Vegetables, fruits and seafood are expected to benefit much from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement despite concerns that agriculture will be one of the most vulnerable sectors. 

VOV.VN - Several Italian manufacturers have announced plans to relocate their operations from China to Vietnam, as declining economic growth and rising wages there are making it difficult for them to continue doing business.

VOV.VN - Japan’s low-cost airline Vanilla Air under ANA Holdings Inc.has recently revealed its plan to explore air routes to Vietnam in the coming time. 

Foreign traders may establish representative offices and branches in Vietnam according to the country’s international commitments.

VOV.VN - Czech Republic businesses showed their keen interest in the Vietnam market and aspired to partner with their Vietnamese counterparts at a February 17 seminar in Prague.

A better legal framework and a stronger privatization drive of state-owned enterprises are key measures for Vietnam's securities market to keep attracting foreign investors this year, a senior official has said.

Many Vietnamese businesses have recently had considerable success in investing in foreign countries after years of attempts.

Large local banks, which are chosen by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to apply Basel II governance standards, are trying to increase capital to meet the standards.

Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has signed contracts worth over US$3 billion at Asia ’s largest aerospace exhibition, the Singapore Airshow 2016.

Private firms should be more dynamic in developing linkages and production chains to sharpen competitive edges as the country was underway to integrate deeply into the global economy.

The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu in 2016 will focus on calling for investment into projects involving hi-technology aquaculture breeding and high value export products.

 Ford Vietnam sold close to 2,600 units in January, a year-on-year increase of 70%, the highest growth ever recorded, the automaker announced on February 17.

VOV.VN -  The Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) has pledged to accelerate a project to build the expressway linking central Danang city with Quang Ngai province.

VOV.VN -Gold shops in Hanoi are reporting large numbers of buyers are queuing outside their stores to buy the precious metal on – God of Wealth Day – the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.

Terms for bonds issued by the Vietnam Asset Management Company to buy bad debts from credit institutions, will be extended from five years to 10 years in some cases.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on February 17 announced the reference rate for the Vietnam dong against the US dollar as VND21,895 per dollar, up VND11 compared with the previous day. 

Seventy percent of enterprises with high energy needs and emissions and 50% of industrial production establishments will apply clean and energy-saving technologies by 2020. 

Vietnamese textile & garment companies won’t directly benefit from the US$1 billion worth of tax from sales to the US once the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) takes effect, officials have affirmed. 

VOV.VN - Domestic garment businesses have spent millions of US dollars on expanding production to snatch domestic and export market opportunities.

Vietnam’s mining industry is facing more difficulties this year due to lower export prices, unfavorable mining conditions and higher costs, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Prime Minister has issued instructions on agriculture in areas of land rent for rubber replanting and biogas programmes for the animal husbandry sector in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Gia Dinh Footwear Ltd Company is preparing to export 13,000-14,000 pairs of fashion shoes to Spain with an outsourcing value of around US$20,000.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has accelerated its international economic integration by signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement and joining the ASEAN Economic Community.

The upcoming EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is hoped to bring fresh opportunities to European firms in Vietnam. Xavier Denoly, country president of Schneider Electric Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar, talked about the firm’s investment plans to capitalise on this historic trade deal.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)'s recent proposals on tightening lending rules would benefit local banks, the rating agency Moody's has said.

The collection of tax arrears in 2016 would be higher than that of last year, General Director of Taxation Bui Van Nam said.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to provide further incentives for small- and medium-sized enterprises that invest in support industries, according to Nguyen Phuong Dong, deputy director of Department of Industry and Trade.

The People’s Committee of the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau granted investment licences to five new projects worth US$160 million in total. 

Goods-oriented agriculture development and promoted-agriculture restructuring have significantly helped the northern province of Hung Yen reap fruitful results in its socio-economic development in 2015.

Vietnam’s automobile sales in the first month of 2016 rose 16% from the same period last year, amounting to 23,165 units, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) announced on February 16.