The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will conduct annual inspections on a number of State and private businesses in different sectors, including those involved in petroleum, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and multi-level marketing.

Vietnamese shares rebounded on Wednesday as investors bet on listed banks due to their full-year earnings reports while global markets moved well on positive US-China trade talks.

The number of trading accounts rose by 260,000 to reach nearly 2.2 million as of the end of 2018, according to the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD).

Vulcan Augmetics, a start-up that produces modular, affordable prosthetics for everyone, has been named winner of the first Việt Nam Blue Venture Award.

The Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) wants to become the investor of key items at Long Thành International Airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai.

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.

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.

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

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 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

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.

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