Can Tho city must pay more attention to disbursement for the World Bank-funded Mekong Delta Region Urban Upgrading Project, which is scheduled to finish in 2017, Hoang Thi Hoa, an expert from the bank, said on January 6.

The northern province of Bac Ninh authorities presented an investment licence to Singaporean apparel marker Maple on January 6.

The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long launched a cooperation project with Dagan group from Israel on January 6.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment gathered feedback on its draft strategy for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) development during 2016-2020 at a workshop on January 6.

Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang urged joint efforts to be made to ensure top security for the Dung Quat Oil Refinery – a national work of economic, political and security significance - during a working session with the plant’s management board on January 6.

The Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) anticipates a turnover of VND110 trillion (US$4.8 billion) this year, along with an average salary of VND9.1 million (US$404) per worker.

(VOV) - The formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) represents a springboard for further development of Vietnam and Thailand economic cooperation and trade relations, offering significant benefit for the two nations’ peoples. 

Thai Ministry of Commerce on January 4 projected that national shipments to foreign countries will grow 5% in 2016 after years of contraction.

Officially operating in Vietnam since the 1990s, Nestlé S.A, headquarted in Switzerland, which is one of the biggest food and beverage manufacturers of the world, was among the first international companies present in Vietnam.

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in Vietnam, an indicator of manufacturing performance, increased from 49.4 in November to 51.3 in December, according to a Nikkei report, released early this week.

(VOV) - Indian businesses considers Vietnam a potential import market of their dye and basic chemicals, said S. G. Bharadi, the Acting Executive Director of the Indian Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Export Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL).

The warming of the domestic economy combined with the fall in fuel prices have brought about record-high revenue and profits for most Vietnamese air carriers in 2015.

(VOV) - Vietnam imported more than 1.25 million tons of steel last December, bringing the total imports volume in 2015 to more than 15 million tons which was valued at US$7.3 billion, according to latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam set a record in attracting foreign direct investment capital in 2015, with a total sum of newly registered and expanded capital of US$22.75 billion. Among these, there are four billion-dollar projects exceptionally worthy of attention.

Experts said that Vietnam can take full advantage of Japanese auto manufacturers’ support and Vietnamese businesses could, as a result, become second-class car part suppliers to Toyota and other foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs).

The beverage industry contributed VND30 trillion (US$1.3 billion) to the State budget last year, according to the Vietnam Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Association (VBA).

The Ministry of Science and Technology held a ceremony to announce a series of events titled "20 years of the Vietnam National Quality Award 1996 -2016" in Hanoi on January 5.

Vietnam's wood industry is expected to gain a total export value of wood and wooden products of US$7.7 billion for this year, higher than US$7.1 billion in 2015.

A female Vietnamese photojournalist is showcasing her 45 photos featuring the beauty of Vietnamese women to raise funds for disadvantaged women in Cam Binh Commune in central Binh Thuan province’s La Gi Town, where the photos are on display.

The Ministry of Defence will hand over 20 hectares of land near Tan Son Nhat International Airport to the Ministry of Transport for an airport expansion, said Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh. 

Promoting the application of science and technology is the decisive factor to agriculture restructuring, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the agriculture sector at a conference in Hanoi on January 5.

Trade via border gates is expected to reach US$30 billion in 2016, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Cam Tu said at a Hanoi conference on January 5. 

Strong recovery was seen in the Ho Chi Minh City housing market in 2015, particularly in the mid- and hi-end segments, according to an expert from CBRE Vietnam.

The People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has issued a decision stipulating several preferential policies to support the opening of new air routes to Phu Bai international airport in Hue city.

The Saigon Asset Management Corporation (SAM), a Cayman Islands exempted company, signed a deal on January 5 that will enable it to become a strategic partner of My Chau Investment Corporation, owner of the My Chau drug store chain.

(VOV) - On January 5, a spokesperson for the A&P Group headquartered out of Dubai announced the opening of the company’s first MovaMart building materials and supplies outlet in HCM City and its fifth in Vietnam.

(VOV) - The Philippines' National Food Authority (NFA) has announced plans to purchase up to 50,000 metric tons of rice from Vietnam and Thailand, according to NFA Director Renan B Dalisay.

(VOV) -Overall fish and seafood exports by Vietnamese producers fell a walloping 14.5% for 2015 compared to 2014 to US$6.7 billion, with shrimp sales plummeting 30% to US$3 billion, roughly the same global sales figure as Ecuador.

(VOV) - A spokesperson for the Carlsberg Group based out of Denmark has announced that its Halida brand brewed in northern Vietnam has won a silver medal at the World Beer Championships held in Chicago last December.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has been promoting the public-private partnership (PPP) investment and management model aiming to mobilise all resources and initiatives for its target of becoming a service-industry oriented locality by 2020.