National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has vowed the Vietnamese legislature will do its best to promote ties with Japan in diverse areas.

 Asian stock markets took a breather on Friday from their recent surge as investors booked profits, while the dollar inched up after Thursday's slide and optimism over possible renewed supply cuts by OPEC lifted oil prices.

 Chairman of Cuban National Assembly (NA) Esteban Lazo Hernandez held a reception on February 15 for Vietnam’s NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong who is in Havana for an official working visit.

The Hanoi People’s Court opened a first instance trial on February 16 on the asset embezzlement at the State-owned Vinashin Ocean Shipping Co. Ltd (Vinashinlines), which is awaiting bankruptcy.

 The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry and its Thai counterpart convened the sixth political consultation in Bangkok on February 15, saying that cooperation activities in 2016 reinforced the countries’ strategic partnership.

 Vietnam strongly condemned criminal acts under any form and for any purpose.

 Chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia’s Federal Assembly Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko will pay an official visit to Vietnam from February 20-22.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has requested prompt examination of news stories run by several newspapers regarding Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Ho Thi Kim Thoa.

VietNamNet Bridge - Profits from lending still make up a large proportion of banks’ total profits, but bad debt remains a problem.

Khai Silk, Le Hoai Anh and Trinh Van Quyet are businesspeople whose Facebook pages have up to hundreds of thousands of followers. However, they mostly share views on topics related to life rather than their business.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Tien Dung has over 37 years of experience in the engraving craft, so he can be seen as a veteran artisan in HCMC.

The RCEP provides new hope for Vietnam’s foreign trade given the questions now surrounding the future of the TPP.

Despite geo-political uncertainties around the globe, the Vietnamese stock market is poised for strong growth this year thanks to a flurry of new listings and the government’s drive to develop the market. 

 A dozen children surround Bruno Cerignat, holding hands, singing and laughing as he teaches them a funny English song.

Chief country officer at the HCMC Branch of Deutsche Bank AG, shared the branch’s commitment to the country despite recent incidents that plagued the bank’s overseas activities and his thoughts on the mergers and acquisitions wave in Vietnam.

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Most Japanese enterprises have strong interest in the services and consumer goods sectors in Vietnam, and some two-thirds of Japanese firms active in the country plan to expand operations, showed a recent survey of JETRO.

 Concerning Carrefour’s decision to stop selling Vietnamese tra fish (pangasius) in some of their markets, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said the export of the fish to Europe may be affected but not seriously.

 Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2), Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) and Vietnam General Corporation of Agricultural Materials (Vigecam) have completed procedures for initial public offerings (IPO) this year.

The health sector planned vaccination campaign against Japanese encephalitis for 180,000 kids nationwide, said an official from the Health Ministry yesterday.

Le Ba Hanh, deputy director of the Ha Tinh Province Museum, said experts at the museum discovered 37 ancient books in Chinese-transcribed Vietnamese in Dong Nam Hamlet, Thien Loc Commune, Can Loc District,

Mr. Richard Shih from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam spoke about Taiwanese investments in Vietnam.

 Samsung finds itself in hot water with its last year overly wrought with exploding mobile phones and political scandals. Will this affect the group’s plans in Vietnam?

 The financial problems of Doan Nguyen Duc, president of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group and one of Vietnam’s most influential businessmen, are widely known. However, it was only until 2016 that his company’s income turned negative.