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Vietnam's second highest foreign direct investment (FDI) receiver Binh Duong province announced that in the first nine months of 2017 it received a record in attracting FDI, reaching 140 per cent of its annual target.

Land prices in the eastern area of Hanoi have sharply increased following the news of four planned bridges.

Nearly 6,000 workers at the Venus Vietnam Shoe Company in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa went on strike on Monday to ask for better treatment and policies.

Total import-export value was estimated to reach 308.51 billion USD in the first nine months of 2017, up 21.4 percent from last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Government agencies and the Ha Tinh People’s Committee were assigned by the prime minister to hand in recommendations the Thach Khe iron ore mining project before October 5.

Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers has jumped to its highest level in a decade, a key central survey showed Monday, as the world's number three economy picks up pace.

The central province of Quang Nam will organise a monthly market to promote Ngoc Linh ginseng, part of the project to raise consumer awareness over Ngoc Linh ginseng.

Honda will recall more than 245,000 vehicles in China over concerns about airbags made by troubled Japanese giant Takata, Chinese authorities said Sunday, dealing another blow to Takata's largest client.

The total investment for the offshore fishing industry for the 2018-2030 period is projected to reach VND42.2 trillion (USD1.87 billion).

Vietnam will be the first country globally allowed to export star apple fruits to the US.

Vietnam and Thailand are striving to increase bilateral trade to 20 billion USD in 2020, as heard a business connectivity conference in Ho Chi Minh City.

September’s consumer price index has increased by 0.59% against last month, which is attributed to the impacts of floods and higher prices of petroleum products.

Former CEO of the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank, Nguyen Xuan Son has just been given the death sentence while the bank's former chairman, Ha Van Tham received a life sentence for appropriating state assets.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has announced a list of 42 state-funded projects valued at VND43 trillion that have faced ineffective operations and losses.

Huge amounts of locally-produced sugar are stockpiled, while the land given to sugarcane growing plummets as imported and smuggled sugar proves more competitive.

The southern province of Hau Giang has called for investment in seven projects with a total capital of US$261 million at the Investment Promotion Conference, and has already attracted nearly US$88 million as pledged by investors.

In local terms, prime office lease markets in most cities in Asia rose slightly but many are late in the cycle, the latest Savills’ Prime Benchmark Survey found.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam in the first nine months this year hit a record $25.48 billion, up 34.3 per cent year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) at the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Ministry of Public Security has announced that they had prosecuted 14 former officials at the Dai Tin Commerce Joint Stock Bank for violating state economic management which caused serious consequences.