Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom signed an announcement on the official conclusion of negotiations on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in Brussels on December 2.

Rice export shipments picked up in November after having dipped for 10 months in a row, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Many international companies have come to the International Trade Fair for Construction & Building Technology, Equipment, Machinery, Materials and Mining launched on December 2 in order to look for opportunities to provide products and services to Vietnam’s construction and mining sectors.

Amata Vietnam will host a ceremony in December to celebrate two decades of  successful operations in Vietnam. 

The Samsung Vietnam Mobile Research and Development Centre (SVMC) in Hanoi has contributed around 10% of software market share used in Samsung's smart phones and tablets globally.

The global market share of Vietnamese coffee has shrunk from 22% in 2014 to 18% this year even though the country is still the world’s second biggest coffee exporter.

The southern metropolis Ho Chi Minh City has set the target of achieving an 8% economic growth for next year. 

Burkina Faso has officially recognised Vietnam’s market economy status in a diplomatic note of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 23. 

(VOV) -The Korea-Vietnam Show 2015 opened in Hanoi on December 2 as part of activities promoting trade exchanges between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea, whose bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed in May and approved by the Republic of Korea recently.

(VOV) - Vietnam Cycle 2015, December 2-5, has opened in Ho Chi Minh City at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) with more than 120 participating exhibitors, according to the organizers. 

(VOV) - The Contech Mining 2015 exhibition, December 2-5, has gotten underway at the Vietnam Exhibition Fair Center (VEFAC) in Hanoi with more than 70 participating exhibitors.

(VOV) - The 10th Vietnam International Exhibition on Machinery Equipment, Raw Material and Industrial Products (Vinamac Expo 2015), December 2-5, has opened in Ho Chi Minh City with more than 200 participating exhibitors.

Vietnam’s economy has weathered the recent turbulence in the external environment fairly well, says the World Bank’s Taking Stock report, released on December 2, with GDP growth expected to come in at 6.5% this year.

Vietnam’s deeper integration into ASEAN is bringing the country golden opportunities in the real estate sector. 

The Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park Joint Stock Company (HIPC) has introduced the project to build Hiep Phuoc Supporting Industrial Park to domestic and foreign investors in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) hosted an exclusive investment seminar in Hanoi on December 2 that featured remarks from top government and industry leaders.

Coffee bean output in the 2015-16 crop in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is likely to reach 440,000 tonnes, a decrease of 14,000 tonnes from the last crop, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

(VOV) - Exports of computers, electronic products and components skyrocketed 38.2% to US$14.3 billion in the first 11 months of this year, according to the statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The potential and strengths of Can Tho and other localities in the Mekong Delta region were introduced to French businesses at a trade promotion conference held in Paris on November 30. 

The Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp Malaysia) together with other relevant agencies carried out 60 outreach programmes nationwide this year, according to its Chief Executive Officer Hafsah Hashim. 

(VOV) - The 13th Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2015) opened in HCM City on December 2 involving 468 exhibitors from 20 countries and territories.

Vingroup, one of the country's largest private businesses, has bought more than 67.1% stake in a Hanoi-based sports company for nearly VND560.2 billion (US$24.87 million), local media has reported.

The Ho Chi Minh City tax department has set up an anti-transfer pricing task force and is calling for a probe to be launched into alleged transfer pricing practices at Coca-Cola Vietnam, says an official.

There needs to be more improvement on administrative reform and anti-corruption work for Vietnam to integrate into the world economy, said Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh at the one-day Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2015 held in Hanoi on December 1.

The Cambodian Government has set up a working group on dialogue and competitive economy with the US in order to raise economic cooperation efficiency between the two countries.

UK experts shared their country’s experience in constitutional reform to increase State agencies’ transparency and accountability at a workshop in Hanoi on December 1.

(VOV) - Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, has announced the opening of a new parlour at the Pearl Plaza in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - The 2015 year-end Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) officially opened in Hanoi on December 1 under the theme “Enhancing Enterprise Competitiveness for Global Integration”. 

A seminar themed “Vietnam-Brazil relationship: potential and opportunities” was held in Hanoi on November 30 to provide a platform for discussions on ways to promote trade and investment between the two countries.

(VOV) - Shrimp exports dipped 30% to around US$3 billion this year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).