Nestor Scherbey, a senior advisor of the Vietnam Trade Facilitation Alliance (VTFA), has suggested Vietnamese cities and provinces establish an information database on foreign direct investment (FDI) businesses and domestic suppliers. 

Representatives of more than 300 Vietnamese enterprises participated in Vietnam CEO Forum 2016, entitled “Boosting Strengths for Businesses in global integration” held recently in Hanoi.

The ASEAN Finance Ministers have committed to adopting cautious monetary and fiscal policies to sustain economic growth and stabilise the macro-economy, in which, economic restructuring remains a priority in the region. 

The central province of Binh Dinh granted eight investment certificates and issued new business certificates to 167 enterprises with total registered capital of over VND3.16 trillion (US$137 million)  in the first quarter of this year.

Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) will offer 103.5 million ordinary shares, or eight% of its stake, to the Japanese JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, officials said.

The business licence fee for enterprises is likely to double or triple in the coming period, according to a draft decree by the Ministry of Finance.

Southeast Asian taxi hailing app Grab officially launched its GrabCar service in HCM City last week after receiving approval from the Government.

Real estate developers are raising their land funds via mergers and acquisitions as well as stock purchases, instead of conducting land clearances and compensation, which often take time and money.

Vietnam’s economy is forecast to continue bouncing back thanks to rises in foreign investment, consumer confidence, and credit growth.

Indonesia has set the target of exporting 100,000 tonnes of rice to 10 Asian and European countries as part of efforts to increase farm commodity exports this year, the country’s Antara News reported on April 3.

Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung and his Lao counterpart Lien Thikeo signed a cooperation agreement between the two ministries for the 2016-2020 period in Vientiane on April 3.

Top-notch bike distributor Velo Chic in Vietnam introduced renowned Italian Bianchi bicycles and US Dahon Folding bicycles to the market on April 3.

Vietnam’s GDP growth is forecast to be robust in 2016 and 2017, possibly outperforming other countries in the region, according to international banks.

The increasing appearance of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in research & development (R&D) will help Vietnam accelerate the transformation from a low value-added production economy to a high value-added one.

A grave labour shortage in Laos has spelled doom for the country’s garment industry since 2012 after a robust growth during 2003-2011, according to the Association of the Lao Garment Industry.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung pressed the button to commence the Block B-O Mon gas project launched by the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) in the southern province of Kien Giang on April 3.

Cooperation is strategic to Ukraine and Vietnam, according to Yulia Kovaliv, Ukraine’s First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade.

Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has recently received the “Most favourite airline” and strong brand name titles in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The General Statistics Office reported this week that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in March increased 0.57% from February and 1.69% from last year.

VOV.VN - On April 3, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony to grant the Labor Hero title to the PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - All localities will be given incentives to full tap their potential and advantages to shape appropriate economic structure and enhance regional linkage in order to generate momentum for the country's socio-economic development. 

A new joint-venture between national carrier Vietnam Airlines and partly-private lender Techcombank is expected to acquire a license in the second quarter to provide passenger and goods transport services.

Seven in 10 of the most prestigious property developers in Vietnam are private enterprises, with the top three being property developers with headquarters in Hanoi, the Vietnam Report has announced.

Ready-to-eat tomatoes, and lettuce, grown without soil, and consumed unwashed, are the future in Vietnam and people will soon have the chance to experience this form of ‘smart agriculture’.

Vietnam Airlines is poised to find buyers for three new-generation A350s it will receive in 2016-17 and lease them back for use, in a move to cut debts, the Vietnamese national flag carrier said on April 1.

VOV.VN - Vietravel’s tourism marketing machine will soon be getting a significant assist from Seoul, in the Republic of Korea, and its surrounding Gyeonggi province, as the parties embark on a collaborative effort to promote their respective regions to travellers.

ANZ Research is seeing fewer risks in the USD/VND exchange rate towards the end of 2016 and the green back is likely settling at VND23,000 a dollar in the last month of the year.

 Hanoians’ dream of owning cheaper cars after the tax cuts under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) may be dashed as local authorities are considering applying a quota scheme in an effort to restrict the number of cars in circulation.

A spokesperson for Song Da No2 Joint Stock Company (SD2) called up a magazine to grumble that steel prices have skyrocketed, pushing up costs for his company by billions of dong since the prices started to rise.

After March 31 certain enterprises will be not permitted to borrow foreign currencies from banks and then exchange it into VND to buy materials, according to Circular No. 24 from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).