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Traditional fish sauce makers have expressed concerns over the draft national standards for fish sauce production practices when local authorities equate their products with industrial fish sauce that contain chemicals.

Vietnam has become an attractive destination for many foreign investors, largely due to the country’s friendly policies encouraging FDI, its political stability, and strong economy, according to JLL Vietnam.

A list of Vietnam’s 500 fastest-growing companies in 2019 (FAST500) was announced on February 28 by Vietnam Report, a corporate assessment agency.

The consumer price index (CPI) in February saw a month-on-month increase of 0.8%, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

The State Bank of Vietnam promised that farmers and firms will be given suitable loans for rice production in the Mekong Delta.

Vietnam posted a total foreign direct investment (FDI) capital of approximately US$8.47 billion by February 20, 2019, 2.5 times higher than the same period in 2018, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam needs to learn from Singapore’s experiences in tourism development thanks to opportunities presented from the Kim-Trump summit, experts said.

US Universal Alloy Corporation Asia Pte.LTD - UAC will invest USD 170 million to build a plant producing some aircraft spare parts in the central city of Danang.

Vietjet Air signed a contract to buy 100 aircraft worth USD12,7 billion from Boeing on February 27.

Twenty two official development assistance (ODA) projects with total investment exceeding 2.7 billion USD have been deployed in irrigation since 1994, according to an official of the central project office (CPO) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau has planned a total investment of VND1.458 trillion (USD62.5 million) for the eco-tourism development at U Minh Ha National Park.

A conference on market promotion for the Vân Đồn International Airport will be held from February 28 to March 1 in Quảng Ninh Province.

The Japanese government yesterday organised a signing ceremony to provide non-refundable aid worth a total of more than US$300,000 to two ongoing projects in Vietnam.

Australian grape growers are heading to Vietnam to introduce their fruits and boost trade relations.

The VND10trn (USD431m) construction of Phan Thiet Airport project in Binh Thuan Province has been set to start in the next three to four months.

T’way Air, a low-cost airline from South Korea, recently coordinated with Cam Ranh International Airport in south-central Khanh Hoa province to launch Incheon-Cam Ranh flights.

Vietnam’s labour market is predicted to reach 56 million in 2019, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has announced.

China and the United States made "substantial progress" in negotiations in Washington aimed at resolving their trade war, Chinese state media said Monday.

Many banks have seen their service earnings accelerate, buoyed by increasing investment for the business segment and rising market demands.