Việt Nam has a diverse and well-developed agricultural and food industry that offers vast opportunities to companies in the food industry, from sourcing to processing, a Hong Kong speaker said at a forum held on Wednesday in HCM City.

Vietnamese shares gained steadily on Thursday, driven by positive investor confidence that lifted financial-banking and energy stocks.

Đà Nẵng has granted an investment licence to the first ready-built factories for rent project at the city’s Hi-Tech Park with the aim of attracting more investors to the park.

Vintech Technology Development JSC – an affiliate of the conglomerate Vingroup – and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) will foster bilateral co-operation in technological research and development (R&D) in their areas of strength.  

 Nearly 517,900 businesses were operating in Việt Nam in 2017, an increase of 51.6 per cent from the figure recorded in 2012, according to the general economic census announced by the General Statistics Office of Việt Nam (GSO) on September 19.

Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is seeking to improve its business relationship with Việt Nam, Emmanuel Esmel Essis, Côte d’Ivoire’s Secretary of State, said during a trade facilitation conference in HCM City on September 18.

Konlon Industries Bình Dương Co Ltd began operations of its factory manufacturing polyester tyre cords with total investment of US$220 million in Bình Dương Province on September 18.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will meet with State-owned enterprises (SOEs) on September 28 in Hà Nội.

The Hà Nội Textile & Garment Industry – Fabric & Garment Accessories (Hanoitex 2018) opened on Wednesday in Hà Nội.

The seventh FiinPro talk, titled “Banking and Real Estate Stocks: Closing for 2018 and Outlook,” will take place in Hà Nội on September 27.

 Competition in the country’s debit and credit card market has become stiffer as foreign and small banks join large domestic banks and finance companies in the race to gain shares in the potential market.

The national carrier Vietnam Airlines will co-operate with Hong Kong’s King Power Traveler to launch a duty-free shop named Lotushop starting in October this year.

The Việt Nam-China international trade fair will take place in the northern border province of Lạng Son from October 30 to November 7, according to its organising board.

Việt Nam needs to improve the quality of its technical and vocational education and training to meet the requirements of digitisation and industry 4.0, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.

Saigon Cosmetics Corporation (SCC) has attracted VNĐ22 billion from two new shareholders to support growth as competition heats up in the domestic cosmetics market.

HCM City authorities on Tuesday pledged to continue to provide assistance to information technology, electronics and telecommunication (ICT) companies at a meeting held in the city.

Việt Nam and Bulgaria should promote co-operation in trade and investment, especially in hi-tech agriculture, enabling Vietnamese products to access the Bulgarian market, said Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Transparency is critical to enhance the efficiency of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) as Việt Nam enters a new phase of equitisation which will focus on quality rather than quantity.