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The National Assembly (NA) will discuss four draft laws at the ongoing 8th sitting of the 14th NA on November 15.

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index last week ended at its 13-month high but its struggle on the last two days signalled growth had stalled and it would move sideways in the coming week.

The VN-Index is expected to enter an uptrend towards a new resistance zone after successfully penetrating the psychological resistance mark of 1,000 points, analysts said.

The harvest season is underway at coffee plantations in the Central Highlands, but lower prices than previous years are causing problems for farmers.

The number of new listing firms on the two local bourses has remained modest in the first nine months of the year.

The market is forecast to move sideways with alternative ups and downs in a narrow range this week, analysts have predicted.

The Vietnamese derivatives market has picked up over the last three weeks, with total trading volume nearly reaching the total figure recorded in September.

More than 3,800 plastic waste containers have piled up for more than 90 days at Vietnam’s three major ports of Hai Phong, Vung Tau and HCM City’s Cat Lai, according to the latest report by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Alcohol and beer consumption is booming, and local beverage producers are cashing in.

A list of 755 enterprises failing to register to list on the stock market after equitisation will soon be announced.

Vietnam will work to maintain macro-economy’s stability and economic growth, while creating optimal conditions for businesses investing in the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has pledged.

Ocean accounting, which is built based on the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), helps experts and policy-makers evaluate the actual contribution the seas make to the economy, heard a workshop held in Hanoi on October 11.

Vietnamese shares advanced on October 8 as attention shifted to companies with good earnings prospects amid a lack of supportive information.

Brokerages proposed different scenarios for the movement of VN-Index from now until the end of the year depending on the world's economic growth prospects.

Lack of disclosed information, listing plans and risks of non-performing loans are dragging OTC-traded bank stocks down.

Thanh Mien district in the Red River Delta province of Hai Duong is working on plans to protect the Chi Lang Nam Stork Island, given the falling number of storks and herons.

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index could breach the 1,000 point mark in the last quarter of the year after the Q3 corporate earnings season and with investors shifting attention towards firms with hopes for full-year earnings growth.

The Thai Government is planning to introduce more measures to shore up domestic oil palm prices on top of the price guarantee scheme.

Automobile stocks are expected to lure more investment thanks to the growth of market consumption, forecast to reach over 500,000 vehicles per year from 2021.

Rising input production costs, unfavourable weather conditions, a saturated domestic market and stiff competition are causing difficulties for fertiliser businesses.