Tasks detailed in Resolution 19/2018 must be assigned to each ministry, sector and locality and ensure that follow-up inspections are conducted, said Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam.

Shares of steel companies have been volatile in recent days following the information that the US may impose steep tariffs on steel imports, but market insiders say this, if it happens, would have a moderate direct impact on domestic steel producers.

Vietnamese shares ended in negative territory as large-cap stocks continued to suffer from an increase in investors’ profit-taking to re-direct money into speculative stocks.

The packaging industry is expected to grow at a minimum of 10 per cent on average in the coming years, according to experts.

The Department of Cooperatives and Rural Development (DCRD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and non-government organisation Good Neighbors International (GNI) signed a cooperation agreement yesterday, hoping to introduce new farming methods and the agricultural products value chain to remote areas.

A wide range of furniture, handicrafts, interior décor products and support services are on display at the Việt Nam International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair, VIFA Expo 2018, which opened in HCM City yesterday.

Revisions to the country’s plan for the aviation industry up until 2020, with a vision towards 2030, were recently approved by the Government. The new plan aims for the aviation market in Việt Nam to be among ASEAN’s top four in terms of shipping volume by 2030. Đinh Việt Thắng, director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam, speaks to Vietnam News Agency about the implementation of the plan.

Việt Nam now has four billionaires named in the annual Forbes list released on Tuesday. This is double the number in last year’s rankings.

Two thousand people took part in the first ever Việt Nam Blockchain Week, a global conference on blockchain technology and development, held in HCM City yesterday.

Huge investments have been flowing into the agriculture sector in recent years, making it increasingly competitive.

Property developer FLC Group, which owns Việt Bamboo Airlines Company Limited (Bamboo Airways), will buy 24 A321NEO aircrafts worth US$3 billion from French manufacturer Airbus.

Vietnamese fruit is making its presence felt in the Japanese market, with the country registering a turnover of US$170 million in 2017 through the export of fruits and vegetables, a year-on-year increase of 70 per cent.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has officially issued Decision No. 686/QĐ-BCT to apply safeguard measures on DAP and MAP fertiliser products imported into Việt Nam.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines will open a new route linking the southern province of Khánh Hòa’s Nha Trang City with Seoul in South Korea.

The world’s leading e-commerce player, Amazon, is planning to enter the Vietnamese market, announced the Việt Nam E-commerce Association (VECOM).

Việt Nam is an important part of a new "Asia-centric" strategy which Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is pursuing to strengthen its business in Asia, said Shosuke Mori, SMBC’s Asia Pacific Division.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFS) to enhance the quality of analysis, assessment and forecast of macroeconomic developments and financial markets to complete its task of counseling the Prime Minister.

Enhancing trade promotion and market research and providing information to businesses are among the tasks the Việt Nam Food Association will focus on in the next five years.