The midterm Vietnam Business Forum 2018 between the Government and the business community began in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has stepped in to steady the dollar-đồng exchange rate by selling the greenback on Wednesday at 1 per cent lower than the previous day’s rate.

Việt Nam earned US$4.15 billion from exports of wood and wooden products in the first six months of this year, marking an increase of 8.4 per cent compared with the same period last year.

A wide range of intelligent machinery, equipment and solutions for the manufacturing value chain are on display at the International Precision Engineering, Machine Tools and Metalworking Exhibition that opened on July 3 in HCM City.

The Việt Nam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) launched Việt Nam’s 50 Leading IT Companies 2018 programme in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

The US$/VNĐ exchange rate yesterday cooled down in some large commercial banks after the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) said it will intervene to stabilise the market if necessary, contributing to keeping the macro-economy steady.

The Tiền Giang People’s Committee has said it will continue with its efforts to make the province more attractive for investors and seek to attract more investments.

Quang Trung Software City, International Accelerator, Inc., and MagRabbit Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding for a programme to accelerate innovative start-ups in the US.

Việt Nam’s economy is not likely to experience an economic recession next year, according to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng, though it has suffered such crises in 1979, 1989, 1999 and 2009, following consistent 10-year cycles.

Massive selling pressure hit many large-caps, drowning the market, making VN-Index become the biggest loser index in Asia during Tuesday session.

Retail goods and services posted a revenues of nearly VNĐ2.12  quadrillion (US$94 billion in the first six months of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 10.7 per cent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Việt Nam posted a trade surplus of US$2.71 billion in the first half of the year, compared with a deficit of $3.5 billion during the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Turkey’s General Directorate for Imports has issued the final decision to impose anti-dumping measures on Partially Oriented Yarn (POY) imported from China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and Việt Nam, according to the Việt Nam Competition Authority.

Việt Nam’s businesses invested US$263.1 million in total, including new projects and additional capital, in 27 countries and territories in the first half of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The State Bank of Việt Nam's net purchase of foreign currencies exceeded US$11 billion in the first half of 2018, increasing the nation’s foreign exchange reserves to approximately $63.5 billion.

Six start-ups from Malaysia and Singapore connected with Vietnamese entrepreneurs to receive mentorship in how to penetrate the local market and network at a programme organised by the Saigon Innovation Hub yesterday.

Many commercial banks said they expect higher credit limits as they have already used up most, if not all, of their assigned quota for the whole year.

The Masan Consumer Corporation has signed a strategic partnership with the leading Korean processed meat company Jinju Ham to provide meat for the Vietnamese market.