Việt Nam is working hard to build a constructive and upright Government to serve people and businesses, while focusing on developing innstitutions, improving governance capacity and bringing more opportunities to all enterprises, including investors from Europe, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at the “Meet Europe 2018” conference in Hà Nội on Friday.

Indonesia's ride-hailing start-up Go-Jek announced on Thursday that it will invest about US$500 million to move into four new markets in the next four months - Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines.

Numerous favorable conditions have come together to make Việt Nam an attractive investment destination in the ASEAN, Asia and the world.

Việt Nam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) shares will list its shares on the HCM City Stock Exchange (HOSE) on June 4.

Vietnamese shares bounced back on Wednesday after two consecutive bearish sessions sending stocks down to attractive prices, thus triggering investors to bottom-fish.

Firms are potentially missing out on key opportunities available beyond their immediate borders by focusing on trade policy developments on a regional scale, and showing lack of awareness when it comes to the broader global trade policy environment, according to an HSBC report.      

Cross-ownership in banks has decreased sharply after the banks recently changed their top leaders at the 2018 annual general meetings of shareholders (AGMs) to meet the central bank’s new regulation.

The export value of forest products from early this year until May 24 surpassed that of seafood products to become the leader in the agro, forests and seafood export group.

Many banks have reduced the interest rate for short-term deposits while raising the rate for long-term deposits to restructure capital sources.

Blockchain is increasingly taking centre stage in the IT industry and is expected to help develop Việt Nam’s economy, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.  

The sugar industry needs to restructure to compete with rivals in other countries such as Thailand, according to the Việt Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association.

Gaining the trust of customers is still a challenge to the development of the e-commerce industry despite its huge potential.

Shares retreated on Thursday on the nation’s stock exchanges, reversing from Wednesday’s unexpected rebound.

HCM City and China’s Shandong Province aim to facilitate bilateral trade by holding more networking events, encouraging investments between both sides, and signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), promising more support in the future.

The Việt Nam Sugarcane and Sugar Association has voiced concerns against the Ministry of Finance’s proposal of imposing special consumption tax of 10 per cent on sweet drinks.

Volatility on Việt Nam’s stock market in the past two months has dragged down the performance of foreign investment funds here.

Economies in the ASEAN+3 region should enhance their connectivity, boost the service sector and develop skilled human resources in order to meet global demand, participants were told during a seminar held in Hà Nội on May 25.

The number of Vietnamese firms using e-invoices has skyrocketed from roughly 800 in 2016 to over 9,000 to date, according to the General Department of Taxation (GDT).

Vietnamese stock markets is forecast to stay on a down-ward trend in the coming week due to caution philosophy among investors and accelerated selling pressure from foreigners, analysts said.

Vietnamese businesses lack a proper strategy to build brands, a survey by British brand consultant Mibrand has found.