The State Treasury of Vietnam has raised more than 60.2 trillion VND (2.6 billion USD) from G-bond auctions at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) since the beginning of this year.

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into property in the first months of 2019 promises to bring many new opportunities for the real estate market.

Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Environment and Social Development Office Christopher Abrams has suggested Vietnam should pool domestic resources to develop renewable energy and import natural gases to increase their supply in the future.

2020 is believed to be a do-or-die year for banks since the SBV has decreed that they must all meet global capital adequacy norms, according to analysts.

Hoa Sen Group announced on March 16 that it has successfully shipped 15,000 tonnes of sheet metal worth over 11.5 million USD to the UK, Germany and Italy.

Investors may keep betting on bank stocks this week, securities firms said, but selling pressure may weigh on the market’s overall performance as local stocks are considered as being overbought in recent days.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate on March 18 at 22,952 VND per USD, down 5 VND from the last working day of previous week (March 15).

The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has offered to purchase more than 116 million shares of the GTNFoods Joint Stock Company (GTN) as GTN indirectly holds shares in Moc Chau Milk.

Vietnam – Austria joint venture Mavin will invest in a high-tech variety research and development centre and a food processing plant in the south at a total cost of over 80 million USD, said its Chairman David John Whitehead.

The strategic partnership between Vietnam and Germany has entered a new stage of development, Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a recent event in Germany.

More foreigners are buying apartments and investing in real estate in Vietnam, especially in Ho Chi Minh City, with most of them coming from mainland China, Japan, Singapore and the Republic of Korea.

Southern localities of Vietnam has been a major destination for investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in recent years, and local textile-garment and footwear industries have proved to be a magnet for an influx of capital from this country.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry has recently unveiled that many steel firms from the Republic of Korea (RoK) are planning their investments in Vietnam.

Many banks have recently announced they will recruit a large number of personnel to meet their business expansion plans in 2019.

Vietnam needs a strategy to promote the development of private firms with a focus on quality, as their contribution to the economy remains modest, attendees heard at a conference in Hanoi on March 15.

Vietnam now ranks fourth globally, first in Southeast Asia and second in Asia in terms of exports of seafood, and its products are now available in over 170 countries and territories worldwide.

Samsung Vietnam (Samsung Vina) officially launched the Samsung Showcase, a technology exhibition and experience centre at the Bitexco building in Ho Chi Minh City on March 15.

Ba Huan Joint Stock Company and Japan’s Ise Foods Inc. on March 15 signed a cooperation deal on the production and distribution of fresh eggs.

The Philippines is a promising market for Vietnamese commodities thanks to its strong demand for Vietnamese goods, according to a Vietnamese trade official.

Vietnamese companies making eco-friendly straws have received many orders from other countries that have reduced the use of plastic straws or even banned their production.