State Investment Company to sell its capital at Vinamilk
State Investment Company to sell its capital at Vinamilk

Dang Quyet Tien, Deputy Director of the Agency for Corporate Finance under the Ministry of Finance, told the press on September 14 that the divestment of State capital at Vinamilk will be carried out this year. 

State Investment Company to sell its capital at Vinamilk
Vietnam expects US$2.5 billion gain in fruit, veggie exports
Vietnam expects US$2.5 billion gain in fruit, veggie exports

The export value of domestic fruits and vegetables is expected to reach US$2.5 billion this year, surpassing the value of rice exports for the first time, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) announced.

Vietnam expects US$2.5 billion gain in fruit, veggie exports
Ministry eyes cut on price fixing
Ministry eyes cut on price fixing

The Ministry of Finance proposed the removal of price stabilisation funds for electricity, paddy and rice in a draft decree.

Ministry eyes cut on price fixing
Brackish water shrimp farming under spotlight
Brackish water shrimp farming under spotlight

The development direction of brackish water shrimp farming and processing was discussed at a conference held in the southern province of Bac Lieu on September 14. 

Brackish water shrimp farming under spotlight
Public debt speedily approaching a red line
Public debt speedily approaching a red line

There is an increasing risk that Vietnam’s public debt will exceed a national red line, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said in its latest report.

Public debt speedily approaching a red line
Australia to import Vietnamese dragon fruit
Australia to import Vietnamese dragon fruit

Australian authorities will soon allow the import of fresh Vietnamese dragon fruit into the country, the Australian Embassy in Vietnam has said.

Australia to import Vietnamese dragon fruit
Wood product exports drop in eight months
Wood product exports drop in eight months

Vietnam shipped abroad nearly US$4.4 billion worth of timber and wood products in the first eight months of 2016, a decline from a year earlier, said the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VIFORES). 

Wood product exports drop in eight months
Zhone Technologies became global network access solutions leader
Zhone Technologies became global network access solutions leader

Zhone Technologies has concluded its acquisition of DASAN Network Solutions to create a global leader in network access solutions.

Zhone Technologies became global network access solutions leader
Co-working spaces flourish in Saigon
Co-working spaces flourish in Saigon

If Bill Gates or Steve Jobs began their career in their family's garage, young people today can launch their start-ups in co-working spaces.

Co-working spaces flourish in Saigon
Vietnamese still barred from entering casinos
Vietnamese still barred from entering casinos

The Ministry of Finance (MOF), which is drafting a government decree on casino business management, has once again barred Vietnamese from entry. Only foreigners and Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) would be allowed to enter casinos in Vietnam.

Vietnamese still barred from entering casinos