(VOV) - The PSL group from the US will invest in a number of projects in Thua Thien-Hue province, according to a memorandum of understanding that the group signed with the provincial People’s Committee on October 27.

(VOV) - Foreign investors have pumped more than US$19.292 billion in 1,657 new and 667 existed FDI (foreign direct investment) projects in the first ten months of this year, a rise of 40.8% against the corresponding period last year.

Vietnam has reported signs of economic recovery this year with big increases in new business registrations as well as comebacks.

Vietnam Brewery Limited has released its sustainability report 2014 - “Brewing a Better World” for the first time, highlighting its long-term commitment to sustainable development in Vietnam.

The output and retail price of electricity in Vietnam has surged, as there are a lot of costs included in the input rate, experts said at a recent conference in Hanoi this month.

Vietnam's trade deficit through the end of October this year, increased to US$4.1 billion from US$3.9 billion in the first nine months, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute 40% of national GDP but the proportion is expected to fall as competition will increase under new international free trade agreements.

After four years of restructuring the banking system, total charter capital owned by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) at commercial banks increased 1.7 times.

The process of moving capital, existing potential and the pressure of reforms are identified as favorable conditions for Vietnam to become the world’s new factory.

Vietnam International Bank (VIB) and HPT Vietnam Corporation (HPT) has held the kick - off ceremony for the “Basel II Standardised Solution” project. 

Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh has called on Japanese businesses to increase their investment in Vietnam during the third seminar between his ministry and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hanoi on October 27. 

Vietnam needs to draw up a strategy to develop a national brand name for food as it is among commodities with great potential and increasing added value. 

Dubai Port World (DP World) will continue developing the Saigon Premier Container Terminal Port (SPCT) in Ho Chi Minh City, said Rashid Abdulla, Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific DP World and SPCT President.

Japan-Mekong Business Cooperation Committee delegation head Yoshio Arakawa spoke highly of the investment climate in northern Ha Nam province during a meeting with the provincial People’s Committee on October 27.

Savills Vietnam on October 27 announced the launch of its International Residential Sales and Leasing Department in Ho Chi Minh City intended to provide services for foreigners.

Technology and electronic products distributor Digiworld Corporation (Digiworld) has been listed among top 50 Vietnam Brands 2015 by Brand Finance, a brand valuation and strategy consultancy.

Some 100 business-to-business meetings are tailored during “Lifestyle Trade Mission to Vietnam 2015”, a Vietnam-EU trade promotion programme held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from October 27-30.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the organisation of the Vietnam Development Partnership Forum (VDPF) 2015.

(VOV) - Singapore-based agribusiness giant Wilmar International has agreed to invest US$13 million in a 49-51 deal with Vietnamese sauce maker Saigon Co.op to produce differing types of sauces and spices.

Vingroup has announced it will buy a 100% stake in supermarket chain Maximark of HCM City-based An Phong Joint Investment Joint Stock Company.

Telemor, Viettel's subsidiary in Timor-Leste, won the "Fastest Growing Company of the Year in Asia, Australia and New Zealand" category of the International Business Awards 2015 (IBA) – the Stevie Awards.

(VOV) -The overseas ownership of Vietnam was back in the headlines this past week with the release of a tourism report showing that the industry is finally seeing a glimmer of hope.

Vuong Dinh Khoat, general director of Ho Chi Minh City-based Hugo Company, said in Tuoi Tre that the high shipping cost has caused problems.

(VOV) - Thousands packed the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in Hanoi on October 27 for the first day of the Hanoi Gift Show, Hanoi People’s Committee Vice Chairman Vu Hong Khanh has reported.

A cooperation agreement was signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam , aiming to support European investors in Vietnam and promoting Vietnam’s exports to European markets.

Vietnam’s agro-fishery-forestry product exports during the first ten months of this year were estimated at US$24.61 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 3.8 %, according to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s garment and textile exports to the US are estimated to earn US$9.4 billion in the first ten months and are likely to reach US$11 billion this year. 

The Ministry of Finance is considering changing a tax regulation following concerns that the rule has been abused by Chinese exporters to ship a large amount of steel to Vietnam without paying duties.

(VOV) - JYSK, a global furniture brand from Denmark, has granted a franchise for a Vietnamese partner – NeatClean – to open JYSK furniture shops in Vietnam.

Malaysian enterprises stand to benefit greatly from the market enlargement if the country signs the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, said International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamad.