BIDV’s pre-tax profit touches $266 million

Bank for Investment and Development of Việt Nam (BIDV)’s total assets reported pre-tax profit of VNĐ6 trillion (US$266 million) in 2017’s first nine months, posting a year-on-year increase of 6.7 per cent.

TPP negotiators to meet in Japan next week

Negotiators from the 11 remaining signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact will hold a three-day meeting near Tokyo next week in pursuit of an agreement by November, the Japanese government said on October 24.

VFA hikes rice export target on strong demand

The Việt Nam Food Association (VFA) has decided to raise its rice export target from 5.2 million tonnes to 5.6 million tones, following an increase in rice contracts for the last months of the year.

EU yellow card will likely hurt VN seafood

The European Commission (EC) has issued a "yellow card" warning to Việt Nam, after the country failed to demonstrate sufficient progress in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide.

Natural rubber market struggles

The natural rubber market is anticipated to continue struggling due to plunging prices, according to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC).

MoT to cut airport budget deficit

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has proposed to the Prime Minister four different plans to operate airfields in the future, aiming to narrow a yawning gap between the Airports Corporation of Việt Nam’s (ACV) revenue and expenditures.

Officetels, condotels need regulations

The HCM City Real Estate Association (HoREA) has urged the Government to ensure condotels and officetels are not used primarily as apartments, warning that would cause problems for urban planning and infrastructure and transport.

Wired VN faces new security threats

As Internet use in Việt Nam continues to rise, avoiding online security threats will become even more difficult, said Vũ Thế Bình, Việt Nam Internet Association (VIA) general secretary, at a symposium in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

IP protection boosts growth: experts

Việt Nam will work to raise the quantity as well as quality of applications for inventions in the coming years, delegates said at a seminar in HCM City yesterday.

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