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Vietnam’s construction industry will grow by 6.3 per cent in real terms of 2017 and 6.1 per cent in 2018, according to Business Monitor International Research, a Fitch Group Company.

State-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) remains on top of the 500 largest Vietnamese enterprises list (VNR500) in 2016 in terms of revenue.

The Vietnam government has lifted a 15-year ban on the import of French beef effective as of December 15, of last year.

Vietnamese companies ship an estimated four million tons of woodchips to China annually, according to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The government has approved the scheme to build special economic zones in Quang Ninh, Khanh Hoa and Kien Giang provinces.

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung has allowed Quang Ninh Province to decide on the investment and construction of the Van Don-Mong Cai Expressway.

A farmer in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has succeeded in training his snakeheads to jump high out of water. His fish have attracted many visitors.

The CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) group represents nascent potential merger and acquisition (M&A) opportunities in the region, with frontier Vietnam serving as a gateway into the group as it seeks an upgrade to emerging market status, according

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has tightened control over overseas trips by leaders of its groups and corporations, particularly those from Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group.

Vietnam's rice exports have sharply fallen to a seven-year record low because of weak abilities, according to a new report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam’s macroeconomic stability and resilient economic growth will continue to support the bank’s weak credit profile, but high credit growth and unresolved bad debts might turn the outlook into a negative, a report by Moody’s said.

Tax incentives have not contributed much to increase investment or economic growth in Vietnam, according to the latest Oxfam report released on December 12.

Unemployment may rise because of the high numbers of unskilled workers and increased industrial automation.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported that the Dung Quat Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. faces high risk of bankruptcy due to big losses.

The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday trimmed its economic growth forecast this year for developing Asia to 5.6 percent.

Overseas remittances to HCM City this year are expected to reach US$5 billion instead of the expected $5.5 billion.

Japanese Kume Group plans to invest in a waste-to- organic fertilizer plant in Hung Yen, which is expected to help the northern province tackle waste problem and strengthen environmental protection, according to a local official.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to delete 12 steel projects from the country’s master plan until 2025.

Hong Kong's financial chief resigned Monday, in what is widely seen as a prelude to a leadership bid for the southern Chinese city's top job.