Chinese steel firm Mintal Group Co. Ltd has expressed a desire to build a 2 billion USD Ferocrom, stainless steel and non-ferrous metal factory in central Thanh Hoa province’s Nghi Son economic zone.

Hanoi FC won’t be firing on all cylinders when they face Altyn Asyr at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup Inter-Zone semi-final’s first leg match on August 20 at Hang Day Stadium in the capital city.

Investors may want to brace for a bumpy trading week as the Vietnamese stock market is still vulnerable to the unpredictability of global shocks in geographic, political and economic conditions.

Commercial banks will no longer allow the provision of mid- and long-term foreign currency loans for offshore payments of imported goods and services from September 30 this year.

Vietnam’s sugar industry is expected to face a great deal of difficulties as the country will drop tariffs on imported sugar from ASEAN under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) in 2020.

The regulation on the private placement shares of a start-up company is sparking opposing public opinions as it can pose potential risks and create overlaps with other laws.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has publicised a draft circular that would adjust existing regulations managing gold trading, Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) newspaper reported.

Vietnamese film makers have won a number of prizes at a European film festival.

The video assistant referee (VAR) will not be used in the V.League 1 this season because of a FIFA rule change.

Vietnam has emerged as a destination for large tech firms as the trade dispute between the US and China continues to intensify with no end in sight. However, whether and how much Vietnam can take advantage of the shifting FDI flow out of China remains to be seen.