There is enormous potential for investment and trade between his country and Việt Nam, according to political section counselor at the South African Embassy in Hà Nội, Mat Matiwane.

The Vietnam Steel Corporation (VNSTEEL) needs support from the Government to resolve any remaining problems associated with its two key projects, general director Nguyễn Đình Phúc said at a meeting on Friday.

Vietnamese shares advanced further yesterday as investor sentiment was cushioned by recent strong recovery of the market and hopes for better corporate performances in 2018.

Retail price of biofuel E5 RON 92 was hiked by VNĐ429 to VNĐ18,672 (US$0.82) per litre from 3p.m Friday afternoon, according to the announcement by the ministries of industries and trade and finance.

By the end of 2018, the Việt Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) must handle at least VNĐ140 trillion (US$6.15 billion) worth of bad debts it had purchased.

Of 23 billion pairs of shoes sold worldwide in 2017, Việt Nam exported over one billion pairs, continuing to maintain the second position (after China) in shoes export.

The auction of more than 5.5 million TPBank shares, owned by Mobifone, due on February 7 will be postponed, the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) announced.

Bilateral relations between Việt Nam and India have developed significantly over the past years, especially in trade, agriculture and food processing.

The first Laos Goods Week in HCM City will be held at Lê Văn Tám Park in HCM City’s District 1 from January 24 to 28, according to the Lao consulate in the city.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has urged Vietnamese firms to verify information of Thai business partners carefully to avoid being swindled.

Hải Dương Haid Company Limited, member of Singapore’s Haid Group, inaugurated an animal feed plant on Thursday at Đại An industrial extension zone in the northern province of Hải Dương.

The HCM Stock Exchange has announced the listing and trading of shares in Vietnam Electric Equipment Joint Stock Corporation’s (GELEX).

The domestic market is forecast to bear an oversupply of pork, cattle and poultry meats for the Tết festival in 2018, while it may lack vegetables in some places if the weather is cold and unusually frosty.

Rồng Việt Securities on Thursday announced it achieved pre-tax profits of VNĐ138 billion (US$6 million) for 2017, a 125 per cent rise from the previous year.

Việt Nam spent more than US$2.15 billion importing 94,000 cars last year, marking a year-on-year decrease of 16.8 per cent in volume and 9.6 per cent in value.

State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) expects to make a pre-tax profit of VNĐ6.6 trillion (US$290.5 million) in 2017, posting a 33 per cent year-on-year increase.

Casino establishments in Việt Nam must soon equip their venues with features like a working camera system to aid the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in supervising the casinos’ operations, as part of the MoF's plans to legalise casino activities for Vietnamese people.

Credit card holders will not be allowed to withdraw cash at card readers of domestic points of sale (POS) from March this year, says the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV).