New companies registered in the first quarter of 2017 dwarfed those of the same period in the past five years both in terms of number, total capital registered and average capital per company.

 Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has recently proposed putting forth a mechanism for auctions of renewable energy projects from 2020 onwards, to give impetus to the development of this industry.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade on March 30 officially decided to levy anti-dumping duties on imported coated steel from mainland China (including Hong Kong) and the Republic of Korea (RoK).