(VOV) - The ANZ-Roy Morgan Vietnam Consumer Confidence index (CCI) rose 1.6pts to 135.3pts in September, and is 0.3pts higher than a year ago. 

(VOV) - Taiwan-based Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd plans to invest around US$160 million in building a factory at Giang Dien Industrial Zone (IZ) in Trang Bom district, Dong Nai province.

More than 70 enterprises attended the Internet of Things solution Summit in Hanoi on September 22, part of a series of IoT events held by Intel worldwide.

A workshop on Vietnam’s demand and investment opportunities was held in Brussels, Belgium, on September 22. 

(VOV) - AkzoNobel Powder Coatings on September 22 unveiled a plan to further invest in its Performance Coatings business in Vietnam. 

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will strengthen its regulatory framework to safeguard investor interests by proposing amendments to the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) that will be discussed at the country’s parliament next year. 

A series of measures was debated at a workshop in Hanoi on September 22 to help the capital make the best of opportunities and take most effective adaptation to challenges that will be generated after the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is formed by the year-end.

(VOV) - A seminar on prospects for industrial, investment, trade and tourism cooperation between Hanoi and Moscow was held at the Incentra centre on September 22 under the framework of the Hanoi Days in Moscow.

Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) will likely to grow 6.5% in 2015 and 6.6% in 2016, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on September 22 in Hanoi.

The government has issued its policy for foreigners to buy houses, but the guiding circulars have not been released.

The FLC Group started the construction of the FLC Hoang Long Industrial Park (IP) in the central Thanh Hoa Province on September 22, earlier than scheduled.

Besides the important role of the government in creating a favorable, transparent business environment, local enterprises should become more active and creative in preparing for more intensive global integration.

The Vietnam Association for Anti-counterfeiting and Trademark Protection (VATAP) announced the establishment of a consultancy centre for business support and trademark development on September 22.

An established national trademark is needed for Vietnamese rice products to build their image and gain shares on the global market. 

Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) in September decreased slightly by 0.47 % from August and 0.99 % against the same month last year, the municipal Statistics Office announced on September 22. 

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Le Hong Anh has highlighted the need to roll out incentives for collective economic organisations and cooperatives to consolidate their operations. 

The Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP) held a workshop in Hanoi on September 22 to share international experience in designing policies to encourage the private sector to establish or coordinate with the State to set up venture investment funds. 

Malaysia’s Toyo Ink Group has been finalising its last four agreements for the commencement of the Song Hau 2 thermal power plant project in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of HauGiang. 

Vietnam expects a year-on-year growth of 10 % in export of timber and timber products this year, said a Vietnam Wood and Forestry Product Association official.

The Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park (HHTP) and the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) association inked a deal on September 21 on joint activities to stimulate the development of the semiconductor industry in Vietnam.

Construction began on the over VND999-trillion (US$45.4 billion) Vung Ang port No 3 in the central province of Ha Tinh on September 22.

The “SEMI Vietnam Business Mission 2015” kicked off in Hanoi on September 22, bringing together global microelectronics industry executives, top Government officials, local enterprise and educational institute representative to discuss different aspects of the microelectronics industry in Vietnam.

(VOV) - A sound and stable Vietnam-India trade relationship is more important than ever, said speakers at a recent business forum in Ho Chi Minh City sponsored by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

(VOV) - Vietnam’s commodity exchange with South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Tanzania and Ivory Coast showed an optimistic growth in the first eight months of this year.

Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.1%  in September compared to the previous month and up 0.34%  from the same period last year.

(VOV) - India has decided to levy safeguard duties of 20% for 200 days on hot rolled flat products of non- alloy and other alloy steel in coils of a width of 600mm or more.

At a recent meeting to launch Vietnam’s e-commerce policy,  Tran Huu Linh Director General of the Vietnam E-commerce and Information Technology Agency (VECITA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), said about 30% of Vietnamese people will shop online by 2020.

HanesBrands, the US’ manufacturer and marketer of everyday apparel essentials, aims to raise its total investment in Vietnam to nearly US$55 million by the end of 2015, increasing its 2014 figure by US$11 million.

SC VivoCity, one of the most modern shopping and lifestyle destinations in Ho Chi Minh City invested by a joint venture baked by Singapore Mapletree has officially opened with a ceremony graced by the President of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang and Ng Teck Hean, Singapore Ambassador to Vietnam.

Garment producers now have a new strategy to improve both brand recognition and sales – selling through super-markets.