HCM City has recently called for private investment under the public-private partnership (PPP) model to kick off several key transport infrastructure projects under in the context of a limited State budget amid increasing transport demand.

Two giant State-owned corporations, Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) and Vietnam Steel Corporation (VNSTEEL), achieved record profits last year, according to a conference held by the Party Organisation of the Central Enterprises Bloc (CEB).

Products including telephones and spare parts, garment and textiles, electronics and computers are expected to bring highest export turnover to the country in 2017, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Luc Yen orange cooperative had its specialty accredited as a collective trademark at a ceremony in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on January 12.

VOV.VN - This year the Vietnam government will host – APEC Vietnam 2017 – a year-long series of conferences and other business forums designed to promote cooperation and collaboration among the public and private sectors of the Asia-Pacific region.

Commodities from Vietnam have begun to make inroads into the Indian market as seen through the country’s first-ever trade surplus with India, standing at US$70 million last year.

 Vietnam earned US$589 million from shipping shrimp to the EU in 2016, a yearly increase of 7.5%, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan called it critical to clarify criteria determining which businesses are small and medium sized in order to raise feasible support as the country aims to boost its private sector and start-up culture.

 An economy with relatively high growth, the high proportion of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital and remittances spurred growth for the Vietnamese real estate sector in 2016 and the trend is expected to continue in 2017.

The total number of automobiles sold in 2016 reached 304,427 units, the highest level recorded by Vietnam’s auto market in the past 20 years, the Vietnam Automobiles Manufacturers Association (VAMA) announced on January 11.