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Vietnamese start-ups need consultancy supports on tax policies, legal, finance and accounting, as well as training courses to help them become professional entrepreneurs.

The US has decided to continue applying anti-dumping duties on imports of polyethylene (PE) retail carrier bags from Vietnam and some other countries.

Three Vietnamese women have been named on US business magazine Forbes' list of Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen 2016.

The Vietnamese Government will continue to tighten cooperation with the World Bank, especially in coping with climate change and saltwater intrusion, improving public administration and investment climate, and fighting corruption.

The first 100 hi-tech and environmentally-friendly Renault-branded electric cars will arrive in Vietnam in June.

The Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has requested the State Bank of Việt Nam to revise existing regulations to let them access short-term foreign currency loans.

Cars offering taxi services on technology platforms like GrabTaxi and Uber must put signs reading “TAXI E” [E for "electronic"] on their roofs, the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has proposed.

The Government Inspectorate has just revealed various violations at the Deposit Insurance of Vietnam, from financial planning to cost management and use of finances from 2011 to 2013.

There is huge potential for Vietnam and the US to cooperate in agriculture in the coming time, especially when the Trans-Pacific Partnership is likely to be approved.

Residential buildings in Vietnam are becoming more attractive to elder foreign investors.

Vietnam welcomes and creates favourable conditions for investors and commercial groups from Hong Kong to seek business and investment opportunities in Vietnam.

Financial institutions in Vietnam expect the banking system’s outstanding loans to increase 20.09 percent in 2016, the highest in the past five year, as per a report from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Monetary Forecasting and Statistics Department.

Fitch Ratings has issued the long-term issuer default ratings (IDRs) on five Vietnamese banks.

The prices of RON 92 petrol and E5 bio-fuel increased 518 VND and 551 VND per litre, respectively, as from 5 p.m. on April 5.

A representative from the Indian contractor who joined in the bidding for the Song Da Water Project, which was won by a Chinese company has claimed they believe the tendering process lacked transparency.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the State Bank of Vietnam’s proposal to extend the 30 trillion VND (1.3 billion USD) housing stimulus package until disbursement of all associated funds is completed.

Southeast Asian taxi hailing app Grab officially launched its GrabCar service in HCM City last week after receiving approval from the Government.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung pressed the button to commence the Block B-O Mon gas project launched by the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Once Vietnamese mobile network operators deploy 4G networks, they will have to compete not only in terms of downloading and uploading speed but also content services in order to gain and retain customers.