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Central Highland city to host coffee festival
All preparations have been completed for the fifth coffee festival to be held in downtown Buon Ma Thuot, a Central Highlands city, from March 9 to 12, said the organisers.
PM reiterates Formosa's investment term
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to maintain an investment term of 70 years for the Taiwan-invested Formosa project in the central province of Ha Tinh.
Foreign firms optimistic about Vietnam's outlook
Foreign business groups hailed Vietnam and HCM City's success in attracting FDI and boosting trade at a meeting with the city People's Committee on March 4.
Oil prices send CPI down, Tet ups purchasing power
Although Vietnam saw its consumer price index slip in February due to plunging oil prices, purchasing power surged during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Gov't sells US$1.15b bonds in February
The Government raised more than VND24.5 trillion (US$1.15 billion) from bonds on the primary market in February, a drop of 12.2% from January, the Hanoi Stock Exchange reported.
Manufacturing output keeps rising
The manufacturing sector maintained its recent period of growth in February, with new orders and output both rising at faster rates than at the start of the year, HSBC's Purchasing Managers' Index reveals.
New free trade deal to heighten economic ties with RoK
The Vietnam- the Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will serve as a milestone to strengthen the two countries' economic relations, expected to reach US$70 billion in trade by 2020.
Japan steps up efforts to attract visitors from Vietnam
A seminar to promote attractive destinations in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo was held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 2, with the participation of nearly 30 Vietnamese travel agencies.
IT firms set high targets for 2015
After ending last year with encouraging results, several IT firms in HCM City have set higher business targets this year.
HIV egg rumours dismissed
An official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has rejected a rumour surfacing in the social media that Chinese chicken eggs sold in Vietnam have been injected with blood contaminated with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV).