Eleven export commodities earn US$1 billion in revenue; Over 3.5 million foreigners visit Vietnam in six months; Growth in HCM City boosts first half GDP by 7.9 percent; Military Bank arm plans restructuring

 Planned oil refinery capacity increased; Central bank eyes gold sale to stabilise market; Fruit and vegetable exports drive healthy sector growth; Central region tops FDI attraction list

Capital industrial production soars; As prices fall, offices attract tenants; Lotte’s ‘ao dai’ tower rises higher in Hanoi; Foreign eyes light up at new M&A deals; SBV stalls asset regulations as companies feel the pinch