Việt Nam and Korea agreed to further boost bilateral co-operation in industry, trade and energy at a joint committee meeting held in HCM City on February 2.

The PAN Group’s agriculture business, PAN Farm JSC, has completed its public bid for nearly 11.5 million shares, an equivalent to 29.47 per cent in Sao Ta Foods JSC, lifting its ownership here to 34.17 per cent from 4.7 per cent.

There are plenty of opportunities for Việt Nam and South Korea to collaborate in the power sector, including renewables, a forum heard in HCM City yesterday.

A detailed plan on logistics development, especially on transport connectivity, is needed to set goals for industrial production, agriculture and imports-exports, experts have urged.

Accelerating agricultural restructuring towards large-scale and high-tech production became critical for the sector involving 70 per cent of the country’s population but contributing just below 20 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

The domestic property market reported more sales in January compared to December, according to the Ministry of Construction’s Housing and Property Market Management Department.

Authorities in central Khánh Hòa Province have called for improvement in land management in Vạn Ninh District, which is ready to become Bắc Vân Phong special administrative economic unit.

Several Vietnamese companies have introduced Việt Nam’s cultural features, natural landscapes and cuisine to visitors at the 60th Brussels Holiday Fair that is being held in Belgium’s capital city from February 1 to February 4.

The Government mobilised VNĐ19.36 trillion (US$849 million) through 12 Government bond (G-bond) auctions in January, up 63.3 per cent against the previous month.

The Việt nam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) on Friday signed a contract with the US’ Mitre Corporation for technical assistance to develop air traffic flow management in Việt Nam.

Vietnamese shares recovered on Thursday after dipping for two consecutive sessions, due to strong investor interest in large-cap stocks that led the market upturn on expectations of good earnings reports.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday signed a US$100 million loan agreement with China Everbright International Limited (CEIL).

Blockchain technology can bring revolutionary changes to the real estate sector in many aspects of the world market, including Việt Nam, according to Savills Vietnam’s press release.

Many goods imported from the Republic of Korea (RoK) into Việt Nam will be exempted from import taxes in 2018, due to the Việt Nam-Korea Free Trade Agreement (VKFTA).

Improvements in corporate governance and risk management are believed to support microfinance institutions in Việt Nam in catering to the financial needs of micro-enterprises and low-income groups.

The VN Index, Việt Nam’s benchmark stock index, grew 12.8 per cent in January, as it joined the top three best performers in the world in the first month of 2018, just behind Argentina (16.21 per cent) and Nigeria (15.95 per cent).

Singapore-headquartered Spiral Ventures recently announced that it has invested in Vexere Joint Stock Company, which operated VeXeRe.com, the largest bus ticket and car booking platform in Việt  Nam.

Việt Nam received 1.43 million foreign tourists in January, a year-on-year increase of 42 per cent and 12.1 per cent higher than that in December 2017, says the General Statistics Office.