Việt Nam News

Central Đà Nẵng City will revoke stagnant coastal projects if developers fail to resume construction as committed.

The Government pledged to take stronger measures to create a level playing field and friendly environment for businesses as well as improve the competitiveness of local enterprises.

What some business leaders at the meeting had to say

Đức Giang-Lào Cai Chemicals JSC plans to issue convertible bonds and shares worth VNĐ833.8 billion (US$37 million) in 2017 to merge with Lào Cai Chemical Fertilisers JSC and Bảo Thắng Chemicals.

Shares picked up in both local markets yesterday as investor confidence turned positive after a meeting between the Prime Minister and local businesses.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has asked Hải Phòng City to revise the fees for using infrastructure, service facilities and public utilities at ports in the city.

Việt Nam News reporter Ngọc Bích speaks with Dr. Frank Rijsberman, director general of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) -- a Seoul-based international organisation -- about the potential of renewable energy in Việt Nam and what the country should do to overcome challenges in the process of implementing renewable projects.

Seven major auto brands have so far confirmed participation at the third Việt Nam International Motorshow (VIMS 2017) to be held in HCM City next October.

The Economic Committee of the National Assembly said careful consideration must be given to increasing crude oil output to boost economic growth.

The central Tam Thanh commune in Quảng Nam Province has debuted its first fish sauce co-operative, aiming to make traditional crafts marketable and profitable.

Liquidity in the inter-bank market has showed positive signs after several months of being under pressure.

Japan has become the largest market for Vietnamese shrimps, accounting for 21.9 per cent of the country’s shrimp export value in the first quarter of 2017.

Việt Nam has proposed an initiative on building an e-commerce facilitation framework within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), as it is an important content in the 2017 APEC’s agenda.

The impressive growth of Việt Nam’s tourism sector has given a boost to tourism and resort property market, said Rudolf Hever, director of Savills Asia Pacific’s Hotel Consulting Department. 

Commercial banks have consistently recruited thousand of new employees, especially for retail banking services, to meet business targets in 2017.

Cần Thơ plans to open more domestic and international flights to the city by giving subsidies to airlines, with a maximum subsidy of VNĐ8.5 billion a year, said a city official.

Cross-border credit information exchange plays an important and necessary role in promoting the quality and efficiency of investment and business activities for 21 member economies in the Asia Pacific region.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) recently permitted the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) to issue VNĐ20 trillion (US$893 million) worth of bonds in 2017.