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Khanh Hoa to work with Grab on the hailing services
After Grab announced the launch of GrabTaxi in Khanh Hoa, the provincial Department of Transport said operation of the ride hailing services firm was not licensed in the central province.

Khanh Hoa to work with Grab on the hailing services
Hau Giang calls for investment in 7 projects
The southern province of Hau Giang is calling for total investment of some US$300 million in seven projects, with more than 6,500ha of land expected to be leased.

Hau Giang calls for investment in 7 projects
Growth slows down as investors sell shares
Shares maintained an upward trend on the two exchanges on Tuesday morning but growth slowed as a few investors began to sell shares to realise profits.

Growth slows down as investors sell shares
Da Nang foreign investment surges
The central city has attracted 43 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth US$60 million in the first eight months this year.

Da Nang foreign investment surges

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Five banks to pilot 24/7 tax payment scheme shortly

Five commercial banks have been selected to pilot a 24/7 e-tax payment scheme from November this year.

Online Friday 2017 slated for September 29

Online Friday 2017, the country’s biggest annual online shopping day held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, will be held on September 29.

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Construction ministry asked to stabilise local sand market

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assigned the Ministry of Construction to study Cambodia’s permanent prohibition on sand exports and the impact on the construction materials market in Viet Nam.

Banking

Interest rate of short-term deposits inches up

Interest rate of short-term deposits inched up 0.1-0.2 percentage points, according to a report from SSI Retail Research.

Property

Nghe An to get US$440.5 million resort complex

Property developer FLC Group has proposed its intention to build a VND10 trillion (US$440.5 million) Beach & Golf Resort in the central province of Nghe An’s Nghi Loc District.

Markets

Growth slows down as investors sell shares

Shares maintained an upward trend on the two exchanges on Tuesday morning but growth slowed as a few investors began to sell shares to realise profits.

Tech

VN seeks to tap German expertise in solar energy

With the Government releasing the policy to develop the solar energy industry, it is poised for a boom, a workshop heard in HCM City yesterday (Monday).

Wheels

Mercedes-Benz vehicles recalled for power system fault

Mercedes-Benz Vietnam is issuing a recall to the owners of 1,234 vehicles of various models in Viet Nam to fix faulty power systems and the electrical connection to the electro-hydraulic power steering (EHPS).

Biz Guide

Advice for FDI firms on distribution rights

Enterprises with foreign-owned capital (even one per cent) need to register distribution rights before trading goods purchased from other Vietnamese organisations or imported into the country.