Việt Nam’s total revenue from retail sales and services had strong growth in the first eight months of this year due to the strong increase in purchasing power of the domestic market, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). 

As of August, the city was home to 598 valid foreign-invested projects, worth a totalling over US$4.98 billion, a report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency showed.

Cyber security is a hot issue globally. In Việt Nam, concerns on the subject have been expressed by the Government and departments, especially in the field of banking – finance, said Lê Mạnh Hùng, director of the State Bank of Việt Nam’s Information Technology Department.

Combining knowledge and research results among scientists, institutes and business schools is key to developing the science and technology (S&T) market in Việt Nam.

Việt Nam expects to continue growth of textile and garment exports to South Korea by the end of the year after strong results in the first seven months of 2018, according to the General Department of Customs.

E-wallet and online payment gateway NganLuong.vn has announced its co-operation with 15 banks, including Vietcombank, VietinBank, Agribank, BIDV, SHB, ABBank, SCB and TVB, to support payments through scanned QR codes.

 The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.45 per cent in August from the previous month, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

Credit growth in the first eight months of this year rose by 8.18 per cent over the end of last year, the lowest level since 2015, a report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment showed.

The consumer-to-consumer (C2C) market in Việt Nam will become a space for global tycoons following many recent investment deals with Vietnamese enterprises.

According to a new governmental decree, rice-exporting businesses will no longer be required to own rice storage, paddy milling and grinding facilities with processing capacities of 5,000 tonnes of rice and 10 tonnes of paddy per hour, respectively.

Quang Trung Software City, and the Vietnam Information Technology Outsourcing Alliance on Friday signed an agreement with Japan’s Fukuoka Information Services Industry Association to enhance business co-operation and support trade promotion by members of both sides.

Shares declined on Friday on both national stock exchanges before the National Independence Day Holiday, led by heavyweight stocks.

A conference to promote cooperation in the field of information technology between Đà Nẵng and Japan was organised in the central city on Thursday.

The agro-forestry-fishery sector raked in US$3.13 billion from exports in August, raising the total value in the first eight months of this year to $25.7 billion, up 7.3 per cent year-on-year.

Egypt has agreed with Việt Nam to import one million tonnes of white rice for the next three to four months after curtailing cultivation earlier this year, head of the rice division of the Egyptian Federation of Industries Rajab Shehata said on Thursday.

The Red River delta province of Hưng Yên on Thursday opened the longan week in Hà Nội to honour the province’s specialty product.

Heineken Việt Nam and the National Traffic Safety Committee began the “When You Drive, Never Drink” campaign in HCM City for a second year on August 29.

Japanese casual clothing retailer Uniqlo on Thursday announced its plans to launch its first store in Việt Nam during fall 2019, marking its further growth in Southeast Asia.