VOV.VN - A large number of Hanoians had a chance to buy Thai products at a Thai retail trade fair taking place at the Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace on May 26-29.

VOV.VN - When the Chau Thanh Longan Cooperative shipped its first 100 metric tons of longan to the US last year, it offered a ray of hope for the otherwise dismal export scenario for the fruit and vegetable segments of the economy.

VOV.VN - The Hoa Phat Agricultural Development Joint Stock Company has announced that is has received a shipment from Denmark of 500 young pigs 10-18 weeks old, weighing 40-60 kg each, that will be used for breeding stock purposes.

Vietnam's top lenders BIDV, Vietinbank and Vietcombank have made huge leaps on Forbes' latest list of 2,000 biggest and most powerful public companies around the world.

Small-scale businesses are taking the lead in the over-the-top content (OTT) service, Nguyen Viet Dung, General Director of Viettel Telecom, said. 

Hanoi recorded a slight increase in the consumer price index (CPI) in May compared to the previous month, the municipal Statistics Office said, but it did not provide the exact figure. 

Pressure from ensuring liquidity, meeting rising credit demands and purchasing Government bonds has caused commercial banks to hike their savings interest rates to attract depositors.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has confirmed that it has no plan to mobilize gold from the public for now due to risks though the Vietnam Gold Trading Association has proposed making full use of this huge yet idle resource.

Vietnam’s consumer confidence index in the first quarter of this year rose by one point over the previous quarter to 109, according to Nielsen Vietnam.

The retail prices of RON 92 petrol and E5 bio-fuel increased by VND243 and VND239 per litre, respectively, from 3:00pm on May 20.