A Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh, has attended the Thailand Rice Convention 2017 in Bangkok from May 28 – 30.

 The National Action Month against Domestic Violence was launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in a ceremony in northern Vinh Phuc province on May 30.

 The Ministry of Finance’s Department of Banking and Financial Institutions has been given the authority to grant business licences for casino and gaming services.

 Viet Nam ranks eighth among the countries in the world with the highest gold consumption in the first quarter of 2017, shows a recent report by the World Gold Council.

VietNamNet Bridge - In a TPP without the US, powerful member countries will benefit most, according to economist Nguyen Tri Hieu.

 The rice price is forecast to continue soaring in near future, buoyed by the higher demand for rice of some countries, but Vietnam is having difficulty boosting rice shipments, heard a seminar in Hanoi last week.

 Businesses will be allowed to negotiate with foreign partners to decide international roaming services starting June 1.

 The Business Climate Index for the first quarter of this year dropped seven points against last quarter’s score to 78.

The Ministry of Finance has recently updated the list of registration fees for automobiles and mortobikes, which has increased the price of many luxury models.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc is scheduled to meet with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and attend the 40th anniversary of Viet Nam’s accession to the UN in New York during his official tour of the U.S. from May 29-31.

 Vietnam Forbes Magazine on Monday announced a list of 50 best listed companies on the Vietnamese stock market in 2017.

Vietnamese tech giant the VNG Corporation plans to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) on the US’s largest stock market, NASDAQ.

Jonathan L. Moreno, chairman of AmCham, talks with the Vietnam Investment Review about the outlook of US-Vietnam bilateral relations and how the American business community helps consolidate the commercial ties.

 Authorities in Ha Tinh Province have just proposed to close the Thach Khe Iron Mine during a meeting with a multi-department team led by the Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Van Hieu on May 29.

Two-way trade hit $47 billion last year, 33.5 times higher than when BTA came into effect in 2001.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite many preferences given for decades, VnSteel, with its spearhead, Tisco, has not succeeded as well as the the steel industry had hoped.

 A wide range of foreign contracts sign a bumper season for Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) in response to its overseas expansion plan.

In theeyes of leading Swiss financial expert Christian A. Larpin, the opportunity toinvest in Bai Kem or Kem Beach on Vietnam’s largest island of Phu Quoc isattractive as it promises to become a high-end tourist destination in the nearfuture.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has talked to Bloomberg on Vietnam-US ties before his departure to the US to meet with President Donald Trump on May 31.

 Sai Gon Beer-Alcohol-Beverages Joint Stock Corporation (Sabeco) has appointed Nguyen Thanh Nam as the new general director of the company, starting June 12.