VOV.VN - The much-debated Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement involving Vietnam and 11 other countries is now set to undergo at least a lengthy two-year period of much argument about the real value of the deal.

VOV.VN - Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan and 400 businesswomen from 10 ASEAN countries attended a ceremony honouring 87 outstanding businesswomen on March 5 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Agricultural production remains a pillar of the national economy as Vietnam integrates into the world. The current need is to improve productivity and quality and lower costs for agricultural products. 

Oil and gas behemoth PetroVietnam has demanded that all local fuel businesses be obliged to buy products of its refinery before purchasing from foreign sources, but the demand has been turned down by relevant ministries.

China's economy is facing greater difficulties and challenges in 2016 as the government forges ahead with structural reforms, state radio on March 4 quoted Premier Li Keqiang as saying.

Investment certificates were granted to two Taiwanese-invested companies with wooden manufacturing projects worth US$65 million in the southern province of Dong Nai on March 4.

Opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry in Vietnam are huge when 90% of pharmaceutical materials are being imported from foreign suppliers, such as the EU, India and China, according to experts.

Retail space for businesses and long-term capital to expand investment are both needed for domestic retailers to compete with their foreign counterparts in Vietnam.

A panorama on the new-generation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement was spotlighted at a conference that opened in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on March 4. 

The 2nd ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Forum, titled “Fostering women entrepreneurs in advancing the AEC development”, was opened in Hanoi on March 4.

VOV.VN - Lord Puttnam, the UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos is on a visit to Vietnam.

The People’s Committee of southern Binh Duong province on March 4 granted the first investment licenses of 2016 to 32 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects and one domestic investment project, worth a total of US$695 million.

VOV.VN - Pepper shipments from Vietnam, the globe’s largest producer, will likely rise 13% this year, putting downward pressure on export prices, said leaders at a recent conference in Hanoi assessing the industry’s prospects for the year.

VOV.VN - JK&D International, Ltd recently submitted a proposal to provide risk management consulting services on the US$1 billion expansion project at the Chu Lai International Airport in Quang Ngai Province.

VOV.VN - Demolition work is underway, preparing the site for the first luxury complex urban area in Haiphong City, according to a March 4 announcement by Vingroup, the nation’s biggest real estate developer. 

HSBC attributed the resilience of Vietnam’s manufacturing sector to the country’s rising attractiveness as a manufacturing hub, which helped reel in record FDI in 2015 and should boost exports in 2016. 

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK) lead trade agency on March 4 held a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City to assist Korean small and medium sized companies gain access to the Vietnamese textiles, clothing, leather and footwear sector.

Revision of the legal framework on intellectual property to ensure compliance with the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) during enforcement should focus on efficiency as violations remained rampant.

Singapore is expected to be an important gateway for Vietnamese coffee and other farm produce to increase their presence in the Asian market in addition to traditions ones like Europe and the US.

Bizsofa, the furniture company that is the exclusive distributor of furniture for the UK embassy in Hanoi and some high-end suppliers in Ho Chi Minh City, has won the highest prize in the competition ‘Make your start-up amazing with Intel’.

Chairman of Vingroup Pham Nhat Vuong is still the only Vietnamese on Forbes' list of the world's richest people, ranked 1,011th. This is the 5th time Vuong was named on this list.

More than 70% of domestic retailers have avoided participating in the policy-making process and are indifferent to reviews of existing policies, even those that directly impact their businesses, said the Association of Viet Nam Retailers (AVR).

Vietnamese retail chains are hurrying to expand their networks in anticipation of stiff competition with foreign giants.

Vietnamese law system lacks regulations that support companies managed by women, Le Quang Canh, deputy head of the National Economic University's Asian-Pacific Institution of Management, said at a conference in Hanoi on March 3.

Vietnam has challenges to tackle if it wants to achieve economic targets and deeply integrate into the world's economy in the context of new trade agreements.

A recent hike in deposit interest rates offered by commercial banks will not likely lead to a raise in lending rates. Economists and policymakers expect them to decrease soon.

Taiwan (China) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have been the leading foreign investors in the southern province of Dong Nai with investment capital surpassing US$5 billion, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

Southern Binh Duong province lured US$386 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first two months of 2016.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomes investors coming from the UK, especially given that Vietnam and the European Union (EU) have completed the signing of a free trade agreement. 

The total State budget revenue topped VND160 trillion (US$7.27 billion) in the first two months of this year, up 2.4% annually, according to the Finance Ministry.