VOV.VN - The following product groups represent the highest dollar value of Vietnam’s purchases from Thailand last year, according to General Department of Vietnam Customs statistics.

Vietnam drew more than US$1.3 billion in newly-registered and additional capital from foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in January, up 101.2 percent against the same period last year.

The biggest Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in Vietnam’s banking sector was officially applied at the State-owned Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on January 26. 

Vietnamese shares on January 26 pulled back from a four-year jump early this week as a sharp fall in oil prices dragged down investor confidence on global markets.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will issue instructions about loans for property when seeking mortgages, in a bid to clear misunderstandings, a representative said. 

While remedial measures are necessary following strong liberalisation of trade, the protection of domestic steel producers' interests while applying these measures is a problem, industry insiders have said.

Vietnam has completed negotiations on bilateral agreements on automobile manufacturing and assembling with Russia and Belarus, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has created programmes for the 2016-25 period to provide support for organisations and individuals in developing industries.

Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial development index in 2015 saw higher growth than in previous years, especially by four key industries, with the ratio of the processing and manufacturing sectors increasing and the labour-intensive and polluting industries decreasing.

The Government has told relevant agencies to consider stopping new coal-fired power plant projects as domestic coal reserves are falling and the country will have to import coal, possibly from 2020, to keep its thermal power plants running.