The Italian Government hopes to promote commercial activities in Vietnam, especially in the field of manufacturing and processing agricultural products, turning Vietnam into a strategic entrance for trading and investment of Italy in Southeast Asia, said Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro.

Many small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) have little experience in e-commerce and lack information about the field, experts said at the recent “Digital Transformation - Gateway to the Global Market” forum in HCM City.

In Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi many old apartment and office buildings are becoming more attractive than ever because they are used as shops.

Listed companies should find a way to include sustainable development in their business strategies as they seek to improve operations, experts said on September 30.

In the near future, the Vietnamese tourism industry will develop alongside the development of technology, thanks to a deal the Vietnam National Tourism Administration (VNAT) has agreed with the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Credit growth has expanded by 8.4 per cent against the end of 2018 so far this year, the General Statistics Office reported.

As State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have many functions in the local economy, they struggle to fulfil their main task of doing business, so they need solutions to improve business efficiency, according to experts.

Ho Chi Minh City needs a master plan for 30 years to make sure that investments in water supply dovetail with the overall long-term plan, experts have said.  

Global provider of benchmarks, analytics and data solutions FTSE Russell last week kept Vietnam on its watch list as a frontier market.

The Vietnamese insurance market is heating up with many high-value bancassurance deals and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) unveiled recently.