Bank Indonesia (BI) has reported that the country’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of July increased by US$1.6 billion to US$111.4 billion, up from US$109.8 billion in June this year.

The import of poultry from the European Union (EU) has been on the rise in both volume and value in recent years, heard a workshop held by the EU and Poland’s National Poultry Council in Ho Chi Minh City on August 9.

Car sales in Vietnam rebounded in July after experiencing a monthly drop in June, according to Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA). 

Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhun has called on the EU to continue supporting his country’s agriculture while expanding market for more Cambodian exports.

A draft National Assembly resolution on solutions to unblocking difficulties for businesses penned by the Ministry of Finance has suggested writing off and rescheduling nearly US$675 million of delinquent tax owed by enterprises. 

VOV.VN - In the last five years, the dual rice-shrimp farming systems has grown in many Mekong Delta provinces from tens of thousands of hectares in 2005 to 160,000 ha in 2011 and is likely to reach 200,000 ha by 2020. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 9 chaired a national conference on tourist development in Hoi An city, central Quang Nam province. 

Thailand shipped about 5 million tonnes of rice abroad in the first half of 2016, a year on year increase of 12.1%, making it the world’s largest rice exporter. 

Vietnam’s food exports will benefit little from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), according to experts. 

Vietnam’s insurance market plays an important role in socio-economic development, thus implementing social welfare policies, particularly in agriculture, fisheries, and human lives, said an official from the Ministry of Finance. 

VOV.VN - The organizers of – Vietstock 2016 Expo & Forum (October 19-21) – at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City have announced that attendee and exhibitor registration is now open.

The additional import of 100,000 tonnes of sugar approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has raised concerns for local sugar producers. 

VOV.VN - Star-apple is the fifth Vietnam fruit to be exported to the US market, after dragon fruit, rambutan, lychee and longan.

Can Tho City has attracted US$175.7 million of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital this year, including a Republic of Korea’s shoe-production plant that will be the largest FDI project in the Mekong Delta region.

VOV.VN -Campaign Asia has named Thi Anh Dao (Denise Thi), CEO of Isobar Vietnam, among its ‘Women To Watch’ list.

VOV.VN - Turkey continues extending anti-dumping (AD) duties on motorbike tyres imported from Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The country’s total export turnover in the first seven months of the year was US$96.83 billion, representing an annual increase of 5.3%, said Duong Duy Hung, Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Planning Department.

VOV.VN - Singaporean investment in Vietnam’s real estates has increased sharply in recent times, said Leow Siu Lin, Singapore Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City.

Car importers are anxiously awaiting a new rule from the Ministry of Transport.

Many Vietnamese businesses are not registering their trademarks for protection, putting them at high risk of losing markets.

Football gambling will be trialed for five years, both online and in betting shops, with a restricted distance between the shops and schools or children’s playgrounds, the government has recently announced.

More foreign investors have been investing via capital contributions and stock purchases in Vietnam over the last year, the Foreign Investment Agency has said.

The HCM City People’s Council has decided to provide an additional tax incentive for an expansion plan of the Samsung Electronics HCM City CE Complex at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park.

The General Department of Taxation under the Ministry of Finance has worked hard to simplify tax-related administrative procedures to facilitate businesses’ tax payments, said the agency. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue asked the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to develop tourism into its spearhead economy during a local investment promotion conference on August 8.

Dong Nai province is willing to cooperate with Ternopil city in particular and Ukraine in general, especially in supporting industry, hi-tech agriculture and industry, tourism and services, said Chairman of the local People’s Committee Dinh Quoc Thai.

VOV.VN - Exports of bivalves (clams, oysters, mussels and scallops) from Vietnam in the first half of 2016 have jumped 1.6% against last year’s same period to US$40.86 million, reports the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

A conference held in Kolkata, capital city of the state of West Bengal in India, last week aimed to promote investment opportunities in CLMV countries which comprise Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

An ADB-funded project that strengthens agriculture science and technology in Vietnam was among the three winners of the Most Successful Development Project Awards selected by the bank’s Independent Evaluation, ​ADB said in its August 8 news release. 

The Sai Gon Securities Inc (SSI) on August 5 issued nearly US$8.9 million worth of two-year non-convertible bonds with an annual yield rate of 7% for the first 12 months.