VOV.VN - In the face of heightened competition brought about by the emergence of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and other free trade agreements— many voices across Vietnam are advocating the nation start backpedalling to protectionism. 

The Ministry of Industry and Trade wants petroleum products from the Dung Quat Oil Refinery be consumed domestically and not exported.

VOV.VN - Foreign retailers are turning to the Vietnamese retail market, either investing directly or merging with or acquiring Vietnamese businesses and putting great pressure on domestic companies.

Banking analysts from the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) have proposed several measures to better manage Vietnam’s public debt, which is viewed as a mounting problem for economic-planners.

VOV.VN - Despite some bumps, Vietnam-Thailand economic relations are looking up, said Mr Sanan Angubolkul, President of the Thailand-Vietnam Business Council (TVBC) during a recent interview with a VOV reporter.

Management agencies are facing challenges in their efforts to collect debts from Google and Facebook, admitting that they have failed to control businesses through social networks, which attract tens of millions of people.

By the end of June, if the investor of the giant Nhon Hoi petrochemical project cannot finalize the investment plan, the authorities of Binh Dinh province will invite other investors or change the project.

Vietnam and South Africa agreed to double efforts to lift bilateral trade revenue to US$3 billion by 2020 at the third meeting of their joint trade committee in South Africa’s capital of Pretoria. The five-day session convened on June 6. 

VOV.VN - The audit committee is established with the aim of enhancing confidence in the integrity of an organization's processes and procedures relating to internal control and corporate reporting including financial reporting. 

Hanoi has stopped the issuance of bonds worth VND4 trillion (US$177.8 million), which were to be used for municipal development in 2016.