Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Neil McGregor – Group President and CEO of Sembcorp Industries, one of the leading foreign investors in Viet Nam – in Singapore on November 13.

Louis Nguyễn, an investor on TV reality show Shark Tank, on Monday said he plans to invest VNĐ10 billion (US$438,000) in Hoa Nắng Agriculture Company Ltd, a start-up producing organic agricultural produce.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed criteria for monitoring and evaluating the efficiency of economic restructuring and growth model renewal in the 2016 to 2020 period.

Policy-makers, international experts and representatives of Asset Management Companies (AMCs) in five Asian countries will gather in Hà Nội on Thursday at the International Public Asset Management Company Forum (IPAF) to discuss regional financial security and non-performing loans (NPLs) settlement plans.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, who is in Singapore at the head of a high-ranking delegation to attend the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings, and Singapore’s Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Tuesday inaugurated the Vietnam Fair.

Though traditional trade, including wet markets, still dominates in the country, modern channels have gained impressive momentum, according to Nielsen’s latest Shopper Trend report.

Deputy Minister of Transport Lê Đình Thọ signed an aviation business licence for Bamboo Airways, owned by property developer FLC Group, on Monday.

The Ministry of Information and Communication on Monday transferred the ownership of giant telecom service providers Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation to the Committee for State Capital Management (CMSC) on Monday.

Việt Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Monday released a decision to maintain anti-dumping duties on H-shaped and coated steel products imported from China and the Republic of Korea.

This year Việt Nam has increased its ranking from 23^rd to 19^th among countries where expats are eager to live and work in HSBC’s annual Expat Explorer survey.

LienVietPostBank and BC Card - the largest credit card network in South Korea on Monday in Hà Nội signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for co-operation to promote non-cash payment in Việt Nam.

Vietnam Airlines and AI EI Israel Airlines (LY) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a codeshare partnership to enhance connectivity between the two markets.

The State Securities Commission has given nod to Vinaconex’s request to lock its ceiling foreign ownership ratio at zero per cent, saying it complies with the existing regulations.

The State Bank of Việt Nam has issued a decree asking businesses to enhance customer information privacy after an alleged breach of mobile retail chain Thế Giới Di Động (Mobile World) revealed personal information of more than five million customers.

Governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam Lê Minh Hưng has urged credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches to further speed up the settlement of non-performing loans (NPLs).

A Governmental decree drafted by the transport ministry to simplify business conditions for potential investors in the aviation sector has been sent to the Prime Minister for approval.

National Assembly deputies voted to pass the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) at a meeting on Monday afternoon, making Việt Nam became the seventh country to approve the trade deal, following Australia, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, New Zealand and Canada.  Economist Võ Trí Thành speaks about the impacts of the CPTPP on Việt Nam as well as the country’s integration landscape.

 Vietnamese shares were saved on Monday despite investors’ unwillingness to buy while a strong comeback of oil prices helped lift the petroleum sector.