The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is under the process of drafting up the investment law on the basis of public-private partnership (PPP), the governmental portal reported.

Macau’s biggest junket operator Suncity Group will open its own US$4-billion casino-integrated resort in Vietnam by year’s end, Bloomberg reported.

The number of Vietnamese people making mobile payments in stores is growing fastest, according to a survey by PcW.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on May 22 during his official visit to Russia.

A recent draft circular on safety limits for banking operations, which applies a credit risk ratio three times higher than the current ratio, has created controversy among real estate consultants, developers, and buyers.

Vietnam always welcomes Russian enterprises, says PM

Vietnam’s industrial real estate is ­undergoing a turnaround to cash in on the rising wave of foreign capital ­influx and factories moving out of China.

The 2019 version of the ASEAN Music Festival is scheduled to take place in the norther port city of Haiphong city from May 25-31.

Mr. Chua Hak Bin, Senior Economist at Maybank Kim Eng, tells how Vietnam is the biggest beneficiary in investment shifts from China as trade war with US continues.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev discussed measures to enhance the two countries’ cooperation during talks in Moscow on May 22.

Vietnam has sustained an accumulated trade deficit worth over US$1 billion by mid-May, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has expressed concern over a decline in Vietnam’s seafood exports to China due to the sharp depreciation of the yuan.

Steel imports from China surged by 7.3 per cent to nearly 2 million tons during the first four months of this year, totaling US$1.22 million in value.

VN's interbank e-payment system handled 37 million transactions worth US$898.4 billion in the first quarter of the year, up 23 per cent and 17.8 per cent respectively compared to 2018, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

The Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the country's largest telecom operator, will hire five consultants for its planned equitisation project.

Vietnam won the bronze medal at the AFF Women's U15 Championship which ended on Tuesday in Chonburi, Thailand.

Most State-owned enterprises were operating at a profit but still needed to improve their operational efficiency, according to a report by the State Audit Office of Viet Nam (SAV).

Erratic planning and other problems related to land use are hurting the business sector, according to the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade.

HCMC wishes to learn from the Dutch city of Eindhoven’s experience in smart city development and cooperation models between the state and businesses, schools, and research institutes, especially in smart city building and operation.

Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh led a delegation of Vietnamese defence officers to attend a meeting of EU Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) in Brussels from May 19-22.