A flux of investment waves from Japanese businesses are coming to Vietnam’s agricultural sector, which plays an important role in the national development, according to a top agricultural official.

The People’s Committee of southern Binh Duong province granted an investment license to Taiwan-based Cheng Loong Binh Duong Paper Ltd, Co. on December 4 for the construction of a US$1 billion paper plant.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will create ample opportunities for overseas Vietnamese enterprises in the Czech Republic as well as companies that import Vietnamese goods to the EU.

State-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) remains at the top of the 500 Vietnamese biggest enterprises list in terms of revenue (VNR500) this year, while the Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has been named the country's largest private enterprise.

Hi-tech agricultural zones in each region of the country would contribute to improving the competitiveness of the agricultural sector once the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) takes effect at the end of 2017, Tu Minh Thien, Deputy Head of the Management Board of HCM City's High-Tech Agricultural Park, has said.

(VOV) - Vietnam based Lozi.vn, which is essentially a Facebook for food that reminds most consumers of Pinterest that launched in 2014, has announced the signing of a venture capital agreement with Golden Gate Ventures and DesignOne Japan.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has received four MasterCard awards for its services for 2014-2015.

(VOV) -Indonesia is destined to import one million tonnes of rice from Vietnam to meet the nation’s high demand, said Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Mayerfas at a press conference in Hanoi on December 4.

(VOV) - Online Friday isn’t just for buying toys, clothes and jewellery anymore as hotels, resorts, cruise lines and online travel sites are trumpeting their products trying to get in on the booming e-commerce retail market.

(VOV) - Dat Viet Group will hold a real estate seminar featuring local experts providing their forecast for the Vietnam real estate market in Ho Chi Minh City on December 5 at the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers.

Vietnam International Bank (VIB) has been named "Bank of the Year 2015" by The Banker, one of the world's leading journals in economics, finance and commerce.

(VOV) - Vietnam imported more than 795,000 tonnes of raw cashew nuts in the nine months leading up to October, an increase of 11% in quantity against the same period last year and achieving 99.4% of the yearly plan, according to the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas). 

Supply of high-end apartments in Vietnam has grown sharply in recent years but that of condos for low- and medium-income earners has contracted despite huge demand, according to property services provider CB Richard Ellis Vietnam (CBRE).

The irrecoverable debts of 12 Vietnamese commercial banks by September 30, 2015 had reached VND23.522 trillion, which accounts for 65% of bad debts, representing a 15% increase from the 50% reported in mid-2015.

Customs said importers declared a product in the wrong category and paid less taxes than they were supposed to.

Ho Chi Minh City's authority has assigned a joint-venture between Dubai-based Emaar Properties PJSC and local property developer Bitexco with building a new urban area in the city's east side, local media has reported.

The online food ordering group Food Panda has ended its operation in Vietnam, citing financial difficulties though it still describes the country as a potential market.

Vietnamese carriers are constantly upgrading capacity, facilities and air fleets to establish a better position among other Southeast Asian carriers following the regional integration that will be finalized this month.

Italian car maker Maserati launched all its three makes - Quattroporte limousine, Gran Turismo sports car and Ghibli sport sedan – in Ho Chi Minh City on December 3.

Asia’s developing economies remain on track to post a 5.8% growth this year and 6% in 2016 despite economic slowdown in the US, Japan and the Eurozone, reported the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 

Average lending interest rate in November reduced 0.28% to 9.3% per year, the highest slide for the past nine months.

Vietnamese retail revenue continued to rise during the first 11 months of this year, reaching VND2.95 quadrillion (US$134 billion), a year-on-year increase of 9.4%. 

Catering is currently the most franchised business in Vietnam, accounting for 43.7% of the recorded franchise deals, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Domestic Market Department. 

The prices of RON 92 petrol and E5 bio-fuel were reduced by 258 VND per litre from 3 pm on December 3, the 21st adjustment so far this year.

(VOV) - HSBC Global Research has released a report on Vietnam’s economy titled ‘the return of twin deficits’.

Venture capital is a relatively new concept for many Vietnamese. So the Government should attract investors to the field. Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan speaks to the English language daily Vietnam News about it.

(VOV) - The Vietnam E-Commerce and Information Technology Agency is hoping that the second edition of ‘Cyber Friday’ (December 4) will be the biggest online day for shoppers ever.

(VOV) - Vietnam petrol stations cut the sales price of RON 92 petrol by VND260 per litre as of 3 pm on December 3, in accordance with government directives.

(VOV) - Vietnam and the EU on December 2 finalized a ground-breaking new free trade agreement (FTA) after two and one-half years of negotiations, paving the way for enhanced commercial and services trade.

Leaders of 400 Vietnamese enterprises heard Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak speak about the latest information technology trends and the importance of cloud computing and use of Big Data in today's global business environment at a conference held on December 2 in HCM City.