The two-day 4th International Conference on Finance and Economics which opened yesterday in HCM City is focusing on innovation and sustainable entrepreneurship. 

More than 200 local and foreign companies are displaying their products at the 17^th International Agriculture Trade Fair, which opened in HCM City yesterday.

Executives from start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises were in attendance at a conference titled “Access to capital for startups” in HCM City yesterday.

China International United Petroleum and Chemicals Co Ltd (UNIPEC) bought 35 per cent of Việt Nam’s crude oil exports in the first eight months of this year.

The Việt Nam Coal and Minerals Industry Group (Vinacomin) seeks to expand the Lâm Đồng Aluminum Plant in the Bauxite-Aluminum Tân Rai Lâm Đồng Complex.

Việt Nam led the South East Asian countries in infrastructure spending, which was 5.7 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), a recent report by property services firm CBRE revealed.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Việt Nam (BIDV) and the Banque Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public (BCEL) will continue to promote their cooperation from 2017 to 2020.

The latest proposal to tax an individual’s income from the interest accrued from the savings deposited in banks has become a bone of contention between the parties concerned.

Việt Nam shipped its first batch of dragon fruit to Australia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said during an event held in the Hoàng Phát Fruit Company Ltd, Long An Province, on Wednesday.

The leaders of northern Hải Phòng Port City are collecting opinions from four associations and relevant agencies to submit to the municipal People’s Council to reduce fees for using infrastructure, service facilities and public utilities at its ports.

Ministers from Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)’s six member countries sat down at a conference yesterday to discuss the endorsement and implementation of a five year action plan, towards regional achievements of inclusive growth and sustainable development.

The latest healthcare products and technologies are being showcased at the four-day 12^th International Exhibition on Products and Supplies for Healthcare Việt Nam, which opened yesterday in HCM City.

The Government has had many policies encouraging the development of the private sector. But the sector continues to face many Government-created hurdles, including regulations and required licences and certificates.

The application of information technology (IT) is a crucial tool to enhance trade promotion activities nationwide by strengthening information exchange between trade organizations, officials said during a seminar held in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

A deal that allows global brewer Carlsberg to increase its stake in Việt Nam’s second largest brewer Habeco could be finalised in November.

Shares moved in opposite directions on the two stock exchanges on Wednesday. Investors’ sentiment was fragile as worry swirled about the possibility of a deeper correction.

Efforts by the Vietnamese authorities to speed up resolution of legacy problem loans could help address the asset-quality issues that weigh heavily on banks' viability ratings.

The Sài Gòn High-Tech Park should tie up with investment companies for funding for technology and research projects, Politburo member and HCM City Party Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân said during a visit to the park yesterday.