Bancassurance is still in its infancy but is a promised land for insurers and banks alike.

 Environmental tax on petroleum products may rise, 2M car imports down sharply, 68% of Vietnamese freelancers not paid at times, Food association drafts action plans, Vietnam joins Foodex 2018 in Japan

 Projects from 126 countries and territories in 19 sectors have come to the country, worth $318.72 billion in total. 

 In the age of fake news and unverified information on social media, transparency and honesty once again become the most important factors for good property developers.

With the season of banks’ annual general meetings (AGMs) approaching, small-scale banks are distressed over countless issues, such as failing to reach 2017 targets, the alarmingly high rate of non-performing loans.

 Nguyen Thanh Phong, director general of the Department of Food Safety under the Ministry of Health, talks about a controversial change in food safety management. 

With a crowded river and stream system and a big, largely untapped land fund along the riverside, HCM City has enormous potential for riverside property development. This year is expected to see a boom in riverside mega-property projects.

 Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of having 18 doctors and 42 hospital beds per 10,000 residents in 2018 so as to increase the quality of health check-ups and treatment.

 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is working on a draft resolution on handling tax arrears and irrecoverable fines to submit to the National Assembly. 

Vietnam has made efforts to address unsolved problems on border, territory, sea and islands over the years, ensuring the country’s sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.

The HCMC People’s Court on March 7 decided to halt the trial of the case of “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management, causing serious consequences” at Navibank.

Trading of shares of the PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil) officially started on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UpCOM) on the morning of March 7, more than one month after its initial public offering (IPO).

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued Decree 27/2018/ND-CP, amending and supplementing some articles of Decree 72/2013/ND-CP on the management, supply and use of Internet services and online information. 

 Vietnam sees improvements in banking sector reforms on sustainable lending, Sustainable Banking Network report finds.

 Four dementia scientists have shared this year's 1m Euro brain prize for pivotal work that has changed our understanding of Alzheimer's disease.

 As the flow of foreign capital is growing rapidly while domestic enterprises are continuously expanding their production scales, the potential of industrial real estate in Vietnam is becoming tremendous. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Following the alleged misappropriation of VND245 billion (US$10.78 million) from an Eximbank customer’s account, many banks are now enabling their customers to check their accounts online.

 Britain's carbon emissions have sunk to the level last seen in 1890 – the year before penalties were first awarded in football.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal structures on the estate of a historic villa in the tourist city of Da Lat will be forcefully removed if the owner fails to do so by March 15.

The story of FDI in Vietnam is largely one of peaks and troughs and now that foreign investment is generally stable there are certain changes required.