Partnerships in economics, trade and investment between Vietnam and Myanmar have yet to meet expectations, participants said at a discussion on bilateral ties in Hanoi on August 25. 

Vietnam need to carry out many solutions to supply enough energy for social-economic development as well as pursue a sustainable development in the long term, according to experts. 

Vietnamese companies are displaying their technological products at the INAGRITECH Indonesia 2016, an international event on agricultural technology which opened on August 25, for the first time. 

German experts shared their experience in auditing cooperatives at a workshop in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on August 25 to help develop the local cooperative network. 

The upcoming State visit to Brunei by President Tran Dai Quang from August 26-28 is meant to not only mark the bilateral partnership but also promote bilateral affiliation to such potential fields as trade, investment, tourism, education-training, agriculture, oil and gas, and seafood.

Domestic and foreign direct investment in Indonesia is expected to grow more slowly in 2016, an official has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam imports from the Republic of Korea (ROK) for the seven-month period leading up to August of 2016 surged 10.1% on-year to US$18.02 billion, lifted by a new free trade agreement between the two nations.

VOV.VN - How to supply large volumes of produce in compliance with strict Global GAP safety standards is problematic for the nation’s growers and exporters, says the Vietnam Fruit & Vegetables Association.

Investors have poured money into industrial zone (IZ) projects again and many large-scale projects will be completed in the time to come.

Thirty Japanese firms involved in seafood and food industries will gather at two business matching conferences, in the capital on August 30 and in HCM City on September 1.

KIDO Corp., formerly Kinh Do Corp., announced on August 23 it has sold its remaining 20 percent stake in its snack business to the US’s Mondelez International Inc for VND2 trillion (US$89.8 million).

Vietnam is forecast to see more growth in the five star hotel and resort segment.

While many airports in the Mekong Delta are still idle, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) is considering building new ones.

An increasingly large number of foreign companies have visited Can Tho City this year to sound out business and investment prospects, with many of them coming from Japan, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and India.

The US’ ExxonMobil Corporation and Vietnam’s state-run oil and gas group PetroVietnam’s multi-billion dollar gas-to-power complex is a step closer to implementation as Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the project location.

Since Vietnam heavily relies on China, a major import/export market, it has encountered difficulties as China has tightened cross-border imports and set barriers to Vietnamese farm produce. 

The banking and finance sector has seen a multitude of deals taking place in various circumstances over the past years, covering all ends of the spectrum: voluntary and mandatory merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, large and small-scale alike. 

The Vietnam’s General Statistics Office reported on August 24 that the national consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, has recorded a seven-month lowest increase since February this year and the lowest level on a monthly basis over the past 10 years.

Foreign capital inflows into Vietnam’s securities market in the first half of this year increased 3.5-fold on a yearly basis, reaching US$722 million.

Two tonnes of Hung Yen longan have just been transported to Ho Chi Minh City to undergo irradiation before being shipped to the US.

Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) in August dropped 0.2% over the previous month, but rose 1.78% over the same time last year, reported the municipal Statistics Office on August 24.

VOV.VN - Hanoimilk, one of the nation’s leading dairy companies, has been named among the winners of the 6th IUFoST Global Food Industry Awards.

VOV.VN - An annual conference on investment in the Mekong Delta, MekongInvest is set to take place in November to promote the region’s business climate and lure greater investment.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and 32 provinces and cities in the south and central regions have signed a commitment on creating a favourable business environment.

VOV.VN - Vietjet and the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (Napas) have teamed up for a promotion offering up to 15% discount on air ticket prices for all passengers making bookings at www.vietjetair.com with ATM cards.

Medicine and healthcare services prices this August post the sharpest monthly hike, 6.18%, compared to five other goods and services categories that share the same upward trend, said the General Statistics Office (GSO) on August 24. 

The domestic agriculture industry should be restructured and made more transparent to develop clean food products, experts said at a seminar on developing clean food held on August 23 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - From fake electronics, shoes, nutritional supplements to medicines, the sheer size of the business of counterfeit goods in Vietnam is staggering, said a panel of leading experts at a recent business forum in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - AIA Group CEO Mark Edward Tucker on August 24 said he sees the AIA Vietnam Life Insurance Company Limited based out of Ho Chi Minh City among its top subsidiaries over the next few years.

VOV.VN - Electric & Power Vietnam - the 6th International Power Engineering (Generation, Transmission & Distribution) Technology Exhibition will return to HCM City on September 14.