HCM City’s industrial sectors have seen good growth due to the city’s efforts in creating a better environment for investment and businesses, the city’s Department of Industry and Trade said on October 11.

Taking place from 25 to 29 November in the central city of Đà Nẵng, national start-up day ‘Techfest 2018’ is expected to attract 4,500 participants with a series of activities to connect investors with enterprises

With its high economic growth, great market potential, and reasonably priced labour with improving skills, Việt Nam is an attractive market for Japanese investors, according to the Tokyo Small and Medium sized Enterprise Support Centre.

Three international exhibitions, Metalex Vietnam 2018, Nepcon Vietnam 2018, and Supporting Industry Show 2018, opened on October 11 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City, featuring advanced metalworking solutions, the latest electronics assembly technologies and high-quality industrial grade parts.

Companies should offer higher-quality products and authorities should provide better business networking opportunities to increase purchases of locally made goods, experts said during a conference on competitiveness held on October 11 in HCM City.

Rice production and exports has shifted towards quality and added value, promoting safe production and applying high technology while organic agriculture has been given special attention for development.

 Vietnamese shares suffered one of their sharpest drops ever on Thursday after Wall Street’s worst losses in eight months triggered a surge of global selling that hit markets in Asia, too.

The European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade on Wednesday held an opening hearing on the Free Trade Agreement and the Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) between Việt Nam and the European Union.

HCM City Securities Corporation (HSC) had the biggest market share on the derivatives market in the third quarter of 2018, according to the Hà Nội Stock Exchange.

B Grimm Power (BGRIM) has clinched an agreement to supply electricity from its solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Phú Yên Province, Việt Nam, to Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the largest power company in the country.

Prime Minister has issued a decision to appoint Hồ Sỹ Hùng to be Deputy Chairman of the Việt Nam’s Committee for State Capital Management.

Ten investors have pledged to invest more than VNĐ35 trillion (US$1.52 billion) into 16 tourism development projects in the northern province of Bắc Giang.

Evertrust Foods Co Ltd started the construction of a seafood processing plant on Wednesday in Quy Nhơn City, Bình Định Province.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has recently issued a standard set for domestic chip cards for the first time to enhance safety and service quality of the country’s bank card operations.

The GreenFeed Việt Nam Corporation and the Đồng Nai Food Industry Company on Wednesday inaugurated a processing factory today in Trảng Bom District, Đồng Nai Province.

A wide range of automobiles manufactured by the world’s leading brands will be on display during the Việt Nam Motor Show 2018 in HCM City this month.

Since the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community, and the abolition of tariffs within the bloc, Việt Nam’s exports to other members remain limited, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.

The welding equipment market is expected to grow at a rapid rate in the near future as the world moves toward industrialisation faster, experts said.