Most investment funds in Việt Nam’s equity market have recorded modest gains and were beaten by the growth of the benchmark VN-Index in the past three quarters.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and leaders of other Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries attended the Mekong-Japan Business Forum in Tokyo yesterday with the participation of 600 enterprises from the GMS nations and Japan.

A billboard offering 5.3sq.m of land for VNĐ20 billion (US$870,000) that hung on Nguyễn Văn Huyên Street, Cầu Giấy District, at the end of last month was yet more proof of Ha Noi’s urban planning problems.

The furniture industry aims to achieve sales of US$20 billion by 2025 and move from doing mainly sub-contract work to original design.

Several supermarkets in HCM City are planning to help dragon fruit farmers in the central province of Bình Thuận sell their products at better than market prices.

The EU – Việt Nam free trade agreement (EVFTA) will help enhance the national competitiveness of Việt Nam, according to a report launched by the European Chamber of Commerce (Eurocham) in HCM City on Tuesday.

Cooperatives involved in growing VietGap (Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices) vegetables should first build trust with consumers and producers before expanding cultivation, experts have said.

The price hike of pork is causing a headache for management bodies as it poses a risk of increasing imported pork in the domestic market.

More than 170 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects have been revoked licences due to slow progress of implementation in the southern province of Đồng Nai since the Foreign Investment Law came into effect in 1988.

Petrol stocks were the darlings of the market on Tuesday, supporting the VN-Index’s rally while reducing the downward momentum of the HNX-Index.

Aiming to be a consumer airline, Vietjet has opened many new routes, added more aircraft, invested in modern technology and offered more add-on products and services to serve demands of customers.

Hoàn Mỹ Medical Corporation on Monday successfully issued VNĐ2.33 trillion (US$99.7 million) in dual-tranche fixed rate bonds.

 Vietcombank is estimated to gain a profit of some VNĐ1 trillion (US$42.74 million) from its divestments at Military Bank (coded MBB) and Eximbank (coded EIB) this month.

An analysis by Việt Dragon Securities Corporation (VDSC) has found that Vietnamese banks’ shares have better returns than shares of foreign banks.

The State Bank of Việt Nam has allowed Tiên Phong Bank (TPBank) and Bản Việt Bank (Viet Capital Bank) to increase their charter capital through share issuances.

 A majority of credit institutions in the country expect an upward trend in their business this year, according to a survey released on Monday by the State Bank of Việt Nam.

 Việt Nam spent US$839 million to import 2.97 million tonnes of fertiliser in the first nine months of this year, down 17.4 per cent in volume and 13.1 per cent in value compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reported.

Việt Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) debuted on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) on Monday, but its shares were immediately restricted from trading, according to the Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX).