(VOV) - Vinamilk made it to the inaugural list of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) top 50 publicly listed companies (PLCs) during the first ASEAN Corporate Governance Conference and Awards ceremony.

Building a brand takes a big effort by enterprises, and enterprises need to invest to enhance product quality, said Nguyen Thi Anh Hong, Deputy Chairwoman of the Vietnam Tea Association at a seminar.

A one-week visit to HCM City from November 23 by executives from eight German wind energy companies will offer the opportunity for wind-power companies in the two countries to build partnerships and boost implementation of projects in the sector.

(VOV) - Cheese and other milk products made in Vietnam may soon be sold nationwide in stores throughout Russia, which has become dairy deficient following the ban of Ukrainian and Western dairy products.

A series of banks are facing towering bad debt provisions that ate up their profits for the first three quarters of the year, which had been promisingly reported.

(VOV) - Vietnam imported 7.7 million tonnes of steel worth US$3.49 billion from China in the 10 months leading up to November, accounting for 61% of the country’s total steel imports, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The third International Cashew Processing Equipment Exhibition opened on November 22 in the southern province of Long An, according to the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

Vietnam recorded a trade deficit of US$270 million in the first half of November, bringing the total number since the beginning of this year to US$3.86 billion. 

(VOV) - The US is presently considered a big importer of Vietnam suitcases and bags, accounting for more than US$1 billion out of total US$2.4 billion in export value, far exceeding other key markets-the EU and Japan.

Vietnamese top IT company FPT has identified the US as an important market to expand its overseas presence, according to a Nikkei Asian Review report.

For the first time, customers will have a chance  to invest in properties and purchase homes in prime locations while enjoying the colourful, festive atmosphere at the Dragon City Festival 2015 – Dragons Gathering, to be held by Phu Long Real Estate Joint Stock Company on December 5-6.

Vietnam’s five-star hotels are expectedly hampered by a low occupancy rate due to an increasing supply in the sector.

Recent positive movements in Vietnam’s investment-business climate are expected to make the country more attractive to the global business community.

The equitization of a series of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) will end with a large part of public assets falling into the hands of a group of ‘the super rich’. 

The long-awaited governmental decree detailing and guiding the implementation of some clauses in the new Law on Investment was last week issued, containing clear regulations on investment procedures towards foreign investors.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a Korean ODA-funded project meant to provide clean water for residents on an island located off a central province.

The tyre market in Vietnam is forecast to touch US$2.7 billion by 2020, according to a September report by TechSci Research, a research based global management consulting firm.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam Trade Office in Germany held a series of trade promotion programmes in Berlin on November 20.

Pou Chen Corp, the world's largest contract shoemaker, has become the latest Taiwanese manufacturer to shift its focus to Vietnam in anticipation of favorable tariffs brought by a Pacific Rim trade deal.

(VOV) - Ganh Hao township, Dong Hai district, Bac Lieu province, has a long coastline. Local people have turned poor coastal villages into a large commercial fishing port. 

One out of four Japanese businesses that left China would head for Vietnam, a trade official has recently revealed.

Singapore is a strategic gateway for Vietnamese agriculture and seafood exporters to make inroads into other markets, experts commented at a trade exchange programme in Singapore on November 21.

DIGI-TEXX Vietnam, a 100% foreign direct invested company from Germany opened its first branch in Can Tho City's Ninh Kieu district on November 20, creating 250 jobs.

(VOV) - Vietnam private companies’ overseas financial investment in the 10 months leading up to November expanded by US$625 million, reports the Foreign Investment Department (FID) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

(VOV) - The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on November 21 revealed plans to open a representative office in Taiwan, as it seeks to expand outside its home market of Southeast Asia.

(VOV) - The 2015 Asia Pacific Food Festival, November 20-23, is expected to gather in excess of 500,000 food enthusiasts to enjoy four days of sampling a vast array of tasty culinary dishes from 15 countries around the region.

The Mekong Delta introduced 74 projects in need of investment at a conference held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)’s Can Tho branch in Can Tho City on November 20.

Vietnamese companies are showcasing their motorcycle components for the first time at the world’s biggest motorcycle exhibition, EICMA, held in Italy’s Milan from November 17-22.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has hailed the World Bank (WB) for its assistance for Vietnam in forms of loans, technology and policy consultation, particularly in the fields of hunger eradication and poverty reduction.

The Mekong Delta will house two second-class logistics centres by 2030, spanning a total area of 100 hectares to serve regional localities like Can Tho, Hau Giang, Kien Giang and Soc Trang.