Maybank Kim Eng Securities and the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) jointly held the Vietnam Investor Relations Forum last week with the participation of renowned speaker Harold Woo, the president of The Investor Relations Professionals Association (Singapore) and senior leaders from listed companies on HOSE.

Can Tho authorities met with the mayor of the Netherlands’ Oss city to discuss cooperation on reducing the loss of agricultural produce after harvest on October 19.

Improving quality and building a national brand name for Vietnamese rice is essential to securing a firm foothold in the international market, experts have commented. 

The state’s call for investment in infrastructure projects has received an active response from private investors, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) report to the Ministry of Transport.

(VOV) - Showa Holdings Co Ltd headquartered out of Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan has formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary producing rubber coated products for the construction industry in Vietnam.

(VOV) - Farmers in the Mekong Delta region, as is true with most businessmen and women in Vietnam, lack a solid understanding of issues related to regional and global integration and the potential impact on their livelihoods.

Vietnamese-Thai businessmen gathered at the Business Association of Thai Vietnam (BAOTV)’s second congress, which opened in the northeast province of Udon Thani, Thailand on October 18 and drew 1,100 participants.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership membership is expected to make medicine more expensive in Vietnam.

(VOV) - Russia’s gas giant Gazprom on October 19 met with Dong Nai provincial leaders to discuss issues of cooperation in the gas sector – particularly the company supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the southern provinces.

(VOV) - Lotte Mart is destined to raise the number of its supermarkets in Vietnam from current 11 to 60 by 2020.

The Mekong Delta needs to recover declining sales of Pangasius (tra) fish by creating value chains, speakers said at a forum on tra fish production held last week in Dong Thap province.

Dairy giant Vinamilk tops the list of 50 most valuable brands listed on Vietnamese stock markets, which was released by UK-based Brand Finance at the recent Vietnam Brand Matters Forum. 

PYN Elite Fund (Non-UCITS), managed by Finnish PYN Fund Management Ltd, has been actively buying shares in many real estate companies in Viet Nam with an eye to the future.

The Quang Ngai Industrial Zones (IZs) Authority has granted investment licences to three new projects worth VND71 billion (approximately US$3.2 million).

With Vietnamese Women's Day approaching, the gift market is becoming busy, offering a wide range of gifts and services to satisfy all kinds of needs.

About 85.6% of the surveyed 4,028 enterprises in the processing-manufacturing sector expect to maintain their current growth trends or expand their business operations in the fourth quarter, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son, accompanied by executives of Vietnam’s top telecom companies, are on a visit to South Africa from October 16-18 to promote business cooperation. 

The Government has withdrawn State capital from many enterprises in recent years and this divestment process will accelerate in the coming time, said Deputy Minister of Finance Truong Chi Trung.  

Bitel telecommunication service provider, the Peru branch of Vietnam’s military-run telecom group Viettel, will invest an additional US$250 million to increase its subscribers to 2.5 million people.

(VOV) - Over the past 9 months, Vietnam’s GDP growth rate stood at 6.5%, the highest rate in recent, which shows the national economy has maintained its momentum. 

The Australian Associated Press (APP) news agency on October 17 reported that business ties between Australia and Vietnam are expected to grow further after the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement comes into effect, quoting remarks of many analysts and diplomats.

MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation (MobiFone) will launch its first terminal equipment retail shop in Ho Chi Minh City on October 19, marking its move from a mobile network provider to a multi-service corporation.

Greenback prices fell again in the local market on October 16 while gold prices went up on the same day.

As one of the most vulnerable sectors to be economically impacted with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) approaching, the livestock industry must move towards improving competitiveness to avoid being defeated.

Investment and trade between Vietnam and Italy haven’t been on par with their potential and demand though they recorded substantial growth in the fields, the countries’ Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation admitted at its second meeting in Rome on October 16. 

(VOV) - The electronics industry has made remarkable contributions to the nation’s economic development, says Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)Vice President Hoang Quang Phong.

(VOV) - The 2015 Vietnam Information Technology Outsourcing (VNITO) Conference, held October 14-17 at the Reverie Saigon (Times Square) in Ho Chi Minh City, was a huge success, say the organizers.

Vietnam’s admission to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will not negatively affect Vietnam - China trade relations. If Vietnam can improve its competitiveness, the trade relations between the two nations will be more balanced.

German-backed Siemens AG Group will expand its business in Vietnam in many sectors.

SolarPark Korea Company has announced its plan to build a US$650 million solar power plant in the central province of Ha Tinh.