A Red Star Awards ceremony was held in Hà Nội on Thursday to celebrate the most outstanding Vietnamese young entrepreneurs for their achievements in business and economy-building.

According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), in the fourth quarter of 2017, 44.8 per cent of firms reported better business performance in Q4 than Q3.

 More than 1,500 golfers have registered to participate in the FLC Golf Championship 2018, scheduled to take place at the FLC Sầm Sơn Golf Links.

Authorities are cracking down on Uber B.V. Ltd’s (Uber) shady tax payment in Việt Nam and are determined to see results before the end of the year.

The Việt Nam-Russia Oil and Gas Joint Venture (Vietsovpetro) has set targets for 2018 that include pumping 4 million tonnes of oil and condensate and 126.5 million cubic metres of natural gas. 

The municipal People’s Committee has released a Decision for the establishment of six new industrial clusters in suburban districts, with a total area of 123ha.

The Việt Nam Private Sector Forum (VPSF) will try to create a space for businesses to voice out their proposals.

The Việt Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) will officially issue e-invoices from the beginning of 2018, replacing the traditional paper invoices.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has officially extended a policy allowing exporters to take loans in foreign currencies for another year instead of stopping it on December 31 as planned.

Creating efficient supply chains for safe farm produce is essential to guarantee sales as well as ensure quantity and quality, delegates told a seminar in HCM City yesterday.

 Việt Nam received a record 12.9 million foreign visitors in 2017, a year-on-year increase of 29.1 per cent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The export value of agro, forestry and seafood products reached a record US$36.37 billion this year, a year-on-year increase of 13 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnamese firms were urged to increase their focus on intangible assets to strengthen brand value at a conference jointly held by Brand Finance and its local representative Mibrand Vietnam in Hà Nội on Thursday.

The Power Generation Corporation 3 (Genco 3) will put more than 267 million shares, accounting for 12.8 per cent of its charter capital, up for sale in its initial public offering (IPO) in February 2018.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index rose to a 10-year high on Thursday, boosted by financial stocks that are expected to deliver positive earnings reports for the past quarter and the whole year.

The first 55 cars of Trường Hải Automobile Joint Stock Co (Thaco), including 21 BMW-branded cars and 34 MINI-branded cars, have officially shipped to Việt Nam for year-end distribution.

Russian vehicle makers will set up joint ventures in Việt Nam to manufacture and assemble trucks and cars with 10 seats and above, crossover utility vehicles and several kinds of special-purpose vehicles.

Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) is recalling more than 8,000 locally-assembled Corolla units to check and replace the airbag inflator module of the front passenger airbag.