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South Korean conglomerate SK Group plans to purchase US$1 billion worth of stocks in Việt Nam’s real estate-retail-tech giant Vingroup, according to Bloomberg.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index bounced back on Friday after a three-day decline, driven by solid performance of Vingroup and its subsidiaries.

The 2019 Hanoi Plas Print Pack, a biennial international exhibition on the plastic, print and packaging industry, will be held in Hà Nội next month with 50 per cent more exhibitors than last time.

Three Taiwanese-funded enterprises on Thursday signed deals to invest a total of US$30 million at the Minh Huwng Sikico industrial park in the southern province of Bình Phước.

Liquidity in the interbank market has been abundant, helping the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) resume the issuance of treasury bills after five months to withdraw Vietnamese đồng from the banking system.

The country is facing fierce competition, even in the domestic market. Businesses therefore need to better exploit the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Việt Nam now exports 1 billion pairs of shoes per year and the nation is the second largest leather and footwear exporter in the world, according to experts at the Việt Nam Footwear Summit 2019 held in HCM City on Wednesday.

Vietnamese businesses have been urged to embrace digital transformation to remain competitive and enhance their value.

Although people and businesses don’t want the price of electricity and other commodities to increase, it is necessary raise these prices to balance the economy in a multidimensional way.

Vietnamese shares declined for a third session on Thursday as the market reversed quickly at the end of the trading session, dragged down by blue chips in the banking and energy sectors.

As many as 250 businesses from 28 countries and territories, including Việt Nam, are participating in the International Coffee & Tea Industry Expo 2019, which opened in Singapore on Thursday.

Japanese companies want Việt Nam to further streamline inspection procedures for imports, especially of foods.

Ninh Thuận Province has said it recently worked with Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited on a plan to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) warehouse and gas-fired power complex in Cà Ná Commune, Thuận Nam District.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry – HCM City Branch (VCCI-HCM), in collaboration with the China Foreign Trade Centre, held a conference on March 20 to introduce the 125th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) and a business exchange between Vietnamese and Chinese enterprises.

VinaCapital Fund Management Joint Stock Company has announced the establishment of the VinaCapital Insights Balanced Fund.

Việt Nam should shift towards a more productivity and innovation-based economy while making the most of its ongoing demographic dividend to sustain high quality growth over the next decade.

A Vietnamese start-up has built a multi-connection blockchain system which allows information sharing and exchange between ministries and businesses worldwide.