Việt Nam News

At the APEC Summit, the central city of Đà Nẵng has called for investment in nine projects in tourism and entertainment worth an estimated US$500 million. It says it wants the development done as Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and Build-Own-Operate (BOO) models.

Profits of many commercial banks this year will hit the highest levels since 2012 thanks to rising capital demand, experts have forecast.

A number of strategic documents that orient long-term co-operation within the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) region over the coming decades will be presented to the bloc’s ministers and leaders this week, according to Chair of 2017 APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Bùi Thanh Sơn.

Việt Nam’s leading international water supply, sanitation, water resources and purification event, VIETWATER 2017, opens today in HCM City.

Shares advanced for a third session on the HCM Stock Exchange on Tuesday as property developers and energy firms were able to maintain momentum.

Việt Nam has been an open trade hub in the past and is striving hard now to become a trustworthy and potential trade partner in the world business community, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on Tuesday.

Special Administrative Economic Units in Việt Nam will face challenges in raising funds from different sources and models in the context of limited state funds over the coming years.

The first APEC Digital Prosperity Award was given to Airlala, a Việt Nam-based e-commerce platform, on Tuesday as APEC senior officials began their policy deliberations.

The growth rate of the mineral exploitation sector in the first 10 months of the year posted a decline of 7.4 per cent from the same period last year.

The attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the southern province of Đồng Nai has, so far, this year surpassed the US$1 billion target set for the entire 2017.

Hà Nội has called for investments from Finland in water supply, renewable energy, waste treatment and smart-city solutions.

 Calculation of petroleum import tax based on weighted average of the tariffs along with locally produced petrol from Dung Quất Oil Refinery would benefit consumers, Vũ Thị Mai, deputy minister of finance, said.

Themed “Việt Nam: We Mean Business,” the first-ever Việt Nam Business Summit, a highlight of the 25^th APEC Leaders’ Week, opened at the Ariyana Conference Centre on Tuesday with the participation of more than 2,000 delegates, representing local and foreign business leaders.

The Government's Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform (ACAPR) has proposed a number of measures to reduce procedures and expenses for enterprises.

It was critical for export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial zones (IZs) in HCM City to renovate strategies towards high-technology and green development to contribute to enhancing the southern city’s economic growth quality.

Việt Nam wants to enhance co-operation with international organisations to promote the development of agricultural co-operatives, especially in supporting market access and management capacity, participants said at a seminar in HCM City on Monday.

According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), ministries have approved the restructuring plans of additional State-owned enterprises (SoEs), with the latest including the Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services One Member Limited Liability Company (Mobifone) and the Vietnam Post Corporation (VnPost), in line with the State’s SoEs restructuring action plan.