(VOV) -A fair featuring Vietnamese woodwork products and interior decoration opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 13 aiming to promote locally-made items amid flurries of imported goods. 

Vietnam-Russia trade is likely to grow 50% per year when the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Europe-Asia Economic Union (EAEU) takes effect in 2018.

(VOV) - A three-day home furniture and furnishing fair opened on November 13 at the Tan Binh Exhibition and Convention Centre at 446 Hoang Van Thu Street in Ho Chi Minh City.

Groceries still comprise 80% of Vietnam’s fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sales, which shows they remain the most popular and powerful retail channel in Vietnam.

Vietnamese corn farmers have recently been enabled to access a new tool to optimise corn yield – a new corn traits with insect protection and weed management named Dekalb® Genuity®.

VietinBank and VPBank, as the strategic shareholders of the Saigon Port, have representatives that belong to the port developer’s board of directors and supervision board. 

(VOV) - Vietnam and Slovenia ties have been consolidated and developed constantly in recent years, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai at a meeting with Slovenia Minister of Economic Development and Technology Zdravko Pocicalsek in Hanoi on November 12.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has drafted a circular stipulating that only some qualified businesses are eligible to export minerals.

Despite efforts to hasten administrative reforms, there is still room for further reduction in customs procedures, and businesses expect more simplification.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on November 12 decided to suspend the import of wheat from Ukraine.

There will be no significant change in the Vietnamese economy next year even though a number of free trade agreements and the Trans-Pacific Partnership will take effect, the head of a government think tank has said.

A group of Japanese businesses from Tokushima prefecture visited the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam on November 12 to seek investment opportunities. 

The Republic of Korea – Vietnam Incubator Park (KVIP), which will help tap agricultural advantages and potential of the farming hub - Mekong Delta region, is set to be inaugurated in Can Tho city on November 14. 

Measures to address e-commerce related disputes between Vietnamese and Japanese firms were sought at a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 12.

The provinces of Quang Tri (Vietnam), Savannakhet (Laos) and Mukdahan (Thailand) have agreed to make joint efforts to boost cross-border tourism, trade and investment activities. 

(VOV) - Over 120 Japanese businesses gathered in Tokyo on November 12 to attend a seminar to learn about the Danang city’s potential, business climate and investment policies. 

Shipping services have been developing in recent years, however, the service still has not caught up with the development of Vietnam's e-commerce sector, said Nguyen Thanh Hung, General Secretary of the Vietnam E-Commerce Association (Vecom).

(VOV) - In excess of 320 exhibitors have registered to take part in the 13th Vietnam International Trade Fair – Vietnam Expo 2015 – set to kick off December 2 in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - On November 11, a worldwide forum of Vietnamese entrepreneurs was held in Moscow, attracting hundreds of Vietnamese entrepreneurs from different countries across the globe.

(VOV) - President of the Nitori Holdings Co, Ltd.Akio Nitori cited Vietnam as one of the nations having bright prospects for an improved investment and business climate at the 17th Japan Corporate Governance Forum held on November 10-11 in Tokyo, Japan. 

Fitch Ratings has named Vietnam among its top five favourite frontier markets.

Vietnamese businesses are now offering extremely high pay to hunt for talents to compete with foreign invested enterprises.

About 20% or 20 million Vietnamese residents have bank accounts but the number of issued cards quadruples it to reach 86 million this year meaning tens of millions of cards have been idle, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

With Vietnam already enjoying a trade surplus with Japan, the elimination of tariffs after the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade accord takes effect will only open the door wider, a Vietnamese envoy in Tokyo has said.

Samsung, LG and Intel have injected more money into Vietnam. Some multinational conglomerates are considering relocating their global production bases to Vietnam. Others are planning to set up factories in Vietnam.

Many foreign investors do not bring capital to Vietnam, but still register investments and try to mobilize capital in the country to implement the ‘foreign direct investment’ projects.

The ban on imports of Chinese potatoes into a wholesale market in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat did not last as long as consumers hoped.

A number of Vietnamese firms are joining the international exhibition on food and beverages InterFood Indonesia 2015, Southeast Asia’s leading food showcase held annually in Jakarta, Indonesia. 

A Vietnam – US trade office was inaugurated in southern Binh Duong province on November 11 as a joint effort of the Vietnam-US Chamber of Commerce in the US, Binh Duong’s Department of External Affairs and Becamex IDC. 

About 5.7 million people have easier access to fundamental services and goods as an indirect effect of the Vietnam Business Challenge Fund (VBCF).