The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for mooncake, a baked pastry that symbolises family reunions and which is traditionally consumed as part of the celebrations.

The Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) has decided to raise the foreign ownership cap from 22.4951 percent to 22.5076 percent of its charter capital.

Investment in industrial parks (IPs) and economic zones (EZs) has become a new driver of growth in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, with local authorities issuing various policies to attract investors.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,205 VND per USD on September 8, down 2 VND from the previous day.

China is currently Vietnam’s largest import source and second-largest export market, while Vietnam is its northern neighbour’s eighth-largest trade partner. China is also the first trade partner of Vietnam to surpass the 100 billion USD milestone.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 7 held a dialogue with Japanese economic groups and businesses interested in expanding investment in Vietnam.

Domestic trade is expected to contribute about 13.5 percent of GDP by 2025, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)'s target to effectively realise the 2021-2025 socio-economic development plan.

Vietnam is striving for a commercial electricity output of 337.5 billion kWh by 2025 and 478.1 billion kWh by 2030, down 15 billion kWh and nearly 230 billion kWh compared with those in the adjusted Power Planning VII.

The Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro has announced that oil and gas exploitation reached 2.1 million tonnes in the first eight months of this year, 7.3 percent higher than the target.

Specialists Pham Nguyen Hoang of the Victoria University of Australia and Nguyen Cong Minh of the State Securities Commission of Vietnam have conducted a study on the protection of minority shareholders in the Vietnamese context. Following is a brief introduction of their study.

Online shopping and electronic payments in Vietnam have become more common in recent years as more of the country's population gains access to the internet, and e-commerce in the 95 million-strong market is set to enter a rapid growth phase in the near future, according to industry experts.

Nearly 90 solar power plants with a total capacity of about 4,000 MWp were put into operation in the second quarter of this year, setting a record so far, the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) reported.

The pre-tax profit of the banking system in the second half of this year is estimated to fall 22.1 percent compared to the same period last year due to an increase in provisions for risky loans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Budget airline Vietjet is resuming domestic flights from and to the central city of Da Nang on September 8 as the COVID-19 outbreak in the city has been put under control, in accordance with a decision of the Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,207 VND per USD on September 7, up 1 VND from the last working day of previous week (September 4).

The MoMo e-wallet has a total of 20 million users 10 years since its debut in the Vietnamese market, its developer M_Service has announced.

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh has put a great deal of effort into improving its business climate and competitiveness over the last few years.

The Embassy of Vietnam in France, the French institute of applied geopolitical studies (EGA Institute) and Foyer Vietnam on September 4 co-hosted a webinar on opportunities brought by the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

The taxation sector has collected over 752.6 trillion VND (32.45 billion USD) for the State budget, equivalent to 60 percent of the yearly estimate and 91.9 percent of the figure of the same period last year, the General Department of Taxation reported.

The People’s Committee of the central coastal city of Da Nang has approved plans for a 36-hole golf course by property developer VinaCapital Group.