The credit growth in November rose 2.8 per cent against the previous month, pushing the total rise in the 11 months of this year to 15.3 per cent.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed to remove conditions imposed on 21 business sectors, including rice export, logistics and debt trading service.

The Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) announced it has mobilised more than VNĐ9.15 trillion (US$403 million) from 31 Government bond auctions in November.

People’s Committee of Phú Thọ joined hands with the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea to organise a conference in Seoul on Monday to promote investments into the northern province.

 The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta City of Cần Thơ has much potential in developing solar energy and the city always welcomes renewable energy development projects from domestic and foreign investors.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc attended the inauguration ceremonies for LG Display’s US$1.5 billion project and the $41.8 million Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm interchange in the northern port city of Hải Phòng yesterday.

No Vietnamese name figures in the list of top 500 world brands, showing that enterprises here are yet to fully realise the importance and value of branding in a globalising market.

Shares started the new trading week on a positive note with the benchmark VN-Index rising 1.01 per cent to close Monday at 970.02 points.

Reforming State budget is not just a story of reducing deficit, revenues and expenditures, but it is an institutional reform in relation with public organisation and workforce restructuring. It’s time for Việt Nam to have a comprehensive reform which needs collaboration and work in tandem of all ministries and relevant State agencies.

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has confirmed it will continue its scheduled competitive share offerings in four companies in the latter half of this month, easing investor concerns over the possibility of a delay after it was yet to disclose the initial bidding prices for these companies as scheduled.

Vân Đồn International Airport in the northern province of Quảng Ninh, the first airport invested in by a private business in Việt Nam, is scheduled to be operational in late June 2018, instead of in late March as previously announced.

Hòa Phát Group has decided to invest VNĐ1 trillion (US$43.9 million) in building a high quality post-tensioning steel factory, Vũ Thị Ánh Tuyết, deputy director of Hòa Phát Equipment and Accessory Company Limited, said.

The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has given permission for fresh mango fruit imports from Việt Nam to enter the United States, effective December 29.

Việt Nam and Nigeria are seeking to boost cooperation in trade and investment to tap the significant potential between the two countries.

Algeria is conducting all the necessary procedures to export dates to Việt Nam. In particular, some Algerian enterprises have found Vietnamese partners to negotiate conditions to distribute this fruit to Việt Nam.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will enter into a codeshare agreement with Bangkok Airways to operate flights between Việt Nam and Thailand.

Vietnamese businesses spent some US$200 million to import 7,000 completely built-up units (CBUs) in November, according to an estimate of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

November’s uptrend in Việt Nam’s stock market could extend on the back of strong capital inflows from both domestic and foreign investors, analysts say.