Despite making billions of dollars in revenue, two giant technology brands Facebook and Google only paid miniscule taxes to the Vietnamese government.

 Import-export businesses in Vietnam are worrying about a possible increase in terminal handling charges by shipping lines, which would decrease their competitiveness.

 Despite its eagerness to develop a $350-million textile and garment dyeing project in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, Hong Kong-backed TAL Group may fail to get the investment certificate.

 The competition authority in Vietnam have yet to make the next moves over a transaction in which Grab acquired Uber Technologies Inc’s Southeast Asian business after asking Grab to report details of the deal.

ComfortDelgro Savico Taxi announced suspending its operations. The movement came after the operations of several traditional taxi firms were impacted by Uber and Grab.

 Some 120,138 ha of rice fields affected by a lack of water and saltwater intrusion in the southern region will be used to grow other crops in 2018.

 The Turkish Ministry of Economy has received a request for a second sunset review of anti-dumping measures applicable to Vietnam’s V-shaped conveyor belts (V-belt), according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Turkey. 

Vietnamese taxi associations request a temporary policy to tighten the operations of Uber and Grab to replace the existing Decision No.24/QD-BGTVT on the pilot schemes for ride-hailing services. 

 International Local Development Consortium (ILDC) from France intends to develop a $6-billion deep seaport complex in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam.

 Vietnam - Korea Friendship Marathon Championship 2018 is scheduled for April 13-15 at Bien Dong Park in Danang.

 The expansion plans in Thailand and Vietnam will raise the revenue of Central Group, Big C’s parent company, by 14 per cent this year.

 Albeit not being listed among the top 10 largest exporters to the US, the Vietnamese steel industry may still suffer once the US applies new safeguard tariffs.

 A few days after the Tet Holiday, numerous commercial banks silently raised interest rates due to liquidity-related issues, the whopping demand for capital, and the great competition among Vietnam-based commercial banks.

Over the course of 2017, 59 large-scale domestic real estate firms which were listed on the Vietnamese bourse were reported to have inundating profits totalling at VND155.093 trillion ($6.8 billion), up 39 per cent against 2016.

 Macro-economic stability and economic growth drive each other, as the former helps boost investment and consumption while the latter creates foundation for achieving the former, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wrote in a recent article.

 Viet Nam has made significant progress in banking reforms to expand sustainable lending, says the first comprehensive Global Progress Report of the Sustainable Banking Network (SBN), released on Monday.

 The animal feed industry of Vietnam, despite being among the world’s fastest-growing by scale and output, is dominated by foreign firms while local producers are struggling to compete.

 Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is on the brink of winning the “Best Goal” award at the AFC U23 Championship 2018, with his goals against Qatar (semifinal) and Uzbekistan (final) currently accounting for approximately 90% of the votes.

 Three power generation corporations under Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) will launch their initial public offerings (IPOs) this year to raise capital for power plant projects.

 U23 Vietnam tied goalless with U23 Syria in the last qualifying round match at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship in China on January 17, wining  a ticket to the quarterfinals.