VOV.VN - A delegation of the CJ Group from the Republic of Korea (RoK) led by its President Chang Bok Sang has made a fact-finding tour of central Binh Dinh province to seek an investment opportunity.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has just requested the city’s Department of Planning and Investment to review Berjaya Corporation Bhd.’s Vietnam International University Township (VIUT) project in the northwest urban area.

The Hanoi Tourist Corporation (Hanoitourist) and the Republic of Korea’s Global Consultant Network Company Limited (GCN) have signed an investment cooperation agreement for building a five-star complex in Hanoi's Soc Son district that will include a horse racetrack.

The fact that Chinese businesses play tricks to obtain land in ‘sensitive areas’ in Vietnam has raised concerns about security and national defence.

Airports Corporation of Vietnam's (ACV) transition to a joint stock company may affect aviation security, some experts believe. 

VOV.VN - Southern key economic region, one of Vietnam’s four major economic regions, has contributed greatly to the national growth.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said that it was necessary to identify shrimp as a national strategic product to boost farming, enhance quality and build a globally-recognised Vietnamese shrimp brand.

The customs sector has put into operation 10 specialised inspection units in eight areas, an official told a press conference in Hanoi on August 16 on improving the efficiency of inspection on imports and exports.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people typically refrain from buying during ‘ghost month’ (the seventh month of the Lunar Calendar), however, here are some of the more popular items they purchase during the festive season. 

The Government has approved an e-commerce development plan for 2016-20 that targets 50% of consumers switching from cash to other forms of payment.

The People’s Council of the southern industrial hub Binh Duong Province has adopted a resolution on the province’s socio-economic development for 2016-2020 with the goal of an annual Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growth of 8.3%.

VOV.VN - Hong Kong’s chief secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has arrived in Ho Chi Minh City for a three-day official visit at the invitation of Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee.

The Management Board of the Dung Quat Economic Zone in the central province of Quang Ngai received the Labour Order, first class, during a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the zone, one of the country’s largest, on August 16. 

European Union enterprises have indicated positive sentiment on the business environment in Vietnam, with many of them planning to increase investment, according to a Business Climate Index (BCI) survey for quarter 2, 2016, conducted by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham).

Local planning and investment departments have released a series of warrants looking for foreign investors after discovering that they had disappeared from their given addresses.

VOV.VN - In the fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain of today, foodborne disease is a major challenge for growers who take pride in providing nutritious and healthful produce to consumers.

VOV.VN - Around 126 businesses operating in ICT, biotech, electronics, robotics, healthcare and machinery from the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam shared investment experiences at the Business Meeting Asia in Hanoi on August 16.

Despite facing numerous challenges, some international organisations remain optimistic about Vietnam’s economic prospects for 2016 due to surging manufacturing and foreign investment.

The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has pledged to support Ho Chi Minh City to become one of the leading Southeast Asian cities.

Chinese traders buy farm produce from Vietnamese businesses, but don’t pay tax. As a result, VASEP has sent a dispatch to the Ministry of Finance, proposing to tax Chinese traders.

VOV.VN - The Manor, Times City, Royal City, Ecopark, and Mandarin Garden are among most liveable urban residential areas in Hanoi.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to open a direct flight route to the US in 2018, said its General Director Duong Tri Thanh.

Local newspapers have reported that Apple had been looking for investment locations in Danang City.

A recent incident involving a state-bank cardholder who had VND500 million (US$22,300) in her ATM account withdrawn overnight has become a case study as to whether an OTP, or a one-time password, in Internet banking is really safe.

Vietnamese-born Americans have gained encouraging achievements with their technology firms in the US but none of the startups have reached unicorn status, or a US$1billion valuation. 

According to news site vietnamnet.vn, at the moment at least three Vietnamese companies have submitted documents asking the police to get involved in their dispute with Global Home.

A variety of moon cakes have hit the market with more than a month to go for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Entrepreneurs are hailing a national plan to reduce corporate income tax for small- and medium-sized enterprises from 20% to 17% starting next year.

Trade value between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) in the first half of this year has gained a year-on-year growth of 9.05% to US$21.2 billion.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has requested for closer supervision of breeding shrimp production and disease management, aiming to foster shrimp farming in coastal localities nationwide.