The Commission for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC), in collaboration with the Vietnam Trade Office in Canada and the Export Development Canada (EDC), organised a seminar in Toronto on August 14 to connect the two countries’ businesses and seek cooperation opportunities in energy, production, and finance.

VOV.VN - The Argentine Chamber of Commerce for Asia and the Pacific hosted a seminar on August 14, discussing prospects for further developing the investment and trade market in Vietnam.

More than 17,100 apartments and land plots of real estate projects across the country remain in the market in the second quarter of this year, with land plots and houses doubling that of apartments, the Ministry of Construction (MoC) reported on August 14.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed to issue an official dispatch directing ministries, sectors, and localities to effectively implement the Land Law, Housing Law, and Real Estate Business Law, all of which came into force simultaneously on August 1.

VOV.VN - Ho Van Lam, chairman of the Thai-Vietnamese Business Association of Thailand, has affirmed the association’s determination to mobilise overseas Vietnamese to introduce and consume local products and develop distribution channels for Vietnamese goods abroad in the 2020 to 2024 period.

The Vietnam-Canada Business Association (VCBA) on August 9 coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) to organise a seminar in both in-person and online format to support Vietnamese enterprises in accessing the North American and Canadian markets.

An event promoting agricultural products from Poland was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8.

To support micro and small enterprises to accumulate capital and develop business, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed lowering the corporate income tax rate to 15-17% for those with a total revenue of no more than VND50 billion (US$1.99 million), instead of the current flat rate of 20%.

VOV.VN - Over 400 exhibitors are expected to attend Vietnam's Premier International Feed, Livestock, Aquaculture & Meat Industry Show (Vietstock) which will discuss challenges and propose solutions aimed at bringing the livestock industry towards green and sustainable development, heard a press conference held on August 7 in Hanoi.

The Business Association in the northern province of Thai Binh on August 5 coordinated with the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry to organise a conference connecting Bangladeshi and Thai Binh businesses.