A Vietnam-Czech business forum was held on November 17 in Hanoi with the aim to create opportunities for Vietnamese and Czech enterprises to further links in trade and investment.

Office-tel developments, which combine residential and commercial uses in one apartment, are mushrooming in Ho Chi Minh City and are expected to lead the market in future. 

(VOV) - The Vietnam Financial Officers Association (VCFO) has unveiled that 300 leading international finance professionals will gather in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24 to discuss strategies to cope with the threat of a global 'Currency War'.

The first batch of 50,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam and Thailand will arrive in Dumai port in Riau province, Indonesia, early next year, Antara news agency said on November 16.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recently unveiled 10 outstanding achievements the sector made between 2010 and 2015 to mark the ministry’s 70th founding anniversary.

The rapid increase in exports to one market may force Vietnam to face anti-dumping lawsuits, while large exports to China will bring risks as this is an unsafe market.

In an exclusive interview on a recent visit to Vietnam, Citi CEO Mike Corbat discussed Citi’s transformation into a simpler and safer institution that still banks companies and individuals across the world, and that is on track to meet its financial targets. 

Masan Group, one of Vietnam’s largest private firm, has set up a new state-of-the-art facility in the central province of Nghe An to improve its performance in the consumer food sector.

(VOV) - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on November 16 presented a New Zealand ASEAN Scholar Award (NZAS) to Mai Kieu Lien, Vinamilk director general, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of New Zealand-ASEAN cooperative ties.

Vietnamese and New Zealand businesses have signed four agreements during the official visit by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to Vietnam from November 14 to November 17.

Vietnam's electronic industry has attracted US$10 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) capital from big names like Samsung, Foxconn, LG, Panasonic and Intel, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

A Vietnamese government leader has called for joint efforts to maintain the seas of East Asia as an environment of peace and stability, promote the enforcement of international laws, and ensure maritime and air transportation and safety.

(VOV) - The UK market imports more than US$1,000 billion of goods annually and consignments from companies operating in Vietnam account for just a tiny fraction of that total, said Vietnam Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Van Thao.

(VOV) - The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Hanoi has announced that 15 of its nation’s companies will host a business forum on November 17 at the Melia Hanoi Hotel at 44B Ly Thuong Kiet, Hoan Kiem starting at 10:00 am.

A workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City recently to review a decade of implementing the Law on Competition.

(VOV) - More foreign beer will soon be flowing in Vietnam in the aftermath of the government announcement to open up the nation’s US$4.56-billion annual beer market and sell off significant chunks of state-owned brewers Sabeco and Habeco.

(VOV) - On November 15, Ngo Xuan Ty, an official of the Vietnam Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK), headed up a contingent of coffee exporters attending the kick-off of the annual World Coffee Leaders Forum and Café Show.

(VOV) - Phung Tuan Long from the Vietnam Embassy in Thailand headed a delegation attending the grand opening of the 2015 Science and Technology Fair on November 14 in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Vietnam should develop cross-border e-commerce, a growing trend, according to experts. 

Experts forecast that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will bring about sweeping changes within the Vietnamese financial market, however, thorough preparation is needed to maximize potential benefits.

According to the report, Vingroup’s net sales in the third quarter 2015 was VND7,251 billion, a slight decrease of 5%. 

If Apple considers Vietnam an important market in the future, it is very likely to set up stores, and if so, sales agents will be able to buy iPhones and iPads directly from Apple Vietnam instead of importing from Apple Singapore.

Questions have been raised about the role of the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) and about what it would do after it sells all valuable assets.

(VOV) - Seven leading Japanese organic agriculture and hi-tech manufacturers and suppliers will showcase their products at Japanese-style Rin Rin Park in HCM City on December 5-6. 

Improved macroeconomic stability was likely to help Vietnamese banks curb new non-performing loans (NPL), Fitch Ratings said in its latest Asia-Pacific Banks Chart of the Month report on Vietnam.

Countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), including Vietnam, will remove tariff on new cars in the 13th year after the agreement comes into effect, a finance ministry official said.

Vietnam will reform the structure of export goods and increase quality of export products to strive for sustainable exports and increase its value by this year-end and beyond.

The import of second-hand information technology (IT) products will be prohibited from December 15. 

A Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) industrial technology incubator was put into operation in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 14 to help build quality human resources for Vietnam. 

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, or PetroVietnam (PVN), will equitise the Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Limited Company (BSR).