Minister of Investment and Planning (MIP) Nguyễn Chí Dũng yesterday started answering questions on issues related to the mobilisation of capital sources from the society for development investment, the allocation and notification of investment plans with capitals extracted from the State budget.

The HCM City Department of Taxation has sought a report from its offices by the end of this month on their implementation of its instruction to collect taxes from people selling merchandise on Facbook.

Within the last ten days, pepper price has fallen from an already low VNĐ82,000 (US$3.65) to VNĐ72,000 ($3.21) per kilogramme, much to the chagrin of pepper farmers in Central Highlands provinces; yet they seem unfazed and continue to hold out for higher prices.

The Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s HCM City branch (VCCI HCM) and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) yesterday (June 14) began a two-year programme for improving the quality of vocational training in aquaculture.

The grievance handling mechanism in bidding needed to be renovated to ensure transparency and keep pace with the country’s rapid international integration, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Đào Quang Thu.

Vietnamese stock indices ended on a positive note on Wednesday, led by banks, insurance companies and agriculture firms on positive market information.

Vũ Chí Dũng, director of the International Co-operation Department of the State Securities Commission (SSC), discussed the need of the upgrade of the Vietnamese stock market to the emerging status and obstacles of this process on the Economic Focus news on Vietnam News Agency Television Centre (VNews).

The draft decree on conditions for auto manufacturing, assembling, importing, and maintenance and warranty business recently publicised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is stirring up concerns in general public and industry insiders.

The Thủy Tạ Ice-cream Joint Stock Company will trade three million shares on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) on June 20.

Consumer lending by end May rose 29.7 per cent against the end of 2016, the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) has said.

A delegation of the Eight-Japan Engineering Consultants Inc. (EJECT) met authorities of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 13 to discuss joint local infrastructure projects.

A round-trip airfare from Hà Nội to Bangkok will cost only VNĐ899,000 or US$35, excluding taxes and fees.

The Cao Bằng Sugar JSC (CBS) is set to have its shares listed on Hà Nội Stock Exchange’s (HNX) Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) on June 20, 2017 with 2.52 million common stocks under the stock code CBS at VNĐ10,000 (US$0.44) per share.

When making an investment in Vietnam, foreign investors must study the feasibility of the project based on various factors. One of them is that the investor must make sure if the business sectors they plan to operate in are permitted by the laws of Vietnam or satisfy regulatory conditions and requirements.

Once the EU-Việt Nam Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VPA-FLEGT) comes into force, there will be opportunities for Việt Nam to export more wooden products to Europe and other markets, delegates told a seminar in HCM City on Tuesday.

The weakening of the UK sterling will not have much impact on Vietnamese exports since it is expected to be short-lived, an official of the Ministry of Industry and Trade said yesterday in response to public concerns.

Three international exhibitions -- Paper Vietnam; Rubber and Tyre Vietnam; and Coatings Expo Vietnam -- opened in HCM City on June 13.

The HCM Stock Exchange on Tuesday introduced the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards and encouraged companies to use this reporting framework to strengthen their credibility, as well as contribute to promoting the green capital market.