Farmers, already hit by record low pork prices, are facing a fresh blow with prices for many other agricultural products in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang dropping.

Investors should not expect too much from the derivatives market in the early stages despite its potential benefits, says Nguyễn  Duy Hưng, chairman of Sài Gòn Securities Inc.

To successfully deploy big data in the banking sector, there must be a comprehensive strategy using professional teams who have deep understanding of both finance and technology, said Nguyễn Kim Anh, Deputy Governor of State Bank of Việt Nam.

The need to bring about some degree of parity between foreign-invested and domestic firms while fostering increased linkages was highlighted at the Vietnam Business Forum held on Friday in Hà Nội.

A banking-enterprises link-up programme in HCM City has enabled 4,138 businesses to borrow over VNĐ124.3 trillion (US$5.5 billion) from banks in the first five months of this year, a conference heard on Friday.

Việt Nam and Indonesia boast huge potential in energy collaboration, Indonesian Ambassador to Việt Nam, Ibnu Hadi, said at a conference held in Hà Nội yesterday.

Owners of websites with the Vietnamese domain name “.vn” can  now transfer domain names directly following a circular that was promulgated last year finally coming into effect, said the Việt Nam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC).

A conference to launch the Việt Nam Annual Economic Report 2017 was held in Hà Nội on Friday, discussing institutional reforms.

Tourism accelerator Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism has announced a list of four recipients of the 2017 Mekong Business Initiative Innovation Grants.

Business leaders and experts discussed digital solutions to involve and integrate small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into the global market, at a conference in HCM City on Thursday.

The 2017 Lục Ngạn–Bắc Giang Lychee Week in Hà Nội kicked off at the Big C Thăng Long Supermarket on June 16, with “thiều” lychee being the special draw for customers.

FPT Corporation has reportedly sold its distribution business FPT Trading to US-headquartered Synnex Corp, retail sources told zing.vn.

Việt Nam should implement polices to increase its export volume through its border gates with China by taking advantage of the Việt Nam-China Border Trade Agreement, experts said.

The head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV), Lại Xuân Thanh, denied yesterday that his agency had rejected an operating application from Việt Bamboo Airways Company.

Việt must develop its support industry if it wants to attract more Japanese investment into the manufacturing sector, a recent Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) survey shows.

The Government needs new policies on land pooling and accumulation, as well as credit, to develop the farm economy, delegates said at a forum held in HCM City on Thursday.

Vietnamese shares were almost flat in both local markets on Thursday as energy firms, banks and other leading companies suffered from investor profit-hunting.