Exports from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam, Saudi Arabia and other rapidly-growing nations have enjoyed a double-digit growth, according to the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). 

The completion of the historic Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement on October 5 has received positive response from many countries. 

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will benefit Vietnam in not only economic but also institutional and social terms, said Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang. 

Television, magazine and newspaper ads continue to be among the most trusted forms of paid advertising in Vietnam, according to a recent report issued by market research firm Nielsen.

US thread-producing companies revealed their intention to enhance their position in Vietnam’s garment-textile market during a meeting with Vietnamese businessmen in the sector in Ho Chi Minh City on October 5.

Lending by banks has been accelerating, growing at 18.2% in the year-to-date compared to the same period last year, according to HSBC's monthly report Vietnam at a Glance released on October 2.

Tuna export value to Canada reached US$1.4 million in August, up 61% compared to the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). 

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued an urgent circular to curb speculation and hoarding of US dollars by enterprises.

(VOV) - The Prime Minister has directed relevant agencies to take measures to spur agricultural, seafood and food exports to Singapore.

‘Herbal rice,’ a grain variety grown in Vietnam that has a high nutrition content, has become the most sought after in the European market despite its expensive price.

Vietnam saw exponential growth in fibre production in recent years, but up to 70% of local fibre productivity must be exported due to poor performance in the textile dyeing sector.

In many people’s thoughts, restructuring banks means reducing the number of banks. How many banks will there be in Vietnam when the bank restructuring process is completed?

The slower pace of consumer price index (CPI) rises is favourable for stable business activities and gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2015, said General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Bich Lam.

Trade ministers of 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) member states have reached the final consensus on the world’s largest free trade agreement.

As many as US$17.15 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) was poured into Vietnam in the first nine months of 2015, a year-on-year surge of 53.4%, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Tilapia exports are expected to reach US$130-150 million by 2020, according to the Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries.

Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) in October is forecast to increase by 0.05%-0.1% over the previous month, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam aims to reduce processing time for commercial disputes to 200 working days from the current 400 working days, as the country continued with administrative reforms to improve its business environment.

From 2012 to August 2015, credit organisations handled VND424.14 trillion (US$18.66 billion) worth of bad debt, bringing the ratio of bad debt to 3.21% this August from 4.93% in September 2012.

(VOV) - At an online briefing on October 5, Vice President Huynh Minh Hue of the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) said there are some bright spots on the horizon for rice exports.

(VOV) - Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) President Nguyen Thien Nhan lauded the effectiveness of the Vietnamese Goods Identity Week that closed in Hanoi on October 4.

Vietnam is creating a new horizon on the German market, especially when the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Union takes effect.

(VOV) - The majority of small cashew processors in Binh Phuoc Province have shut down on the back of raw material shortages resulting in escalating costs and falling profits, according to the Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS).

(VOV) - East Asia remains one of the main growth drivers of the world economy, accounting for nearly two-fifths of global economic growth, according to a new World Bank report. 

(VOV) - The Investment Promotion Agency of Quang Ninh province on October 5 held a seminar in an aggressive move to promote foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in the province that drew a large gathering of foreign companies. 

(VOV) - The German Industry and Commerce (GIC) in Vietnam has unveiled in a press release that a contingent of representatives from 10 businesses will visit Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on October 12-16 to explore trade and investment opportunities.

The majority of processing and manufacturing companies in Vietnam are upbeat over their fourth-quarter business, thanks to positive macro-economic prospects.

Industrial parks (IPs) have great potential for development in the domestic property market in the coming time, Savills Vietnam's recent report on industry zones said.

(VOV) - Vietnam Electric Wire and Cable Limited Company (Cadivi) is to set up three more distribution networks in Cambodia, Myanmar and Japan this year, bringing the total number of networks abroad to 13.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s first batch of ripe longan has been shipped to the US at a price three times higher than China’s.