A draft decree by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) seeks to restrict the trade in gold bullion to stabilise the gold market, check hoarding and speculation, and minimise the influence of the gold market on monetary policy.

Just 30 kilometres west of Ho Chi Minh City, southern Dong Nai province has a tremendous potential to become an investor hotspot.

Budget spending, public investment and economic restructuring are big macroeconomic issues grabbing the headlines these days. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh digs into these issues with VIR.

National Assembly (NA) deputies during the first discussion day of the second sitting of the 13th NA urged the Government to focus on controlling inflation and interest rate reduction instead of high growth as earlier suggested.

The Vietnamese Businesspeople Association in France (ABVietFrance) and the France Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCIFV) will coordinate in trade promotion, and culture healthcare and education development between the two countries.