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.

Vietnamese semiconductor companies will have an opportunity to introduce their businesses to global producers during a business mission that finishes on September 23.

The Vietnamese economy is projected to continue recovery in the four remaining months of the year, bolstered by Government efforts to maintain macro-economic stability against fluctuations in the world markets.

Military Commercial Bank, Vietnam's sixth-largest partly private lender by assets, said it had raised VND4.29 trillion (US$191 million) via selling new shares to four domestic institutional investors.

Stronger links in economic development strategies, production capacity and human resources are key pillars in future economic ties between Vietnam and Japan, stated the joint vision issued during the recent visit to Japan by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

As Vietnamese agricultural export is facing challenges in Chinese market, businesses should focus on technological innovation, product quality improvement and price reductions in order to raise their competitive edge, said an official from the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The Law on Public Debt Management should endorse several legal documents into law and add new content acquired through international experience, Deputy Finance Minister Truong Chi Trung told a workshop in Hanoi on September 21 reviewing five years of its enforcement.

Cheap imported steel, primarily from China, has been putting growing pressure on domestic producers, according to a recent report from the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA).

A number of Vietnamese enterprises in various fields joined the Fine Food Show 2015 which is underway in Sydney, Australia from September 20-23.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is willing to provide long-term and low-interest-rate loans for Vietnam’s major socio-economic infrastructure projects, its new Country Director Eric Sidgwick assured Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during a meeting in Hanoi on September 21.

Vietnam will be Country of Honour at the 2016 China –ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO), Secretary General of the CAEXPO Secretariat Wang Lei announced on September 21.

(VOV) - Leading economists have forecasted that Vietnam’s economic growth will reach an annual rate of 6.2% this year with an average annual core inflation rate of 3% in line with the declining inflation over recent years.

(VOV) - Vietnam phone manufacturers’ overseas shipments surged 32.6% to US$20.18 billion in the first eight months of the year, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Overseas Vietnamese who want to buy a home in Vietnam are concerned regarding the sheer volume of evidence they must furnish to prove that they are in fact of Vietnamese heritage.

An apartment project that meets the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) standards, the US’s most popular and widely-used green building rating system globally, will be implemented for the first time in Vietnam. 

Tech firm Bkav is seeking new markets for its smartphone,Bphone, after joining meetings with foreign distributors at a recent global summit on mobile telecommunications in Hong Kong, according to Vietnamese media.

The Vietnam International Retail & Franchise Show 2015 (VIETRF) will be held from November 5 to 7 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.

Trade liberalisation for environmental goods and services has become the key to Vietnam's bilateral and multilateral negotiations, and international cooperation.

Products of prestigious brands from the Republic of Korea (RoK) were available at the K-wave Festival which took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 19-20. 

The General Department of Customs said late last week no chicken has been imported from the US at the low price of VND12,000 (US$0.58) per kilo.