VOV.VN - Vietnam can ship 3 million tons of rice at maximum under a freshly reached agreement on extending rice exports to the Philippines for another two years up to December 31, 2018, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

At its recent shareholders’ meeting, giant steel maker Hoa Sen Group (HoSE: HSG) received approval to restructure the company in the parent and subsidiaries model.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has proposed a draft law that suggests nearly tripling environmental protection tax on oil and gas consumption.

VOV.VN - Fuel resources and energy are essential to national socio-economic development. The higher the development level is, the more energy it demands. In 2017, Vietnam will take various measures to secure sufficient energy supplies. 

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam)’s Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP) and the Exxon Mobil Vietnam Company signed a framework agreement on the Blue Whale project development and gas sale in Hanoi on January 13.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) wants to invest in infrastructure development, particularly railways, highways and seaports, in Vietnam, said AIIB President Jin Liqun.

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) recently announced its report for 2016 and plans for 2017, in which it claimed to have nearly doubled its 2015 post-tax income.

VOV.VN - Launched in June 2014, MoMo, a mobile payment service providing financial services to low income customers in Vietnam, has won the award for best mobile payment solution of 2016 by the Asian Banker.

Customers must be at the centre of banks’ attention as they make a move towards digital transformation in an effort to adapt to a changing landscape of financial innovation and disruptive technologies.

The increasing amounts of remittances sent back to the homeland by overseas Vietnamese over the past few years have helped the country offset its trade deficit, reduce poverty, and improve living standards of recipients.