Business

Vietnam has been named among the Top 6 most-attractive retail markets in the world this year by A.T. Kearney in its Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), following India, China, Malaysia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

More than 600 international cosmetics brands will make their debut in Vietnam during the Mekong Beauty Show 2017 in HCM City from June 15 to 17.

Some 232 foreign investors were granted securities trading codes in May, of which 198 were individuals and 34 were organisations, according to the Vietnam Securities Depository.

HCM City authorities have vowed to eliminate all local unlicensed markets within July this year as a way to deal with food of unclear origin.

Nguyen Ngoc Giao, deputy head of the HCM City Department of Transport’s road traffic board has spuriously claimed that taxi phone apps have led to an increase in the number of vehicles in the city.

Experts have warned about a slowdown in the luxury apartment sector in Ho Chi Minh City as rental prices are dropping because of excessive supply.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed an official development assistance (ODA) loan agreement worth 12.865 billion JPY (117.8 million USD) for the Hoa Lac Science and Technology City Development Project.

State Bank of Vietnam Governor Le Minh Hung told the National Assembly on June 7 that there's no loophole in the draft resolution on bad debt for individuals and groups to exploit.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assured more than 30 corporate executives in Kansai region of Japan during a dialogue on June 7 that Vietnamese localities offer all possible support to them to do business.

Enterprises and localities from Japan and Vietnam signed agreements worth a combined $22 billion at the Conference on Business Promotion into Vietnam held on June 5 during Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s five-day visit to Japan.

On June 4, the World Bank (WB) released its Global Economic Prospects report, forecasting a global 2017 economic growth rate of 2.7% and a Vietnamese growth rate of 6.3%, lower than the 6.7% goal set by the government.

The central province of Khanh Hoa is considering allowing a local private firm to preserve and operate its Hon Mun Nature Reserve, one of the most famous tourist destinations in the province.

The HCM City Department of Taxation has collected a list of 13,469 Facebook accounts which are doing online business which they believe liable for tax.

Now is a good time for Japanese enterprises to invest in Vietnam as the two countries have reached high-level agreements on boosting cooperation, PM tells Japanese entrepreneurs.

Interest rates for deposits and loans and bond yields have remained relatively steady since the end of January, as inflation is under control and foreign exchange rate is stable.

Fourteen years after the country first applied, Vietnamese processors are still struggling to export fresh lychees to Australia.

Director General of FLC Group's wholly-owned Viet Bamboo Airlines Ltd. Co. Dang Tat Thang said that the company was expected to be operational by late 2018.

WorldTrans Travel and Transport Services will open 10 direct flights from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to Bangkok, Thailand from June 27 to August 2, heard a press conference on June 2.

The HCM City Department of Taxation is seeking ways to get information of business activities carried out online, including via Facebook, in order to collect taxes.