Thanks to the implementation of the strategic orientations of the Party and the State, Vietnam’s energy industry with three pillars of oil and gas, coal and electricity has developed strongly, serving socio-economic development as well as people's everyday life, a seminar heard on May 29.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade supporting the reduction of automobile registration fees is considered to have a positive effect on the auto industry in the context of the automobile market facing many difficulties.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam have handed over six electric trucks to the People's Committee of Hue city to use for waste collection, helping the green transformation and carbon and methane reduction of the transport sector.

The Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA Hanoi) recently successfully arranged a direct trade event (1:1) between a business delegation from Ulsan City and Vietnamese importers in Hanoi.

Petrovietnam Gas JSC (PV GAS) has confirmed a purchase with Shell PLC, facilitating the world's leading LNG supplier to transport its first LNG shipment to Vietnam.

Measures must be taken to bring down bank interest rates, said the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) at a meeting with CEOs from 26 commercial banks in the country on May 25.

An open sea swimming tournament, Ly Son Cross Island, will see the participation of nearly 250 athletes on the Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai Province on May 28.

Three international exhibitions, Electricity, Industrial Machinery and Automation; Water Vietnam; and Energy Vietnam opened at the World Trade Center Binh Duong New City on May 24.

SHB on May 23 officially announced to successfully completed the transfer of the first 50% of charter capital at SHBank Finance Company Limited (SHB Finance) to its partner - Krungsri Bank of Thailand - a strategic member of MUFG Group (Japan).

The global corporate minimum tax is unlikely to impede Vietnam’s FDI inflows given the fact that tax incentives are not the primary attraction for setting up a factory in Vietnam, Michael Kokalari, chief economist at investment fund VinaCapital, said.