Three key ministries need to kick off new integrated lending models, finish guidelines of corporate income tax deduction, credit guarantee funds and funds for development of small – and medium-sized enterprises.

Consumer price index (CPI) in May witnessed a slight rise of 0.2% against the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 4.72%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO)

Attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) has always been a key part of Viet Nam’s external economic affairs, according to an article of PM Nguyen Tan Dung on the World Economic Forum's blog on May 23.

The Ministry of Construction has claimed there are signs of recovery throughout the real estate market.

Vietnam and the UK will sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in telecom market management, telecom services development, and quality improvement.

Foreign companies are starting to pour money into Vietnam to take advantage of potential economic opportunities from future free trade agreements (FTA).

Although Vietnam has attracted large amounts of foreign direct investment (FDI) for more than 20 years, it has yet to master managerial skills and optimally absorb technology transfer from FDI projects

Japan’s Kawada Group will invest in Vietnam’s Thanh Long Steel Company based in Hung Yen province to produce high-tech steel in Vietnam.

Quebec-headquartered Valeant has successfully established a foothold in Vietnam after the Canada's largest drug company completed its joint venture with Euvipharm for over $20 million in late 2013.

In an effort to optimise national development, Vietnam is becoming more selective regarding foreign direct investment (FDI), screening and declining projects incompatible with long-term goals.

Insurance is an important sector to any country and it has proved itself a potential industry in Viet Nam in the time to come.

Vietnam will continue creating favourable conditions for foreign investors, including those from Japan, to do long-term and efficient business in the country.

The international community is urging the government to increase structural reforms and stimulate local demand to achieve its macro-targets for 2014.

Vietnam has paid an expensive price for its macro-economic achievements in 2013.

The Ministry of Transport is determined to speed up the equitisation of the national carrier Vietnam Airlines.