A report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade this year showed that the number of Vietnamese enterprises interested in investing and applying new technologies, especially the core technologies of industry 4.0 in the production process was still modest.

The Việt Nam’s capital market is facing a concerns in the imbalance between the credit market and the capital market.

Việt Nam's agricultural exports face a range of challenges and barriers in Europe due to new stringent food safety regulations

State management bodies need to consider the market in terms of the development of new technologies and business methods, rather than using administrative procedures to intervene in the operation of auto transport businesses, said Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Nguyễn Đình Cung.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường has urged the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces, especially An Giang Province, to apply advanced technologies in production of tra fish (catfish).

Việt Nam is striving for sustainable development on the basis of improving growth quality and taking advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to increase labour productivity and competitiveness to move up in the global value chain.

Cassava is one of Việt Nam’s billion-dollar export products. But the starchy root’s dependence on a single export market as well as shrinking production supply areas have challenged the industry’s ambitious goal of reaching US$2 billion worth of exports by 2023.

The Sơn La Longan and Safe Farm Produce Week at Lotte Mart Ba Đình in Hà Nội seeks to introduce and promote the consumption of safe agricultural produce, especially longan, from Sơn La Province.

Vietjet on Monday started selling tickets on its newest international route connecting Hà Nội with Tokyo, Japan.

Vietnamese shares extended their rallies on Tuesday on improved investor confidence regarding positive developments of global stock markets and comments by government officials on the country’s macro-economy and securities market.

Viettel Global Investment JSC, a subsidiary of military-run telecom giant Viettel Group, will list more than 2.24 million shares on the Unlisted Public Companies (UPCOM) market on September 25.

The initial public offerings of three subsidiaries of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) raised VNĐ7.45 trillion (US$320.5 million) in the first half of this year, a company official said. 

Japan’s Taisho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd has successfully purchased 9.2 million shares of DHG Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, representing a 7.06 per cent stake.

A capital shortage for local paper manufacturers could make them lose out to foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises in their own country, according to experts.

The Department of Trade Defence under the Ministry of Industry and Trade will begin releasing Việt Nam’s export data to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on a monthly basis to help local businesses avoid Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariffs.

Being a newcomer does not mean Bình Phước will forever be “a follower” in terms of economic development, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told an investment promotion conference held in the province on Monday.

Settling non-performing loans (NPLs) has been easier since the application of Nation Assembly’s Resolution 42 a year ago, but detailed guidance is still needed to make the use of the regulation smoother, industry insiders said.

Sacombank and Becamex Bình Phước Infrastructure Development JSC on Monday signed an agreement under which Sacombank will provide credit to Becamex Bình Phước for construction of the Becamex - Bình Phước Industrial and Residential Complex project.