The Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông is aiming to build a brand for its avocado by applying good agricultural practices and traceability of origin, local officials told a news briefing in HCM City yesterday.

A conference to review 30 years of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam will be held in the first week of October 2018, according to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

Việt Nam’s exports to Germany hit US$2.85 billion in the first five months of this year, up 8.6 per cent compared to the same period last year.

Nearly VNĐ5 trillion (US$216.5 million) will be invested in building a solar power plant in the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuận.

The Directorate of Fisheries (DoF) has proposed the government use the medium-term public investment budget for the 2016-20 period to upgrade fisheries ports to meet European Commision (EC) requirements for the supervision of fishing vessels, traceability and management of fisheries products.

Vietnamese shares bounced back on Wednesday after two days of sharp falls sent stocks to attractive prices, thus triggering investors to bottom-fish.

The northern province of Bắc Giang has sold more than 207,000 tonnes of lychees this year, including more than 1,000 tonnes shipped abroad.

 Addressing a Việt Nam-Brazil trade and investment forum with the participation of representatives of about 100 enterprises from both countries, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ highlighted the potential for bilateral cooperation.

Việt Nam’s rice export value to Malaysia reached nearly US$122.4 million in the first five months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 177 per cent, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

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.