(VOV) - The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) has downgraded its forecast for Vietnam’s growth in 2016, warning that the numbers would be weaker than the current year due to heightened uncertainty and financial market volatility. 

(VOV) - On November 20, Vingroup ceremoniously inaugurated its fifth residential and commercial complex in the Hanoi metropolitan area, which is conveniently located on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street. 

Vietnam’s TH Group has caught interests from the 2nd International Agricultural Dairy Forum in the Moscow region, Russia which looked to develop dairy and cattle farming industry to minimise imports of dairy products.

(VOV) - Next year’s Vietnam International Motor Show (VIMS) – October 26-30, 2016 – will showcase nearly every major auto brand and give consumers an idea of what the automotive market has in store for the next decade.

(VOV) - Thousands of industry professionals have registered to attend the 1st edition of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Exhibition, November 25-27, at the Vietnam Exhibition Fair Centre in Hanoi, according to the organizers. 

The International Conference of the 5th East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress closed in the central city of Da Nang in the morning of November 20 after three days of working. 

Vietnam has played a crucial role in promoting economic, trade, and investment links, especially the South-South cooperation, between African countries and the Francophone countries of the Mekong region.

(VOV) - Hanwha Group from the Republic of Korea (RoK) is destined to build a US$200 million solar power plant with a capacity of 100-200 MW in the central ThuaThien Hue province.

Singapore and the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU) will soon start negotiations on a comprehensive free trade agreement. 

 The sales of iPad in the Vietnamese market have declined, even though they are competitive with other rival brands and have high quality.

Ho Chi Minh City-based Saigon Asset Management Corporation has struck a deal to acquire Heritage Beverage, the sole distributor of the popular Saigon beer in Canada and the US, local media has reported.

The Vietnamese tire market will top US$2.7 billion in revenue by 2020 on account of many favorable conditions, including auto sales and legislation, a global market research company has said, citing its own report.

Vietnam must improve the local supply of raw materials for the wood processing industry to ensure sustainable development and meet the export targets.

Import tax on auto spare parts and components may be down to zero % next year, two years before schedule in 2018, under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

France’s InVivo NSA Group will partner with a company based in Phu Yen province to cultivate maize on a trial basis in the central locality of Vietnam.

The Ben Tre Import Export Joint Stock Company inaugurated and put into operation a factory manufacturing canned coconut milk in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on November 19.

A Vietnam-Czech business forum was held on November 19 in Ho Chi Minh City as part of President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Milan Stech’s official visit to Vietnam from November 15-20.

The UK-ASEAN Business Council (UKABC) will upload images of Da Nang city and success stories by foreign investors there on its event websites, Executive Director Ross Hunter assured Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Vo Cong Tri.

Fruit and vegetable exports are likely to achieve the Government's target of US$1.65 billion this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam’s tra fish export to China and Hong Kong (China) recorded a strong growth in the first ten months of this year, hitting US$122 million, representing a year-on-year increase of nearly 50%.

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has performed well in taking over State-owned enterprises and making efficient divestment in some enterprises, while making just a few new investments.

(VOV) - The 10th edition of the Vietnam-China Tourism and Trade Fair, December 16-22, will kick off at Mong Cai City in Quang Ninh Province with over 230 exhibitors showcasing their wares in 300 stalls.

(VOV) -Having recorded positive annual growth since 2001, the Vietnam garment and textile industry is now banking on a noodle bowl of signed and potential Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to continue its journey on the path to prosperity.

The 2015 Vietnam-Laos trade fair will be held in Pakse city, Champasak province, Laos from December 22-27, the Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper reported, quoting an announcement of the Defence Ministry’s Economics Department.

Many Vietnamese are buying new cars financed by soft loans widely offered by local banks, reflecting demand for serviced cars, especially Uber, as they find joining the U.S-headquartered app-based car service provider will give them a good source of income.

“If you begin tilling the land today and then sow seeds, you will be able to harvest vegetables and carry to the market in 40 days. But it took us three years to satisfy the international standard for organic vegetables,” said Pham Phuong Thao, director of Mua Trade & Service Company, which owns the Organica shop chain.

The airport in Ba Ria-Vung Tau will serve domestic flights with a designed capacity of 100,000 passengers a year.

Latest developments under the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was one of the key points of a recent four-day visit by KPMG’s global leader for Transfer Pricing Services Sean Foley to Vietnam.

The Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park (HHTP) expects to boost science and technology projects by providing preferential treatments on property issues for potential hi-tech companies.

Retail gasoline prices in Vietnam were reduced by one percent at the request of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade on November 18, following the global downward trend.