The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam and the Malaysia’s Department of Civil Authority signed a cooperation agreement on November 6, enabling both sides to increase information sharing, consultations, training coordination and build joint initiatives in ensuring aviation safety and security.

(VOV) - In excess of 200 exhibitors were on hand for the kickoff of the 15th edition of the International Agriculture Trade Fair – Agroviet 2015 – on November 6 in Hanoi.

The Republic of Korea’s Hanwha Life Insurance on November 5 said the company aims to become the fifth biggest insurers in Vietnam by 2020.

The October Purchasing Managers Index rose to 50.1, just above the waterline of 50 and up from the previous month's 49.5, but at that level the manufacturing momentum remains sluggish, according to a monthly report from HSBC.

(VOV) - Vietnam is tightening its trade laws to protect its domestic market in light of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and a number of other free trade agreements in the offing, said Deputy Head Nguyen Thanh Nam of the Vietnam Competition Authority.

Directors have a very important role in working out and implementing companies' strategies, but in Vietnam their competency remains questionable, experts have said.

Genetically-modified corn varieties are likely to make a full scale invasion of the Vietnamese market soon as both farmers and traders are happy with high yields and potentially bigger profits, according to a news report.

After three projects with registered capital of over US$1 billion each were licenced, total foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam in the past 10 months rose to more than US$19 billion.

An investment certificate was granted to a Japanese-invested company with a multi-million USD wooden furniture manufacturing project in southern Ba Ria Vung Tau province on November 5.

Vietnam and the other 11 members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement released the full text of the pact in English on November 5 (Hanoi time).

Belgium pledges to increase assistance projects for Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City, in particular in health care, human resources training, and waste treatment.

(VOV) - Vietfarm Ltd Company in HCM City shipped the first container of salted duck eggs (120,000 eggs) to Brunei on November 5, said company director general Dam Van Hoat.

Malaysia will have to fully implement measures to combat human trafficking and Vietnam must allow independent labor unions before reaping the benefits of a new Pacific trade deal, details of the pact released on November 5 showed.

The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) announced a preliminary decision on its 11th administrative review (POR 11) of anti-dumping duties on tra (Pangasius) fish imported from Vietnam.

Sustainable growth of industrial exports was featured at a seminar held in Hanoi on November 5. 

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on November 5 signed an agreement to secure a five-year loan worth US$200 million from the China Development Bank (CDB).

The Foreign Ministry will organise additional activities to boost commercial connectivity between Vietnamese localities and enterprises and their Israel partners. 

(VOV) - More than 170 exhibitors from 12 countries attended the November 5 kick-off of the annual Vietnam International Retail and Franchise Exhibition (VIETRF) in Ho Chi Minh City.

Hanoi will create favourable conditions for UK enterprises to expand their investment in the capital city, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao.

The Prime Minister has approved the content of a draft cooperation agreement on mutual administrative assistance in customs between the Governments of Vietnam and Italy. 

Siam Commercial Bank Pcl , Thailand's third largest lender, said it has received a licence from Vietnam's central bank to open a full branch in Ho Chi Minh City as part of its expansion into one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing markets.

The US-based Balanced Scorecard Institute (BSI) - a global leader in training and consulting services of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) has partnered with Balanced Scorecard Vietnam (BSV), a member of PACE Institute of Management (PACE) to deliver its world-class BSC and KPI programs in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

The general director of the low-cost air carrier Jetstar Pacific (JPA) Le Hong Ha said the airline has recorded a profit for the first time after three years of operation.

The annual "Vietnam Information Security Day" will begin tomorrow in the face of more and more cyber-attacks aimed at large corporations worldwide.

Vietnam will organise a series of events in Russia in response to the signing of the free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Eurasia Economic Union (EEU).

The Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM) said that government debt of VND30 trillion to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) put pressure on monetary policy.

(VOV) -The ongoing session of the National Assembly (NA) on November 4 in Hanoi discussed that statistical data must be built on factors such as accuracy, entirety, punctuality and transparency.

A “Vietnam Day” was organised on November 3 in the framework of the 33rd Havana International Fair 2015 (FIHAV 2015) to promote Vietnamese goods.

Vietnam and Belgium have agreed to foster links between their business communities towards greater affiliation, including in the form of public-private partnership (PPP) at their recent annual political consultation at deputy foreign ministerial level in Brussels, Belgium.

The agricultural sector is expected to grow 2.21% in 2015, a drop of 1.4% over 2014 and the lowest rise in five years, said Nguyen Thi Hong, head of the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry’s Planning Department, at a press conference in Hanoi on November 4.