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The Vietnam Standards and Consumers Association has apologised to consumers, fish sauce producers and management agencies for its false report on Vietnamese fish sauce’s quality.

Total disbursement of foreign direct investment in the first eleven months of this year stood at USD14.3 billion, up 8.3 per cent year-on-year, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam should have a Plan B for foreign trade and not be overly concerned that the TPP may not come into being, analysts have advised.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has reassured the market that foreign currency exchange remains under control and that solutions will be applied if needed.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has said there is a need for all ministries and relevant agencies to co-ordinate and connect with specific policies to promote electronic payments.

The State Bank of Vietnam has reassured the market that foreign currency exchange remains under control and that solutions will be applied if needed.

Vietnam and Russia pledged to embark on projects in the fields of energy, industry, and mechanical engineering during the visit to the country by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh.

The Government Inspectorate has reported hundreds of billions of dong in losses by wrongdoings at State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC).

Nguyen Tran Bat, chairman of InvestConsult Group, talked with DTiNews about the local economy after US president-elect Donald Trump announced he would withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The target of US$6 billion in two-way trade between Vietnam and Italy in 2017-2018 is within reach as the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement is soon to be sealed, President Tran Dai Quang said.

Construction of the new Bến Đình Tourism Port in Quảng Ngãi Province’s Lý Sơn Island District kicked off yesterday.

A Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) customer in HCM City has USD4,400 stolen from his ATM account overnight.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has mapped out next year’s development plan for the industrial sector and forecast an 8 per cent rise in industrial production, against this year.

Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Maritime Bank) and Meed, a U.S-based company, held the“Launching Meed Smart Financial App In Vietnam” press conference on November 22.

Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (Thai Beverage) is considering bidding for Vietnamese state-owned enterprises Saigon Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) and Vietnam Daily Products JSC (Vinamilk), according to newswire Nikkei.

The Nhon-Hanoi Station metro route project continues to be delayed until as late as 2019 as the investor claim they need more capital to cover additional expenses.

Minister and Head of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung has conveyed a request from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) to explain and set out measures to resolve seven issues.

Donald Trump yesterday announced the United States would signal its withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on his first day in the White House, as one of six immediate steps aimed at "putting America first."

Nine percent of Vinamilk will go on sale in early December according to the State Capital Investment Corporation.