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Vietnam has attracted foreign investment of 16.74 billion U.S. dollars so far this year, the largest five-month inflow since 2016, witnessing a year-on-year rise of 69.1 percent, according to Vietnam's Foreign Investment Agency.

HCMC – The VN-Index on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange slid for the third consecutive session today, May 23, due to low supply and active bottom fishing.

HCMC – Mobile Money, once being put into pilot service in Vietnam, will be an effective solution for promoting noncash payments, stated Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung.

HCMC – Travel firms will be fined up to VND90 million and stripped of their business license within 12-18 months if their tourists run away in a foreign country or in Vietnam, starting from August 1.

HCMC – The HCMC Social Insurance has sent the case files on 10 firms that evaded or delayed social and healthcare insurance payments to the HCMC Police Department for investigation.

A programme that evaluates and identifies sustainable enterprises in Viet Nam 2019 was launched on Tuesday in Ha Noi by the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Viet Nam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD).

Bilateral relations between Viet Nam and the US had developed into a comprehensive partnership ahead of the two countries celebrating 25 years since the normalisation of diplomatic relations (1995-2020), said President of the Viet Nam-US Association Nguyen Tam Chien.

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is among top three ASEAN countries attracting Private Equity (PE) investment in term of deal value, according to a report just released by the auditing and business consulting firm Grant Thornton. 

Tel Aviv (VNA) – Close to 30 leading Israeli companies joined a roundtable conference on business and investment opportunities in Vietnam, which took place in Tel Aviv on May 22.