Domestic losses slackened off on Thursday although global markets was strongly affected by the outcome of the US Federal Reserve (Fed)’s meeting on Wednesday.

Đặng Huỳnh Ức My plans to purchase the shares between December 24 and January 22, via both order-matching and put-through transactions, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

Vietnamese platform FastGo is not yet eligible to provide a ride-hailing service, according to the ministries of Industry and Trade and Transport.

The southern province of Kiên Giang estimates it will have welcomed 7.6 million tourists – including 580,000 foreigners – by the end of this year, up 25.5 per cent and 57 per cent against last year, respectively.

A 360ha urban area will be built in Lương Tài District in the northern province of Bắc Ninh, with an investment capital of more than VNĐ3.6 trillion (US$154 million).

Hoàng Đình Phi, head of the Vân Phong Economic Zone Management Board, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the mechanisms and policies that have been put in place to attract high-tech investment projects.

Many commercial banks raised deposit interest rates in recent months, triggering worries about the increasing pressure on the lending rates. But some insist this was only a short-term measure.

The Ministry of Finance aims to issue VNĐ200 trillion (US$8.78 billion) worth of Government bonds and develop green Government bonds in 2019.

Vietbuild Home, the annual exhibition on real estate, interior and exterior decoration and household appliances, opened on Wednesday in HCM City with many new products and brands on show.

Saigon Securities Incorporation (HOSE: SSI) changed its name to SSI Securities Corporation on its 18^th anniversary on Tuesday.

The industry and trade departments of HCM City and 13 Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces signed an agreement on Wednesday to extend their market stabilisation programme by another year.

Regional connectivity and co-ordination is critical to the Mekong Delta’s harmonious and sustainable development, as is resolving conflicts in development.

The Vietnamese Government will issue a resolution on solutions for promoting the development of part-supplying industry, heard a conference held by the Government Office in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Weak buying demand on Wednesday fail to rescue market from falling while the recover of the world stock markets on Tuesday could not helped the indices rally, neither.

Price of goods for the coming lunar new year (Tết) is expected to be stable as the prices of petrol and pork have declined in the recent time.

Vietnam Airlines and its member budget carrier Jetstar Pacific will supply 134,000 additional seats during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday from January 20 to February 19.

The 2018 Northern Industry and Trade Fair kicked off in the northern province of Nam Định on Tuesday.

PetroVietnam Power Nhơn Trạch 2 Joint Stock Company (HoSE: NT2) plans to finalise the list of shareholders liable to receive the firm’s second-round dividend payout on December 28.