The Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) will receive a cash dividend of more than 2.55 trillion VND (109 million USD) from the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) for its performance in 2018.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,063 VND/USD on the morning of May 23, down by 3 VND from the previous day.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta have entered the peak fruit harvesting season, with bumper harvests and high selling prices.

Vietnam is among several countries and territories affected by India’s new anti-dumping probe against digital printing plates, said the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Vietnam always welcomes and is willing to create favourable conditions for Russian enterprises to do business and invest in the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed.

A seminar was held in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on May 22 to share experience in managing provincial-level economies and building the Department and District Competitiveness Index (DDCI) for the region.

Most State-owned enterprises were operating at a profit but still needed to improve their operational efficiency, according to a report by the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV).

Vietnam's interbank e-payment system handled 37 million transactions worth nearly 21 quadrillion VND (898.4 billion USD) in the first quarter of the year, up 23 percent and 17.8 percent respectively compared to 2018, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Malaysia is one of the export markets in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) holding the most potential for Vietnam, especially for agricultural products, seafood, foodstuff, and beverages, experts noted at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22.

A delegation of business executives representing 30 Indian companies led by the chairman of the Indian Silk Export Promotion Council met their Vietnamese counterparts at the Buyer-Seller meet held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 21.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant departments to join hands to increase the value of Vietnamese brands to make inroads into international markets.

Insurance auxiliary service providers have the right to join professional associations to develop the insurance-finance market, according to National Assembly deputy Tran Thi Quoc Khanh.

Vina T&T Import - Export Service Trading Co Ltd (Vina T&T) has said its mango shipments to the US amounted to 71 tonnes.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on May 21 chaired a meeting between representatives of 100 Vietnamese firms in Vietnam and Russia and Russian businesses to foster partnerships between the two sides.

Hoa Phat, a major industrial group in Vietnam, said it is preparing its shipment of 6,000 tonnes of high-quality rolled steel to Japan.

The monetary market’s liquidity has remained stable and foreign currency supply and demand are relatively balanced amidst the uptrend of USD/VND exchange rates over the last few days, an official from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has assured.

Despite huge reductions in the price of motor vehicles, car dealerships said sales have been unexpectedly slow in recent weeks.

The first one commune – one product (OCOP) fair of the Mekong Delta region is scheduled for June 6 – 10 in Ben Tre province.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,069 VND/USD on the morning of May 21, unchanged from the day ago.

Vietnam-Russia economic and trade relations have been growing continuously over the past years, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).