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.

 Long Phu 1 thermal power plant is riddled by uncertainties around international loans as the project contactor is subject to sanctions from the US.

 The Prime Minister recently gave approval in principle for the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to set up an ICT Industry Department to promote the production of made-in-Viet Nam terminal equipment and boost the electronics industry.

 The fourth industrial revolution and digital transformation are bringing sweeping changes to the manufacturing sector and every aspect of socio-economic life around the world. 

 Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) was proposed to do the key civil aviation project components to improve Tan Son Nhat International Airport to 50 million passengers in 2022.

 Binh Thuan dragon fruit has seen its prices plummet to VND500-VND1,000 a kilo now from VND25,000 two weeks ago, sending farmers to a fresh but repeated agony. 

 The shining performances of swimmer Vo Thanh Tung and powerlifter Dang Thi Linh Phuong helped bring home two more gold medals for Vietnam at the ongoing 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia (INAPG 2018) on October 8.

 Organisations and individuals using e-commerce websites will not be required to notify or register with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) from October 18.

 The latest US tariffs on Chinese auto parts was likely to hit Viet Nam’s rubber industry, said the head of the Vietnam Rubber Association (VRA)’s Rubber Development Consulting Division Tran Thi Thuy Hoa.

 The latest US tariffs on Chinese auto parts was likely to hit Viet Nam’s rubber industry, said the head of the Vietnam Rubber Association’s Rubber Development Consulting Division Tran Thi Thuy Hoa.

 Undercurrent News has just announced the world’s 100 largest seafood companies, including Minh Phu Seafood JSC (code: MPC)—the only company of Vietnam in the top 50—which climbed 12 steps to the 41st position.

 Public companies are finding it hard to lift foreign ownership limit (FOL) to 100 percent due to current legal regulations on business condition lines and investment.

With the trend of globalisation, more companies have extensive business operations across many territories and jurisdictions, but not all of them have a good understanding about domestic tax regulations in the host countries or in tax treaties.

 Less than two weeks are left before Vietnam celebrates 30 years of FDI mobilisation with a large-scale conference reviewing performance so far and discussing strategies and opportunities in the future.

 Current legal regulations are hindering state-owned banks to attract foreign investors to their private placement though the measure is considered effectively to help the banks meet its urgent need for capital increase.

 Three footballers from the U23 Vietnam squad made their names in the Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD) team of the tournament, according to FOX Sports Asia.

 Foreign investors have started showing more interest in Vietnam’s wind power generation market in recent months, however, they suggested the government to raise the power price to make it more reasonable.

CEO of Indochina Capital Peter Ryder shared with VIR his views on VN real estate market developments and expectations.

 Vietnam and other countries at the same level of development should no longer see cheap labour as a strategy to maintain competitive edges in the market.

 Vietnamese experts are calling for regulatory bodies to relax regulations treating ride-hailing companies as taxi firms because some fear the consequences that could impact the development of new business models and technology advancements.