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Vietnam’s fishing output in the first four months of 2018 totalled nearly 1.08 million tonnes, an increase of 2.7 percent from a year ago thanks to favourable weather conditions and increased fish population.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked J.P.Morgan, a global leader in financial services, with its prestige and experience, to serve as a bridge encouraging more US enterprises to do business in Vietnam.

Foreign investors will be allowed to contribute capital to establish commodity exchange in Vietnam as per Decree No. 51/2018/ND-CP, which will be effective from June 1, 2018.

Half of the ASEAN+3 economies are projected to grow at a slower pace in the next two years, reducing the region’s overall growth rate, reports the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).

The 2018 Vietnam Café Show opened at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC) in HCM City on May 3, attracting more than 100 leading local and foreign coffee brands.

There will be many opportunities in Vietnam's fintech market in the near future.

As many as 14,510 businesses were formed in April nationwide, representing a rise of 80 percent month-on-month, reported the General Statistics Office.

Foreign direct investment in real estate increased in the first four months of this year, putting the sector behind just processing and manufacturing industry.

Macau’s biggest junket operator Suncity Group Holdings Ltd. is undaunted in its ambition to start operating Vietnam’s largest casino in the central province of Quang Nam. The project is expected to be launched next year.

Businesses proposed to develop three large-scale projects, expected to cost about 10-15 billion USD, in Van Don special economic zone during a recent meeting with Quang Ninh’s leaders.

The Ministry of Finance has promised to study and report to the Government recommendations by the Vietnam Association of Mechanical Industry (VAMI) on policies to promote domestic automobile production.

The Ministry of Transport will auction 371.5 million Vietnam Airlines shares on May 22 to increase the national flag carrier’s chartered capital.

SCG Concrete Roof (Vietnam) Ltd., a member of Thai conglomerate the SCG Group, has recently signed a cooperation agreement with the SolarGATES Trading JSC, a subsidiary of the SolarBK Holdings Group, to officially become a nationwide distributor of SolarGATES

Exports of agro-forestry-fishery products in the first four months of the years were estimated at 12.3 billion USD, a year-on-year surge of 11.9 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to exempt three airlines from import tax. three airlines get exemption from import tax

The Civil Engineering Construction Corporation 4 has proposed selling the build-operate-transfer Thai Nguyen-Cho Moi Expressway back to the Ministry of Transport as it hasn’t been as profitable as they wanted.

Authorities of the central city of Danang are considering re-planning of a controversial coastal tourism project which has faced local opposition for blocking access to the beach.

Farmers in the central province of Binh Dinh are seeking outlets for sugarcane after Binh Dinh Sugar JS Company halted operations to deal with its environmental pollution.

The Van Loi Steel Mill project in Ha Tinh Province has been closed for years but the VND750bn (USD32.88m) bad debt still hasn't been dealt with.