VOV.VN - The disbursement of public investment capital totaled only VND96.9 trillion (US$4.16 billion) during the first five months of this year, accounting for just 26 per cent of the Government’s yearly target.

Household businesses may be exempted from paying fees for enterprise registration and first-time provision of information needed to become an enterprise.

Vietnam’s index of industrial production index (IIP) in May expanded 4.6 percent against the previous month and 10 percent year-on-year, the General Statistics Office said on May 29. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam needs to untangle bottlenecks facing the logistics sector in order to boost the sectoral development on a par with that of developed countries, insiders have suggested.

Rising demand for smart townships would enable investors to change the Vietnamese real estate landscape.

Vietnam is poised to become a leading electronics powerhouse in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, in the coming years if it sustains its current pace of growth, according to a report from Singapore’s DBS Bank.

However, to convert its much-touted supply chain potential, Vietnam needs to build more visibility and credibility amongst international firms.

The fifth phase of the Vietnam-Cuba cooperation project on developing rice production kicked off in Havana on May 29.

As many as 118 businesses across the country and from Laos and Thailand are showcasing their latest products and technologies in industrial production and processing at the Quang Binh international trade fair 2019, which opened in the central coastal province on May 30.

The Vietnam-Russia Business Forum took place in Saint Petersburg on May 29 with the participation of 18 enterprises from Vietnam and 60 firms of Russia.

The Vietnam Electricity National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) and the US Embassy in Vietnam held a seminar in Hanoi on May 30 to discuss opportunities in Vietnam’s power transmission development. 

VOV.VN - The annual conference on the Future of Asia is being hosted by the Nikkei Inc in Tokyo from May 30-31. High on the agenda of the conference is the trade war between the US and China and its impacts on Asia.

VOV.VN - Vietwater 2019, an international exhibition on water supply and sewerage, wastewater treatment, and water purification techologies, is set to take place in Hanoi from July 24-26 with the participation of over 200 exhibitors from 30 nations and territories from around the world.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono held talks and co-chaired the 11th meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee on May 30 in Tokyo.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said on May 30 that it will continue to coordinate with relevant Vietnamese ministries and agencies regarding the US Department of Treasury’s issues of concern, in the spirit of cooperation.

VOV.VN - The second international exhibition of Vietnam milk and dairy products (Vietnam Dairy 2019) opened in Phu Tho Indoor Sport Stadium in HCM City on May 30, with 80 leading local and foreign businesses from the milk and dairy product industry in attendance.

VOV.VN - Amid a sudden increase in foreign direct investment inflows from China, experts are calling for the creation of “filter tools” for FDI with the aim of fostering high value manufacturing and sustainable development.

Close to 54,000 enterprises have registered to begin operations in the first five months of 2019, up 3.2 percent on-year, also the highest number recorded in the period in the past five years.

Vietnam’s milk supply is falling short of domestic demand, leading to a rise in imports and a race to expand production among local firms.

Domestic and foreign experts are gathering at the international conference and expo “Security World 2019”, which opened in Hanoi on May 29, to discuss measures to strengthen data protection and cyber security for the public and the financial-banking sectors.

The long-awaited new decree guiding to the Law on Planning is expected to open a wider business development space for businesses to venture further into projects in Vietnam in the months ahead, with a new market orientation approach being a prominent highlight.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has stressed the importance of quality management and traceability for lychee, a speciality fruit of the northern province of Bac Giang, to meet export requirements for China and other potential markets.

Instead of spending tens of billions of dong to install solar power systems, several enterprises are renting solar power system to save operating costs, reduce electricity bills and promote clean energy development.

Investing in the booming shophouse segment in Ho Chi Minh City could end in losses, if market observers are to be believed.

The U.S. Treasury has added Vietnam to a currency manipulation watchlist, citing the country's trade surplus with the U.S as a factor.  

Chungcheongnam province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will make all-out efforts to help Vietnam’s southern province of Long An in industrial and agricultural development, an official of the RoK province said on May 29. 

VOV.VN - A recent increase in the average retail electricity tariff along with rising world oil prices has allegedly resulted in a 0.49 per cent hike in the country’s consumer price index (CPI) in May.

The Vietnamese Business Club in Myanmar (VBCM) made its debut in Yangon on May 28.

If Vietnam’s economy grows by 6.5 percent each year over the next 10 years, it will exceed Singapore in size by 2029, according to the Nikkei Asia Review’s quoting of a DBS Bank report.

VOV.VN - The National Economics College of  Hanoi National University and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation of Vietnam released on May 29 the Vietnam Economic Annual Report 2019 with the theme “On the threshold of a digital economy.”