VOV.VN -China is one of four markets where Vietnamese seafood products hit more than US$1 billion per year in import value and is considered one of the most important consumption markets for the country’s seafood products.

With an area of about 28,500 hectares of lychee, the northern province of Bac Giang is expected to harvest 150,000 tonnes of fruit in the 2019 crop.

Ho Chi Minh City is soliciting investment to build a VND4.9 trillion ($210 million) financial, banking and trade centre in Thu Thiem New Urban Area.  

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued a fine of VND120 million ($5,217) to Grab (Vietnam) Ltd. due to its failure to comply with regulations relating to administrative procedures on registering loans from overseas.

The Ho Chi Minh City's housing market is expected to recover again after being flat for over one year with support from the local government.

The use of non-voting depository receipts (NVDRs) may help foreign investors buy more shares in Vietnamese companies without raising their power.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is calling for ideas to create a draft decree that establishes a system of regulations ensuring Vietnam’s legal timber and wood products qualify for import and export.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s crude oil production is predicted to continue to fall over the coming years, averaging annual declines of 4 - 5 per cent during the next 10 years as offshore reserves have been depleting and investment in significant new projects slows, according to an overseas research firm.

Hanoi is scheduled to have a total of 68 industrial parks by 2020, with total investment capital of VND19.16 trillion (US$822.4 million).

VOV.VN - Cuba’s newly-adopted Constitution recognizes the non-state economic sector and allows and sets up self-finance mechanisms for state-owned enterprises. 

Boasting a vibrant biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems, Vietnam has immense potential to develop a sustainable blue economy.

The dairy industry's revenues grew at 12.7 percent a year on average in 2010-18, and the momentum is expected to continue thanks to an increase in milk consumption in the country, according to the Vietnam Dairy Association.

Vietnam’s cyber security is being compromised, posing new challenges in ensuring information safety, especially in the finance-banking sector, State agencies and organisations.

The retail prices of oil and petrol were adjusted down from 3 pm on June 1 following a decision made by the ministries of finance and industry and trade.

VOV.VN - Amid an increasing competitive pressure caused by free trade agreements, dairy firms should seek to boost profits by developing new products, especially those dedicated to micro-nutrients and biomedical proteins.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said he wants the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel)  to strive to become one of the world’s 10 biggest telecoms firms by 2025. 

A roundtable conference on ASEAN-China trade cooperation took place in Beijing, China on May 31, aiming to implementing common perceptions reached between the two sides during the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in April 2019. 

Construction on a wind power plant with a capacity of 50MW began in Vinh Hau A commune, the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on June 1, as part of activities during the Vietnam Sea and Island Week and an Action Month for the Environment. 

A local startup based in the central city of Hue has been licensed to export spices for bun bo Hue (Hue-style beef vermicelli soup) to the United States, marking the first shipment of these spices.

Huawei holds only a small share in Vietnam’s market, approximately 4%, equal to VND2.7 trillion (US$113 million) in 2018.

Vietnamese automaker Vinfast has announced that the first edition of made-in-Vietnam automobile Fadil will be handed over to clients in the largest-ever ceremony in mid-June. 

The Government will consider incentives to encourage firms to buy clean pork for freezing and storage amid the spread of the African swine fever disease, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said at the Government’s regular press conference on May 31. 

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has reported a trade surplus of nearly 3.3 billion USD in the first five months of this year. 

VOV.VN - Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung has claimed that the value of land areas used as payment for build-transfer investors stands much higher than that of the implemented projects.

A lack of cooperation between banks, service providers and customers is the major issue preventing the widespread use of cashless payments in Vietnam, Nguyen Dinh Thang, Chairman of LienVietPostBank’s Board of Directors, said at the Banking Vietnam 2019 event in Hanoi on May 30.

Vietnam’s total retail sales of goods and services in the first five months of 2019 increased 11.6 percent year-on-year to 19.8 quadrillion (almost 85 billion USD), according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

A trade promotion workshop on business opportunities in Vietnam for Israeli importers was held in Tel Aviv on May 30. 

VOV.VN - The State Treasury of Vietnam raised a total of nearly VND94 trillion (US$4.04 billion) via government bond auctions held at the Hanoi Stock Exchange during the first five months of this year.

The Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) will oversee the finance of 19 State-owned groups and corporations this year.

Export turnover of fruits and vegetables has exceeded 1.6 billion USD since the beginning of 2019, a year-on-year rise of 8.9 percent.