Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has approved a list of 406 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) marked for divestment from now until 2020.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index extended its loss for a second straight session on Tuesday as investors remained pessimistic over trading conditions.

Fifty delegates from APEC member-economies took part in a workshop on Traffic Light Score Methodology that began in HCM City yesterday.

Ensuring that rules of origin (ROO) are kept “simple and more business-friendly” will enhance trade among APEC economies, experts said at a workshop held in HCM City on Tuesday.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) on Monday announced the postponement of preliminary determinations of antidumping duty investigations on tool chests and cabinets imported from Việt Nam and China from October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.

Indirect investment from Japan into Việt Nam remain relatively modest compared to the potential of Japan and the ability to absorb investment capital sources of Vietnamese market, finance minister Đinh Tiến Dũng said.

The Ministry of Transport will increase service charges at airports to compensate for investment costs of the airport system and raise service quality.

The latest addition has brought the country’s total trade deficit from the start of the year to mid-August to around US$2.45 billion, equivalent to 2 per cent of the total import-export turnover.

Việt Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) on Monday conducted its first confiscation of an asset mortgaged for a non-performing loan based on a newly-issued resolution.

Promoting trade and investment and reforming the investment climate in APEC member economies were discussed at the Investment Experts’ Group (IEG) meeting held in HCM City yesterday as part of the ongoing third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting and related meetings.

Local enterprises have to spend around 28.6 million of working days equivalent to VNĐ14.3 trillion (US$636 million) a year to complete administrative procedures for special check-ups, said Mai Tiến Dũng, minister and chairman of the Government Office.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has proposed major incentives including prolonged income tax exemptions for businesses and individuals working in special economic zones in three provinces.

Improving the ability of regulators’ ability to conform to the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) agreement of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will help APEC economies avoid trade impediments and have better access to international markets, experts said at a workshop held yesterday in HCM City.

The Government Office last week sent a written document to the central bank governor, referring to the mobilisation of idle gold and foreign currency sources from the people.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index remained fragile on Monday, losing its positive momentum as investors remained cautious over the current market downtrend.

Six APEC economies are displaying agricultural products and advanced agri-production technologies required to address food security and sustainably develop agriculture at an exhibition that opened in Cần Thơ City today (August 21).

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) yesterday (August 21) signed a letter of intent to enhance bilateral cooperation in agricultural research.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has ratified LienVietPost Bank’s proposal of convertible bonds issuance in 2017.