Business

About 49% of the FDI firms still have to bribe authorities, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry reported at the launch of the provincial competitiveness index.

A wide range of motorcycle models provided by the world’s leading producers will be on display at an area of 10,000 square metres during the Vietnam Motorcycle Show 2017 (VMCS 2017) scheduled for May 4-7 in Hanoi.

The central city of Danang topped the Provincial Competitive Index for the fourth consecutive year in 2016, among 63 provinces and cities nationwide.

Local authorities in the central province of Ha Tinh believes that a new investment wave in Vung Ang Economic Zone can save many firms from bankruptcy.

The Danang International Airport will throw open the doors to its new US$154 million terminal on April 25, say airport officials.

The remaining 11 members of the Trans Pacific Partnership aim to reach agreement on whether to move ahead with the trade pact without the US when they meet on March 14-15 in Chile.

Its Chinese investor has halted construction of a solar panel factory in northern Vietnam after the government announced it had begun without the proper approvals.

Results at Lam Dong Aluminium-Bauxite Complex show that the complex has incurred a loss of nearly VND3.7trn (USD162m) after three years of operation, according to an anonymous DTiNews source.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has called for joint efforts from relevant ministries, sectors and local authorities to mobilise all available resources to speed up the progress of the Trung Luong–My Thuan expressway project and finish it by

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has called for joint efforts and responsibility of all Vietnamese enterprises to further improve the national business climate and competitiveness.

Vietnam has suspended the imports of poultry and poultry products from the US states of Tennessee and Wisconsin which have been affected by avian flu.

Vietnam’s derivatives market will start operating in May or June in hopes it will improve Vietnam’s securities market and attract more foreign investment, according to the Chairman of the State Securities Commission, Vũ Bằng.

The Vietnamese Government has doubled efforts to become one of the top business environments in ASEAN, said PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Ten countries and territories have agreed to protect the "Buon Ma Thuot Coffee" brand name, which hails from the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk, its provincial People’s Committee said.

Many projects in Vung Ang Economic Zone in the central province of Ha Tinh have their investment licences revoked for the long delay or ineffective operations.

Airports Corporation of Vietnam has announced an investment plan for five years (2016-2020) with capital of VND31.6 trillion ($1.4 billion).

Police in the southern province of Binh Phuoc has just raided a local pepper trader found mixing chemicals into their product.

The Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association has sent a proposal for the development of the city’s real estate market in the 2017-2020 period to the city’s People’s Committee.

Compared to 2016, banks are looking at brighter prospects in 2017 as many indexes look like they are on a trend of improvement.