Businesses may be able to improve earnings and market values if they are able to develop and use intellectual property in efficient ways, officials said at a seminar on Tuesday.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) is showcasing Vietnamese seafood products at the Seafood Expo Global, which is being held in Brussels, Belgium, from Tuesday to Thursday.

Shares recovered on the two local markets on yesterday after gloomy trading sessions as investor confidence was picked up by positive moves in global markets.

Vietnamese enterprises can meet some international standards of transparency, however, large companies still disclose little information about anti-corruption programmes, said Nguyễn Thị Kiều Viễn, executive director of Towards Transparency Việt Nam at a workshop in Hà Nội.

Vietcombank lent Việt Nam’s leading egg supplier Ba Huân Company Ltd VNĐ60 billion (US$2.6 million) to build a high-tech egg processing plant in Hà Nội.

The domestic steel sector is expected to achieve a growth rate of 10 per cent in 2017, said Nghiêm Xuân Đa, chairman of the management of Việt Nam Steel Corporation (VnSteel).

Business communities play an important role in accelerating bilateral trade between Việt Nam and China, said Huang Xiaohang, vice chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade under the Zhejiang Provincial Committee (CCPIT Zhejiang).

The Việt Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) will continue improving the quality of corporate management and enhancing international integration to increase efficiency.

The Government of Việt Nam has targeted keeping the public debt ratio below 65 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) during 2016-18.

Shares fell further on the two local markets on Tuesday as investor confidence remained low on potential global risks, a coming holiday and a six-day decline of oil prices.

The food and beverage industry is expected to maintain a growth rate of more than 10 per cent until 2020, according to experts.

The domestic garment industry has faced many challenges in exporting to key markets, such as the European Union (EU) and the United States, but it still has a chance of achieving its export target this year, according to experts.

Japan’s coal enterprises are ready to transfer clean coal technology to Việt Nam’s firms to reduce emissions and enhance efficiency in the electricity sector, said Noboru Aoki, head of the environment division at New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation.

Việt Nam’s steady transition to a liberalised economy is the subject of a wide-ranging analysis in a new report by the global research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG).

The International Trade Fair for Construction, Mining and Transport, Machinery, Equipment, Technology, Vehicles and Materials (Contech Việt Nam 2017) opened its doors yesterday at the National Exhibition Construction Centre in Hà Nội.

The Saigon Securities Incorporation's (SSI) on Saturday has decided to issue bonds worth VNĐ300 billion (US$13.3million) for financial and credit institutions. 

The Long Bình – Chrey Thom Bridge connecting the southern province of An Giang in Việt Nam and Cambodia’s Kandal Province was inaugurated on Monday.

With its fertile soil and great development potential, Trà Vinh Province is expected to become a new centre for trading, aquatic product processing and high-value agriculture of the southern region and the whole country in the near future, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.