Vietnam’s gross domestic product GDP is expected to stay between 6% and 7% from 2016 to 2018 according to the latest report from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ICAEW.

Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang joined a crowd of economic and energy ministers, and leaders from economic and energy firms worldwide at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2016, which took place in the capital of Germany on March 17

Vietnam will promote development of renewable energy resources, aiming to increase the proportion of power produced from these sources in the national electricity structure.

Some 450 enterprises in the construction industry will showcase their products at the Vietbuild Hanoi 2016 International Exhibition, at the National Exhibition Construction Centre, Hanoi from March 24-28.

Nguyen Hoang Ha decided to make his luxury dream come true when he ordered a car at a showroom on Hanoi’s Tran Khat Chan street.

VOV.VN - Vietnam, with a strong presences of foreign manufacturers operating within its borders, has emerged as a major market for automotive tyres over the last five years, says the Vietnam Chemicals Agency. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s newly-appointed Ambassador to Indonesia Hoang Anh Tuan on March 18 met with Indonesian Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya in Jakarta to find a way forward to enhance tourism cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Deputy Auditor General Hoang Hong Lac arrived in Mexico on March 16, leading a delegation to cooperate with the Mexico State Auditor’s Office regarding matters pertaining to the oversight of the State budget process.

 In the last quarter of 2015, the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) growth in the six key cities of Vietnam rallied, with an increase of 5.7%, compared to 4.5% in the previous quarter. 

Two giant cranes made domestically were shipped to Nghi Son Oil Refinery Port in the north-central coastal province of Thanh Hoa.

The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) is on Nikkei Asian Review’s Asia300 list, which names Asia’s most dynamic companies, a company representative said on March 18.

The Vietnamese, Indonesian and Malaysian embassies in Venezuela have coordinated with the Latin America and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) to organised a workshop on ASEAN-SELA economic cooperation, in the capital Caracas.

President of the French National Assembly Claude Bartolone has said he wants to hold exchanges with Vietnam’s relevant agencies on how to increase the investment of French businesses in Vietnam, during his ongoing visit to the Southeast Asian country.

Thousands of high-capacity rice-drying stations have been built across the Mekong Delta region in a bid to increase post-harvest quality.

A conference to disseminate information on a number of the free trade agreements (FTAs) to which Vietnam is a signatory was opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on March 18. 

Vehicles passing through the newly-built Hanoi-Haiphong Expressway and the National Highway No5 will soon have to pay between 25% and 50% more as toll. 

Vietnam Soya Products Company (Vinasoy) began construction on its third plant in the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP 2A) in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 18 to meet increasing demand in the domestic market and its export expansion target.

GreenFeed Vietnam JSC on March 18 inaugurated a factory producing animal feed in the northern province of Ha Nam.

Vietnam should enact large macroeconomic reforms in order to lift growth and catch up with other economies, Christine Largarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said on March 17 at a meeting with students of the National Economics University.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City should take heed to transport with a focus on developing public transport, and invest more in infrastructure.

Ho Chi Minh City hopes to cooperate with Honeywell in its development projects, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said on March 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines (VNA) held a seminar in China on March 17 showcasing Vietnam’s land and people and VNA new products to Chinese people.

Vietnam will become a new industrial center in the world, while its products such as footwear and garments will enjoy big benefits when TPP takes effect.

Foreign investors have shown their interest in the value of the hotline of the HCM City Party Secretary Dinh La Thang and expect that the transparency of the investment environment will improve.

Big money has been poured into pearl projects in Vietnam, which has a long coastline of 3,600 kilometers, but profits have sometimes been unsatisfactory.

The result of the bidding for supermarket chain Big C Vietnam is going to be announced this week, according to newswire cafef.vn

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is expected to have a positive influence on the Vietnamese stock market, said Tran Dac Sinh, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE)’s Board of Directors.

A programme to connect enterprises operating in the supporting industry from Japan, Vietnam and ASEAN countries took place in Ho Chi Minh City on March 16-17. 

Ho Chi Minh City is employing a host of measures to press on with attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), especially in high-tech and hi-tech support industries. 

Fresh players are eagerly stepping into the local peachy fruit juice market. Nafoods Group JSC, one of several major domestic juice companies in Vietnam, is increasing investment capital to expand its market share.