General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith left Nghe An on December 21 and concluded the official friendly visit to Vietnam from December 19-21.

 Total trade turnover has recently exceeded $400 billion, a four-fold increase in the decade since 2007 and a major milestone for Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said on December 19.

 Due to the State Bank of Vietnam’s anticipation of last week’s US rate hike, the VND stayed put last week, ahead of a probable devaluation of 1-2 per cent in 2018.

 Three top firms in Vietnam’s oil and gas industry are gearing up for their long-awaited stake sales and listings before the Lunar New Year.

 Uber is implementing ride hailing services in Danang, Khanh Hoa and Hanoi without reporting its operations to provincial authorities in clear violation of Vietnamese regulations.

 VN's labour productivity remains low compared to development demand

 A train carrying passengers on the Hanoi-Hai Phong railway route collided with a truck at 7am on December 21 in Kim Xuyen commune, Kim Thanh district in the northern province of Hai Duong.

 Hanoi plans to put up kiosks at hospitals for people to lodge complains or their dissatisfaction about health check-ups and treatment quality via a software.

Despite previous refusals, the General Department of Taxation has once again proposed that it gain the powers of investigation and prosecution, triggering business concerns over tax pressures and transparency.

 The police have proposed prosecuting Dinh La Thang, former chairman of PVN, and his accomplices after concluding the investigation into the wrongdoing at the state-owned national oil and gas group.

 Experts have said that HCM City should carefully consider the proposal about introducing an e-motorbike rental scheme in the city centre.

The Vietnamese “street food” shop market with products such as steamed rice, banh mi (Vietnam sandwich), pho (noodle soup), banh xeo (Vietnamese crepe) and bun bo (beef noodle soup) is valued at VND47 trillion. 

 The United Nations (UN) should build a long-term and comprehensive strategy to prevent conflicts and maintain global peace, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN.

Transport regulations will be reviewed to ensure a fair business environment for firms, Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho said at a conference on Tuesday.

 Kaspersky Lab and its distributor Nam Truong Son Group on December 20 introduced their latest products to protect customers against online threats.

 The 9th Information and Communications Technology Awards were given away on December 20 by the HCM City Department of Information and Communications.

 FPT Corporation has reduced its ownership at FPT Retail and FPT Trading to under 50 per cent, the corporation announced on Tuesday.

 Experts are sanguine about the health of the stock market in 2018 even as they acknowledge likely risks and imbalances.

 Only 51 per cent of Vietnamese adults have credit registry coverage, much lower than the approximate 100 per cent in developed countries.

 Do Quang Hien, chairman of Sai Gon-Ha Noi Bank (SHB)’s management board, is the only entrepreneur from the financial and banking sector to be honoured at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards – APEA 2017.