Beautycare Expo 2019, an international exhibition of beauty products, technologies and services, opened its doors on Wednesday in Hà Nội.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng asked the Việt Nam National Coal – Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) to ensure sufficient coal supply and seek measures to improve coal quality in 2019.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has decided to lift safeguard measures from imports of colour-coated iron for 11 enterprises, totalling more than 32,000 tonnes, in 2019.

Tour operator Vietravel was ranked first in the list of Việt Nam’s top 10 prestigious travel and tourism companies in 2018, announced by the Việt Nam Report Company.

The southern province of Đồng Nai saw a record 86.4 per cent disbursement of foreign direct investment last year equivalent to US$1.6 billion.

Localities in the Mekong Delta have set ambitious targets this year with a focus on high-quality agriculture combined with eco-tourism, services and industry.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has composed a draft plan for sustainable development of Vietnamese private enterprises by 2030.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is expected to help raise Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 1.3 per cent, according to an official from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Over the past year, most investment funds in Việt Nam’s equity market have seen negative growth in net asset value per share (NAVPS) due to the poor performance of the market indices.

Businesses have been increasingly satisfied when dealing with administrative procedures in export-import activities. However, more reforms are needed to further facilitate firms’ operation, heard attendants at a conference in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Cassava processors are facing difficulties due to a raw material shortage and, especially, tightening of overland imports and erection of barriers to imports of farm produce by China, their largest export market.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh has released a plan to improve its Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), according to the chairman of its People’s Committee

Vietnamese shares declined on Tuesday as investors locked in profits following the market’s two-day rally.

On Monday, the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) reported after-tax profit of VNĐ8.25 trillion (US$358.7 million) in 2018, 52 per cent higher than the target for the year.

Up to 53.6 per cent of information technology (IT) companies said they hope to increase their workforce by 10-30 per cent this year.

The Turkish Ministry of Trade has announced it is conducting a final review on potential anti-dumping duties on textured polyester yarn imported from a number of countries, including Việt Nam.

The Vietnamese Government Office will co-operate with the Central Economic Commission to host the Việt Nam Economic Forum 2019 (VEF 2019) on January 16-17 in Hà Nội

Under a new regulation, commercial banks will have to switch 30 per cent of their current magnetic strip ATM cards – more than 25 million in total – to chip cards by the end of this year to enhance safety and service quality.