Airbus Group has written to the Vietnamese Government expressing its interest in establishing a new aircraft components factory in Vietnam.

Will Phu Thai Holdings give up a plan to assemble Volkswagen cars in Vietnam? The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has said it cannot satisfy the requirements to be able to enjoy low car part import tariffs.

The news that Japan has entered an economic downturn has raised concerns among Vietnamese exporters. Meanwhile, experts believe Japan will still be keen in providing ODA (official development assistance) to Vietnam. 

(VOV) - The fertile soil of the central highlands region is suitable for multiple crops. Provinces in the region are now developing high-tech agriculture to improve people’s living standard and build new rural areas. 

While experts remain pessimistic about Vietnam’s automobile industry, pointing out that its great efforts in the last several decades have been in vain, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) still puts high hopes on the industry’s development.

Though the number of apartments sold in HCMC this year has surged, experts have warned of a housing oversupply in the city due to a race among property firms to invest in new projects.

Outstanding ASEAN businesses and entrepreneurs were named at an exchange programme in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 27. 

The local coffee industry should reform production and processing of coffee products to gain added value from those products, experts said.

The financial integration of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will help Vietnamese companies in the banking, insurance and securities sectors to increase their market share and involve deeper into regional markets, said a Finance Ministry official.

Vietnamese enterprises are displaying handicraft items, food and technologies at the Vientiane Expo 2015, which kicked off in Vientiane, Laos on November 28.

(VOV) - The ports of Vietnam saw auto imports surge 82.8% in volume and 91% in value on-year for the eleven months January-November of 2015, according to the latest figures of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

(VOV) - The formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) at the end of this year could create massive motivation for the Vietnamese domestic economy as measured by the gross national product (GNP), say experts.

The companies in the aviation sector, which have large investment capital and enjoy business advantages, have always been eyed by big investors.

The increase in foreign investment and the constrictions on foreign companies to develop in Vietnam through representative offices or having commercial presence in the country is forecasted to result in an increasing demand for international standard “offices for lease”. 

PwC Vietnam and Vietnam’s largest insurance company Bao Viet Holdings have just inked a contract wherein the former will provide sustainability assurance services for the financial-insurance giant.

The US was Vietnam’s biggest export market in the first 11 months of 2015 with a turnover of US$30.6 billion, up 17.6% year-on-year, said the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the project to enhance efficiency of specialised checks in import and export in an effort to improve the business climate and enhance competitiveness.

A number of active and technology-driven Japanese companies met with local businesses in northern Hai Duong province on November 27 to seek to establish partnerships for new projects. 

Telemor, Viettel’s subsidiary in Timor Leste, has expanded quickly after its entry in 2013 and now has 470,000 users among the country’s population of 1.2 million. 

The Nippon Thermostat Vietnam Company opened its factory in the Dong Van II Industrial Park in the northern province of Ha Nam on November 27. 

The national index of industrial production (IIP) surged 9.7% year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2015, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). 

(VOV) - Exports of cashew nuts jumped 7.3% in volume and 19.2% in value year-on-year for the ten months leading up to November 2015, according to the latest statistics of the Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS).

(VOV) -Sugarcane growers are finding the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) with its 30 chapters and various side agreements a somewhat bittersweet pill to swallow.

Vietjet and Lufthansa Technik AG, a member of Lufthansa AG, have signed a technical service agreement for Vietjet's current A320-family aircraft engines.

Vietnam will establish goods transportation information centres to make the sector more transparent, effective and efficient, according to Nguyen Van Quyen, Deputy Head of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam. 

Jollibee has begun franchising in Vietnam, marking a new strategy in the country for the Philippine fast food chain.

IT achievements, particularly Microsoft Dynamic AX solution, have played an important role in establishing Dong Quang current status as one of top 500 fastest growing businesses in Vietnam (Fast 500).

(VOV) - Rice exports to Russia saw a sudden increase in the 10 months leading up to November, up 2.02 times in volume and nearly 80% in value, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Mergers and acquisitions are churning the Vietnamese retail market, with large domestic players buying out rivals and massive investment by foreign retailers.

Inconsistencies in investment incentives have been one of the concerns for foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises, participants heard at a recent conference on tax policies held in Hanoi.