A total of 170 domestic enterprises were announced “ Top Brands 2015 ” and “Qmix 100” winners at an awards ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on October 31. 

The rice market is expected to continue gaining ground in export, as the Philippines plans to import a million tonnes in early 2016.

A total of 1,285 memoranda of understanding (MoU) and contracts were signed at the Hanoi Gift Show 2015 that wrapped up on October 30.

(VOV) - China is by far the biggest source of clothing and textiles to the US, accounting for 37% of the US$80 billion per year industry.

An air route from the southern resort island of Phu Quoc to China’s Guangzhou will begin in 2016, according to Huynh Quang Hung, Vice Chairman of Phu Quoc District People’s Committee in the southern province of Kien Giang.

Vietnamese enterprises are taking part in a handicraft products fair which is underway in Vientiane, Laos from October 30 to November 3.

(VOV) -A ceremony was held on October 31 to transfer tuna fishing technology and equipment from Japan to Binh Dinh fishermen. 

The nationwide Vietnam Energy Efficiency Programme has achieved satisfactory results in the last five years, according to officials attending a seminar organised on October 30 in HCM City.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai witnessed the first flow of oil and gas coming from the H5 rig at the Te Giac Trang oil field, at a ceremony held in HCM City on October 30.

Vietnam is expected to be the best performing real estate market in Southeast Asia in 2016 due to an easing of foreign ownership rules, experts have said.

(VOV) - Lotte is getting ready to add a new line of Vietnamese products at six of its supercentres in the Republic of Korea (RoK), the Thoi bao kinh te Saigon online newspaper recently reported.

The Republic of Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corporation (CJ) is planning to pick up a stake in State-owned Vietnam Meat Industries Limited Company (VISSAN), which is working to be equitised in 2015.

The impacts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on investment attraction and trade in Vietnamese localities was a major focus of a seminar held in the central city of Da Nang on October 30.

Vietnamese businesses were urged to strengthen cooperation with distribution channels in addition to enhancing product quality as ways to directly put their products on shelves of foreign supermarkets. 

Economic experts predicted that Vietnam’s exports to the US, mainly textiles and footwear, would continue to increase if local exporters could meet technical standards and requirements.

The EU is willing to help Vietnam make inroads into the region’s market and take full advantage of the free trade agreement between the two sides, Head of the EU Delegation in Vietnam Bruno Angelet told reporters in the southern region on October 30.

Southeast Asia's largest machine-tool and metalworking technology trade exhibition and conference, Metalex 2015, to be held next month in Thailand, will provide Vietnamese firms with a chance to update technologies and discover new business opportunities.

The central province of Quang Tri intends to call for a total investment of VND87 trillion (nearly US$4 billion) in its 18 projects in key sectors at an investment promotion conference in November. 

(VOV) -The 15th International Agriculture Trade Fair (Agro Viet 2015) themed “Enhancing the effectiveness of food processing and preservation” is set to take place in Hanoi from November 6- 9 featuring 400 stands from foreign and domestic businesses and organisations. 

(VOV) -Sugar Research Australia and the Vietnam Sugarcane Research Institute recently signed a 10-year agreement to participate in a project seeking new sugarcane production technology for the benefit of both countries.

(VOV) - Vietnam consumers are on track to spend more on auto imports this year than they do purchasing domestic vehicles, according to the latest figures of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Finance leaders and more than 500 business representatives sat together on October 29 in Hanoi to discuss and answer questions raised by businesses relating to tax and customs policy and administrative procedures.

Ho Chi Minh City’s economic growth is likely to surpass 10% for 2015, said Le Hoang Quan, Chairman of the City People’s Committee.

Multiple solutions could increase State budget collection to make up for the central budget deficit of over 31 trillion VND (1.39 billion USD), said Deputy Minister of Finance Vu Thi Mai at the monthly press conference of the Government in Hanoi on October 29.

Chile is a big timber producer and wants to boost exports to Vietnam, which has increasing demand for wood to make products for export, a seminar heard on October 29 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese enterprises have a big opportunity to enter the global value chain with several investors entering the country, Nguyen Mai, chairman of Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises said.

(VOV) - The United Kingdom wishes to further cooperate in specific projects with Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular, said Lord David Puttnam, the UK Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. 

The State Bank’s policies on the dollar have influenced consumers, many of whom are  not saving gold to preserve their assets. However, they continue to hold dollars.

Danang port, the largest in central Vietnam, will invest VND1 trillion (US$47.6 million) for the second phase upgrade of Tien Sa port in the second quarter next year.

As traditional sources of energy like coal and petroleum are quickly becoming exhausted, resulting in high prices and unstable supply, Vietnam is seeking renewable resources and turning to solar power.