funded tech start-up in Asia and the Pacific region by global information services firm CBInsights.

Governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam Lê Minh Hưng  issued a document early this week to ask co-operation from local authorities in expanding credit, part of efforts to prevent loan sharking.

Investor sentiment toward emerging East Asia’s local currency bond markets has improved but there are persistent concerns about financial stability in the region, including ongoing trade conflicts, according to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) latest issue of the quarterly Asia Bond Monitor.