Nearly 200 home appliance shops opened in 2015 as retailers expanded their business at ‘lightening speed’.

Only six agricultural enterprises in Vietnam have been recognized as using high technology.

The Spring Fair 2016 takes place at the Giang Vo Exhibition and Fair Centre in Hanoi from January 27 to February 5.

VOV.VN - The following product groups represent the highest dollar value of Vietnam’s purchases from Thailand last year, according to General Department of Vietnam Customs statistics.

Vietnam drew more than US$1.3 billion in newly-registered and additional capital from foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in January, up 101.2 percent against the same period last year.

The biggest Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in Vietnam’s banking sector was officially applied at the State-owned Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on January 26. 

VOV.VN - Malaysian companies are the seventh leading source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam, having cumulatively registered funding of US$13.5 billion in 523 ventures through 2015, reports the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Vietnamese shares on January 26 pulled back from a four-year jump early this week as a sharp fall in oil prices dragged down investor confidence on global markets.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will issue instructions about loans for property when seeking mortgages, in a bid to clear misunderstandings, a representative said. 

VOV.VN - Schneider Electric Vietnam on January 26 began the first phase of construction on a new manufacturing plant in Saigon Hi-tech Park in Ho Chi Minh city with an investment capital of US$45 million. 

VOV.VN - Ben Tre province has 5,500 hectares under green-skin grapefruit cultivation for domestic consumption and export. Green-skin grapefruits have increased local incomes and boosted new rural development. 

While remedial measures are necessary following strong liberalisation of trade, the protection of domestic steel producers' interests while applying these measures is a problem, industry insiders have said.

Vietnam has completed negotiations on bilateral agreements on automobile manufacturing and assembling with Russia and Belarus, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has created programmes for the 2016-25 period to provide support for organisations and individuals in developing industries.

The programme “Act for consumer rights” will be held in Hanoi throughout March with a series of activities. 

Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial development index in 2015 saw higher growth than in previous years, especially by four key industries, with the ratio of the processing and manufacturing sectors increasing and the labour-intensive and polluting industries decreasing.

An official of the northern province of Ha Nam promised optimal conditions, including labour force and infrastructure, for Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to run long-term business in the locality. 

VOV.VN -  A seminar opened in India on January 25 to examine ways to further boost business cooperation with Vietnam.

Agro-forestry-fishery exports yielded US$2.33 billion in January, an annual decrease of 3.1%. 

The real estate sector reported a reduction of VND1.75 trillion (US$78.2 million) in inventory in January from last month to an estimated value of VND49.1 trillion (US$2.2 billion).

VOV.VN - US businesses continue expanding investment in Vietnam to grasp opportunities from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

 The Forbes Vietnam Magazine announced on January 25 a list of 30 outstanding figures under the age of 30 and active in various fields.

VOV.VN - Tran Gia Company from Bien Hoa city, in the southern province of Dong Nai has shipped more than 40 tons of Banh Chung (a type of traditional rice cake for New Year celebrations in Vietnam) to nearly 10 countries in the world for the upcoming Lunar New Year festival. 

Vietnam's energy sector is set to become a new foreign investment magnet this year with at least US$4.5 billion to be committed for two new power plants, a government report said.

Vietnam spent over US$9 billion on Chinese machinery and equipment last year, up 15.4% year on year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Government has told relevant agencies to consider stopping new coal-fired power plant projects as domestic coal reserves are falling and the country will have to import coal, possibly from 2020, to keep its thermal power plants running.

Vietnam's VN Index rose 3.85% on January 25, the strongest single-day jump since March 2012, helped by a rise in oil prices earlier in the day and developments at the ongoing Communist Party congress, analysts said.

The Vietnam Food Administration under the Health Ministry set food poisoning among its priorities to tackle in 2016.

 Vietnam has great potential for electronic commerce as it ranks in the world’s top 20 countries for internet users and first in Asia in internet user growth rate with over 30% of its population accessing the worldwide web.

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) divested State capital from 120 businesses in 2015, earning VND94.49 trillion (US$200.17 million) from a book value of VND1.68 trillion (US$74.9 million).