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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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. 

The first batch of VinFast Lux cars was shipped to four continents for quality and safety tests on Wednesday.

The Indian Consulate General in HCM City organised a seminar on Wednesday to introduce the culture, tourism, cuisine and beautiful nature of India.

The average retail price for power was raised by 8.36 per cent on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Việt Nam’s retail market needs a comprehensive development strategy to boost domestic trade, experts said at a conference yesterday in Hà Nội.

Delegates from Việt Nam will attend the Taipei International 5-in-1 Food Show, the largest trade promotion expo for the Taiwanese food industry, in Taipei from June 19-22.

The Ministry of Transport has chosen the Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) to invest in expansion of HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất Airport.