With housing demand remaining strong, banks are optimistic 2017 will be a big year for mortgages.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and this city’s People’s Committee hosted the launch of Vietnamese Consumer Rights Day 2017, themed 'Enterprise for Customers', here on March 12.

Vietnam’s total export earnings hit US$13 billion in February, raising the total in the first two months of this year to US$27.3 billion, up 15.4% annually, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). 

The Ministry of Science and Technology has urged farmers in the Mekong Delta to embrace technology to develop smart agriculture.

Vietnam’s construction contractors require the execution of suitable strategies to attain success in foreign markets, experts have said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam imported more than US$164 million worth of fruit and vegetables during the first two months of this year with 70% of the figure coming from Thailand and China, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam government contends the ban by the Australian Department of Agriculture on raw imports is ‘causing serious damage’ to the country’s shrimp farmers and exporters, and has requested it be reversed.

Vietnam will continue reforming its economy, improving the business climate and fully implementing the commitments it has made to the free trade agreements (FTAs), actively contributing to regional economic and trade integration.

Companies that want to enter the global supply chain should show initiative and make concerted steps to enhance their capacity and growth, Dr Shantanaru Bhattacharya of Singapore Management University said at a forum held in HCM City on March 10.

Banks’ finance reports in 2016 show good news and bad news. Most of them had profits higher than the year before, but the number of non-performing loans increased.