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The Ministry of Finance has issued a draft on conditions to lift the ban on Vietnamese playing at casinos.

A subsidiary of the State-owned oil and gas group PetroVietnam and its foreign partners have secured a license to invest in a natural gas pipeline in the south of Vietnam, making it the largest foreign investment project approved this year.

Foreign investors have poured 10.95 billion USD into new and operational FDI projects and to buy stakes in local companies in the first four months of 2017, up 40.5 percent from the same period last year, according to the

Vietnam’s aviation sector must use advanced technologies such as e-commerce for its management, operations and business as it is a trend in global aviation transport, experts said in HCM City.

The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) will present a challenge for Vietnam’s textiles and garment sector within the next five years, according to Mr. Le Tien Truong, CEO of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has sent its representatives to China to seek outlets for local pork amid the product’s considerable price decline.

The chief of Qatar Airways on Monday accused American carriers complaining over alleged subsidies to Gulf airlines of "bullying", as he announced new US routes in defiance of mounting airport restrictions.

Ngo Tri Long, former head of the Institute for Market and Price Research blamed both Chinese contractors and Vietnamese investors for 12 failing major projects.

Vietnamese airlines have drawn up plans to expand their international presence to serve the increasing demands of both domestic and foreign passengers.

Former Deputy Director of DongA Joint Stock Commercial Bank, Nguyen Thi Kim Xuyen, and several other officials of the bank have just been arrested according to the Ministry of Public Security.

Seafood farmers in Ly Son Island, Quang Ngai Province, have suffered billions of dong in losses after their lobsters died and prices dropped.

With credit growth accelerating in the first quarter, many commercial banks may become more demanding in selecting lending customers.

Foreign investment funds have expressed renewed interested in Vietnamese financial technology startups, despite a series of challenging setbacks that occurred in previous e-commerce deals.

An ASEAN market seminar “Capturing business opportunities in Vietnam’s third largest city: Haiphong” took place in Singapore on April 20, attracting more than 80 participants, mostly Singaporean businesses coming from diverse industries.

Vietnam is forecast to be the fastest growing convenience store market in Asia by 2021, according to new data released by international grocery research organisation the Institute of Grocery Distribution.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has submitted five solutions to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to help the pig-farming industry in the context of a sharp fall in pork prices.

A recent document issued by the Quang Ninh People’s Committee stated that real estate developer Sun Group is the only one chosen to develop a casino in Van Don Economic Zone.

Vietnam’s GDP growth in 2017 has been projected at 6.5 per cent and CPI 4.9 per cent in the IMF’s World Economic Outlook.

There will be major changes in railway services in Vietnam including early booking and big promotions according to the newly-appointed chairman of the Vietnam Railways Corporation, Vu Anh Minh.