Viet Nam’s index of industrial production (IIP) scored a growth of 10.9 per cent in the first seven months of this year, up 7.1 per cent against the same period last year, the General Statistics Office announced.

 Vietnam`s local currency (LCY) bond market reached a size of US$51 billion at the end of March while remaining the smallest market in the region, stated ADB.

A Canadian trade body has made a preliminary ruling that imports of cold-rolled steel from Vietnam, China and the Republic of Korea are harming the domestic industry.

 The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) on July 23 advised banks and critical national infrastructure organisations to promptly take preventive measures to detect and prevent cyber attacks.

 Growing participation of foreign players in Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market is putting pressures on local pharmaceutical firms, however analysts suggest the deals with foreign partners could bring certain benefits to their local partners.  

 The Department of Farm Produce Processing and Market Development (DFPPM), under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has forecast that pepper prices will struggle to recover in July and the rest of the year.

 HCM City-based electronics retailer Nguyen Kim has been asked to pay US$6.42 millionin fines and tax arrears after it was found to have been improperly manipulating the amount of personal income tax its employees had to pay over the past 10 years.

 A draft strategy for sea farming development has set the target of making Vietnam a leading country in mariculture in Asia, and one of the world’s top five farmed seafood producers and exporters by 2050.

 The Vietnamese economy continued to enjoy growth in the second quarter of 2018, following an impressive growth impetus in the first three months of this year, according to the Department of Planning under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s recent response to the continuous rise of USD prices has demonstrated its readiness to make an intervention in order to stabilise the foreign exchange market.

 As diverse investment methods co-exist in the market today, retail investors might be confused in choosing a suitable “basket” to put their “eggs” in with a view to raising their assets effectively.  

 The shift from 11 to 10-digit numbers will force millions of users to re-register their personal information in several places.

 Decree 51/2018/ND-CP on the establishment and trading on commodity exchanges, which will come into force on June 1, 2018, is expected to open a new era for both businesses and farmers to boost sales through this channel.

 Lotte Shopping Holdings Hong Kong Co. has just sold most of its outlets in China to local companies for over $505 million. Will Vietnam be the next target to cut ends for this group after ten years of consecutive losses?

 Fueled by a continued surge in local production and exports, Vietnam is forecasting strong growth beyond its expectations for the entire year, making it the fastest-growing economy in the region.

 Vietnam’s exports account just 6 percent of the global timber and wooden furniture market which is estimated at 120 billion USD, said a local official.

 Lawyers Luong Van Trung from the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre and Tran Thi Anh Tho from Lexcomm Vietnam LLC discuss whether Thai Beverage has the right to be on Sabeco’s 

Phuong Trang Tourism Service and Transport JSC will invest VND2.2 trillion (USD100 million) to develop an app-based taxi service following Grab’s acquisition of Uber in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam. 

PV Power, the second largest electricity producer of Vietnam, may replace PetroVietnam as the investor of Nhon Trach 3 and 4 thermal power plants located in Ong Keo Industrial Zone in Dong Nai.

 Petrolimex and PV Oil - Vietnam's two largest petrol distributors, disagree with Saigon Petro Co., Ltd.'s proposal to return to selling RON A92 petrol after reporting low bio-fuel E5 sales.