VOV.VN -  The 27th Vietnam International Trade Fair ( Vietnam Expo 2017) themed 'Enhancing Regional and Global Economic Links' is set to take place in Hanoi on April 19-22.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has formed a Steering Committee to tackle problems of a number of projects and enterprises showing ineffectiveness and lagging behind.

The southern province of Binh Phuoc is working to strongly improve the local investment climate, by dealing with problems facing enterprises in a swift and effective manner.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the shrimp industry to strive for an export value of US$10 billion by 2025 during a conference on shrimp production held in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on February 6.

VOV.VN - Shares on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange are expected to rise this week as positive portfolio investor sentiment becomes bearish at the start of the New Lunar Year of the Rooster.

Though Vietnam possesses huge amounts of iron ore, there is a serious shortage of steel for the mechanical engineering industry and defense industry. 

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has issued new regulations on which Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) shares on the Premium list will be allowed for margin trading from April this year. 

The State Bank of Vietnam has targeted keeping interest rate stable in 2017, however, the market’s developments in the first half of January 2017 show that lending rates are suffering from many pressures.

Tuna exports are expected to increase by 8 percent this year to US$524 million, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (VASEP).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive to speed up the restructuring of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) during the 2016-2020 period.