Int’l economic forum to discuss innovation

Building HCM City into an innovative business hub in the Southeast Asian region will top the agenda of the HCM City Economic Forum to be held in the city next week (Nov 23).

Local stocks down for second day

Poor market sentiment amid a lack of supportive news drove Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index down for a second day to near the 900-point level on Wednesday.

Online Friday expected to see US$64 million in sales

Online Friday 2018, which will be held on December 7th, is expected to see sales of VNĐ1.5 trillion (US$64 million) from two million orders, event organiser Việt Nam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.

Việt Nam to foster trade with Latin America

Việt Nam will help more Vietnamese firms to enter the lucrative Latin American markets, said Đỗ Thắng Hải, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, during a conference on Việt Nam – Latin America trade facilitation.

Ministry warns about questionable investment scheme

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has warned about the multi-level capital raising practices of a company named Dự án Hoàng Gia (Royal Project), which showed signs of violating regulations on multi-level businesses.

October auto sales up

Nearly 30,000 cars were sold in October, marking an increase of 18 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to a report by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.

CPTPP approval lifts export stocks

The approval of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade pact helped lift export stocks while other sectors ended Tuesday deep in negative territory.

Ministry measures economic reform

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed criteria for monitoring and evaluating the efficiency of economic restructuring and growth model renewal in the 2016 to 2020 period.

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