Telecom giant Viettel and the State Capital Investment Corporation(SCIC) will auction off all their stakes in the Vietnam Construction and Import-Export JSC (Vinaconex), according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

Vietnam’s signing of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) with the European Union (EU) will help the country boost wood product exports to not only the EU but also many other markets, according to an official.

The recently concluded METALEX Vietnam received more than 18,840 manufacturing businesspeople who came to source new technologies and seek business opportunities.

Hanoi attaches importance to cooperation projects in climate change adaptation and environmental protection between its Hoan Kiem district and Lichtenberg district of Berlin, Germany, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

The State Bank of Vietnam adjusted the daily reference exchange rate on November 1 up 1 VND to 22,727 VND per USD.

The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has reported its combined revenue rose 3.3 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2018 to 13.73 trillion VND (around 586.8 million USD).

The State Treasury of Vietnam raised nearly 700 billion VND (29.9 million USD) from Government bonds (G-bond) in an auction at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) on October 31.

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh pledged continued support for domestic businesses in the context of international economic integration while fielding questions raised by National Assembly deputies on October 31.

Experts have judged that the national export goal and trade deficit rate next year set by the Government was feasible.

A delegation from the European Parliament (EP)’s Committee on Fisheries led by EP spokesman Mato Gabriel held a working session with authorities from the central province of Binh Dinh on October 31 to discuss efforts to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing as required by the European Commission.

The Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (HOSE code: VJC) recorded a yearly revenue increase of 105 percent to more than 12.71 trillion VND (544.28 million USD) in the third quarter of 2018.

Vietnam’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) scored growth of 10.4 percent in the first ten months of 2018, compared to the growth of 9.6 percent in the same period last year.

Vietnamese experts and businesses have reaffirmed the country’s interest in strengthening its investment and trade partnership with Cuban partners during Cuba’s third Investment Forum as part of the 36th Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2018).

The “yellow card” warning must be taken as motivation to transform the fishery sector into a responsible and sustainable industry, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has said.

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the baseline credit assessments (BCAs) of 12 Vietnamese banks in its latest report released on October 30.

Many localities have reported difficulties in implementing the Government’s Decree 68/2017/ND-CP on the management and development of industrial clusters, said Ngo Quang Trung, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Department of Local Industry and Trade.

Many National Assembly deputies shared the view that the Government should take more drastic measures so as to achieve the goal of 1 million enterprises by 2020, noting the under-expectation results of Resolution 35/2016/NQ-CP on developing enterprises to 2020.

Technologies, equipment, products, and services used in the textile and garment industry will be displayed at the Vietnam International Textile and Garment Industry Exhibition and the Vietnam International Textile and Apparel Accessories Exhibition to be held in HCM City from November 21 to 24.

The domestic automobile parts industry has failed to reach the set target despite support from the Government, said Nguyen Thi Tue Anh, deputy director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) in October increased 0.24 percent month-on-month and 4.09 percent year on year as transport costs rose 1.42 percent due to the petrol price hikes, according to the Hanoi Statistics Department.