Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities always create favourable conditions for foreign enterprises, especially those from Japan, to invest in the city, said Secretary of the municipal Party’s Committee Dinh La Thang.

Vietnamese food is drawing attention at the 42nd FOODEX, Japan’s largest international food and beverage exhibition, which opened in Chiba prefecture on March 7. 

 A high-level UN meeting in Hanoi on March 7 discussed challenges and opportunities in developing transit infrastructure and corridors.

The business community acknowledged progress in the tax sector’s administrative reform but urged more efforts in improving law quality, simplifying procedures, applying IT and cutting informal costs, according to a report released at a workshop in Hanoi on March 7. 

Electronic commerce in Vietnam has been growing at an average 22% a year, following the world trend of combining traditional and online sale, heard a conference on new trends of e-commerce in the southern province of Dong Nai on March 7.

Compared to 2016, banks are looking at brighter prospects in 2017 as many indexes look like they are on a trend of improvement.

The Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) will maintain its controlling stake in major ports and divest from others as it targets increased efficiency and profitability of core services over the next five years.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) wants to work with Ho Chi Minh City in tacking urban issues, such as traffic congestion and waste treatment, said President of the bank Jin Liqun.

Foreign direct investment flows into Vietnam’s real estate sector hit US$345.5 million in February, accounting for 10.1 percent in total FDI poured into the country, increasing by 12 times year-on-year.

Vietnam shipped abroad an estimated 193,000 tonnes of rubber for US$392 million in the first two months of this year.