The General Statistics Office (GSO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are working together toreview the methods to evaluate the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) scale of Vietnam.

 Four former leaders of the State-run Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin), now the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC), have been charged with “abusing position and power to appropriate assets”.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is working to align Vietnam’s legal regulations with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – a deal experts see as hugely important to the country.

 Japan and South Korea are the most favorite destinations among Vietnamese women, according to a survey conducted by the Ho Chi Minh City-based firm Q&Me released on April 8.

Vietnamese shares took off on Monday as oil prices increased and news on annual shareholder meetings and 2019 business plans helped cushion investor confidence amidst a lack of supportive news.

Viet Nam's stock markets had reached approximately 81 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as of March 18, up 14 per cent compared to the end of 2018.

The Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises has thrown its support behind Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) as the investor in the T3 passenger terminal project at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC.

Investors are flocking into the bubble tea market since demand is booming across the country.

VietNamNet Bridge - The news about land subsidence in the western provinces of the southern region has once again rung the alarm over the exploitation of underground water.

The Vietnam’s stock market advanced for a third consecutive day on April 8 to open week in green thanks to rising trend on Asian stock markets caused by optimistic economic information from the US and China.

E5 biofuel consumption rose recently in HCMC, following the upward price adjustment on April 2, Sai Gon Giai Phong news site reported, citing multiple fuel outlets in the city.

Competition is set to intensify for Vietnam’s retail leasing market, mainly due to the entry of foreign players and the rise of e-commerce, stated Viet Dragon Securities Company (VDSC) in its latest report. 

The local delivery market on April 8 welcomed a new member, ADiDi, providing delivery, installation, repair and maintenance services, mainly for electronic products and household appliances.

Regulations on personal unsecured lending by consumer finance companies will be tightened if a draft circular of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) takes effect.

Ride-hailing service providers such as Grab will likely be listed as e-charter transport operators, heard attendees at a meeting to discuss a draft Government decree replacing Decree 86 on the transport business and its conditions on April 8.

Vietbank, has announced the appointment of Truong Van Phuoc, former acting chairman of the National Financial Supervisory Commission, as its advisor from April 8, according to the Vietnam Finance website.

Germany’s Siemens AG will help Vietnam build smart infrastructure for sustainable development under a framework agreement on industry and energy cooperation signed between the two sides in Berlin on April 9.

The benzoic acid additive that Japanese authorities discovered in Chinsu-branded chilli sauce imported from Vietnam is being used in some food in Japan, according to Vietnamese Trade Counselor in Japan Ta Duc Minh.

Burger King has come under fire for an advertisement that many deemed racist against Asians.

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