President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has described new-style cooperatives as the most important player in agricultural restructuring.

Vietnam’s rice exports are likely to reach 6.8 million tonnes in 2015, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Centre for Informatics and Statistics.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is exerting every effort to increase the competitiveness of local businesses in the regional integration, especially with the formation of the ASEAN Community later this year.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC)’s launch of investigations into the dumping of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipes imported from five countries, including Vietnam, is groundless, stated Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh.

Ho Chi Minh City expects its gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate at 9.8% in 2015, according to the municipal Department of Planning and Investment.

Swedish Deputy Minister for Infrastructure Erik Bromander and a delegation of transport businesses visited Ho Chi Minh City on November 26 to seek cooperation opportunities.

 Despite 30 years of renewal, positive changes in its economy, and at one time bearing the tag of "Asia's Next Dragon", Vietnam’s position in global rankings has not improved to any great extent, according to a report presented by Associate Professor Tran Dinh Thien, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics.

Vietnam and Germany hold enormous potential and opportunities to embrace bilateral economic cooperation, particularly in the fields of infrastructure, high technology, processing, energy and environment.

(VOV) -The 15th ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology (IT) Ministers’ Meeting (TELEMIN) opened in the central city of Dang Nang on November 26 with ministers from the 10 ASEAN member countries, the ASEAN Secretary General, representatives from partner countries and others partaking.

(VOV) - The nation’s farmers are having a prosperous year, having shunned coffee and switched to growing peppers in the face of higher prices and robust global demand, said the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) in a recent report on the industry’s status. 

Vietnam has seen clear progress this year in many areas like banking sector reforms, capital markets and foreign investment. Economist Vu Dinh Anh speaks with Vietnam News Agency about this.

(VOV) - The nation’s garment and textile industry grossed revenues of over US$106 billion during the five-year period 2011-2015, according to the Vietnam Textiles and Garment Association (VITAS).

(VOV) - Making headway in foreign markets translates to keeping your eye on the long-term and developing a solid retail strategy to succeed in diverse and evolving landscapes along with a lot of persistent hard work. 

Vietnam has risen to fourth place among instant coffee exporters worldwide in 2015, with total expected shipment of 675,000 tonnes, up 25 percent from previous year, according to the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VICOFA).

(VOV) -Rosneft Vietnam B.V, a company of Rosneft Group has received a governmental award from Vietnam fSocialist Republic of Vietnam - Labour Order Second Class - for the contribution to the Vietnamese petroleum industry, and strengthening of the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Russia.

Vietnam’s agro-fishery-forestry exports in 2015 is likely to meet the set target of US$30 billion as total exports in 11 months ending in November reached US$27.41 billion, according to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Domestic enterprises have been urged to make meticulous preparations in order to make the most of opportunities brought about by the advent of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the ASEAN Community. 

Asia is poised to ignite a decade of global trade growth and be the starting point for a quadrupling of worldwide exports to an estimated US$68.5 trillion by 2050, according to new forecasts in HSBC’s landmark Trade Winds report.

(VOV) - EurowindowNhaTrang Tourism Investment Joint Stock Company and US- based Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group – one of the world’s largest hotel groups on November 25 signed a contract to manage Radisson Blu Cam Ranh hotel project.

Vietnamese agricultural officials and business people joined over 250 representatives from leading pepper export countries worldwide at the 43rd Annual Session of the International Pepper Community (IPC), which took place in Karnataka state, India from November 22-26.

The dairy market has steadily expanded, while the competition is getting fiercer, heating up the milk market. 

The Malaysian government spends a total of 2.2 billion RM (about US$523 million) a year to assist rice farmers, said the country’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Tajuddin Abdul Rahman.

A Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union business forum was held in Hanoi on November 25 to help the two sides’ enterprises study the markets and seek investment opportunities. 

Japanese enterprises to Ha Nam province will enjoy investment incentives and receive the best assistance in infrastructure, security order, and labour recruitment, affirmed Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Mai Tien Dung. 

Ho Chi Minh City leader has affirmed his backing of investment by Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises in the support industry in the city.

The Mekong province of Hau Giang will host the Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation (MDEC) Forum 2016 which will feature discussion about the Delta's international integration and sustainable development.

The formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) at the end of this year could create massive motivation for the Singaporean economy, experts say.

(VOV) - Shrimp exports in the 10 months leading up to November went into a tailspin sinking 26.7% year-on-year to US$2.5 billion on the back of weak demand, low export prices and fierce competition.

State Bank of Vietnam would further formulate policies to support efficient small- and medium-sized enterprises and those manufacturing and exporting products, Director of SBV's Credit Department Nguyen Tien Dong said.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has approved the detailed master plan for the Saigon – Ba Son complex in District 1 to be developed by the Ministry of Defence-owned Ba Son Corporation.