A central bank inspection has found irregularities at Vietnam Export-Import Commercial Bank (Eximbank), an Eximbank leader told shareholders at a recent extraordinary general meeting (EGM).

Competitive salaries and benefits can help retain talented staff at companies but other factors such as career growth opportunities are important as well, business leaders have said at a recent seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam's economic growth will slow down by 1.36 percentage points next year from this year's estimate of 6.5% if crude oil prices slump to US$30 per barrel as recently forecast by international analysts.

Developer Sapphire Vietnam on December 17 celebrated the topping out ceremony for HOLM Residences at 151 Nguyen Van Huong, Thao Dien in District 2 of Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam this year would remain among the top 15 recipients with remittances of roughly US$12.5 billion from Vietnamese living overseas, a World Bank (WB) report says.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on December 16urged closer co-operation among ministries and sectors to reduce the prevalence of cash payments and create conditions that encourage people to use electronic payment systems.

This year marks an impressive performance of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines in the Republic of Korea (RoK) market, with improvements in operational scale, sale revenues and service quality.

The northern province of Ha Nam has so far attracted 533 investment projects with a total registered capital of over US$3.5 billion, said Director of the provincial Planning and Investment Department Nguyen Van Oang. 

(VOV)- Vietnam and Russia have signed a cooperative agreement on tourism for the period of 2016-2018 on the sidelines of the third International Tourism Forum in St.Petersburg, Russia.

The distance between the dream and reality of an aircraft industry in Vietnam is very wide, experts say.

(VOV) - The 250 room Thang Loi Hotel in Westlake is under renovation and will be elevated to a five-star hotel, according to Vice President William Costley of Hilton Worldwide.

The Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) is striving to exploit 2.5 million tonnes of raw coal and sell 3 million tonnes of coal in December in order to fulfil its yearly targets set for 2015.

Agencies under the Ministry of Industry and Trade should adapt their management practices and policies to reflect the new economic reality, said deputy minister Tran Quoc Khanh.

(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on December 16 encouraged the use of consumers paying for goods and services electronically as a substitute for using cash in a speech at an e-payment forum held in Hanoi.

(VOV) - The commercial and residential real estate market in Ho Chi Minh City is going great guns and there’s been a marked improvement in mortgage lending practices, reports Shanghai-headquartered securities brokerage and wealth manager, BNP Partners.

(VOV) - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a press conference on December 16 in Hanoi to provide an update for the news media on the current status of forming agricultural value chains in Vietnam.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s commercial trade with Russia has tapered off dramatically in 2015 having registered just US$1.8 billion during the first 10 months of 2015, far off the target set for the year.

(VOV) - The Vietnam-China international trade fair 2015 officially opened in Mong Cai city in the northern province of Quang Ninh on December 16. 

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has estimated that the trade deficit may be as high as US$4 billion in 2015. Meanwhile, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has predicted the figure would be higher than US$6 billion, far outstripping last year’s US$0.6 billion.

The People's Committee of southern Kien Giang province has announced the Prime Minister's decision to establish the Phu Quoc Economic Zone management board. 

The Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa) said the 2014-2015 coffee crop has seen sharp declines in both export volume and revenue due to unfavorable global market developments.

(VOV) - Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. – the US leading furniture brand has officially inaugurated its first showroom in Hanoi. 

Seafood companies are experiencing tough days, but they are still spending big money to take over companies in the same field to prevent their situation from becoming even worse.

Changing top managers was a highlight of Vietnamese banks in 2015.

(VOV) - The Hau Giang Provincial People’s Committee and Malaysian Toyo Ink Group on December 15 initialed a contract for Song Hau 2 Thermal Power Plant BOT project in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has directed ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies and People's Committees of provinces to speed up the transfer of State capital ownership in State-owned enterprises to the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC).

From 1st Dec 2015 to 15th Jan 2016, customers of Circle K convenience store chain will have the opportunity to win hundreds of thousands of attractive prizes when participating in the “Wishing, Buying, Winning” promotion campaign.

Do Hoang Anh Tuan, deputy minister of finance, said reduction in the world crude price to US$36 per barrel in future transactions would not affect budget revenue this year.

US investments in Vietnam are expected to rapidly increase due to Vietnam's potential for consumption and new business opportunities, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Farm owners will soon be able to borrow more capital to invest in their businesses, said Le DucThinh, Deputy Director of the Economic Co-operation and Rural Development Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).