The dollar–dong exchange rates have eased at domestic commercial banks, following a decision by the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) to keep its interest rates steady.

The Australian Wool Growers Association (AWGA) expressed its desire to boost cooperation with Vietnam to introduce its wool products to Vietnamese consumers. 

(VOV) - The logistics and transportation industry in Vietnam is highly competitive with roughly 80% of the market controlled by 25 large multinational firms, said speakers at a recent seminar.

State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Governor Nguyen Van Binh has sent a document to the National Assembly (NA) outlining the ongoing handling of bad debts, emphasizing that the matter needs to be considered carefully and that it will be a time-consuming process. 

Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) employees worldwide and in Vietnam has recently joined to lead the Global Beer Responsibility Day 2015. 

Export earnings from Vietnamese farm commodities have fallen after many countries let their currencies depreciate significantly, giving their exporters more ability to undercut rivals. 

After five years of implementation of the General Plan to Develop Electronic Commerce 2011-15, e-commerce has contributed greatly to the country's socio-economic growth.

Taiwan's E.SUN Commercial Bank (E.SUN Bank) on September 18 opened its first branch in Vietnam in Bien Hoa city, the southern province of Dong Nai.

Japanese businesses have shown their interest in investing in various fields such as agriculture, health care, education and personnel training during their trip to the Mekong Delta region. 

The TH True Milk brand name under the TH Group won three gold prizes at the Tasting Contest as part of the World Food Moscow 2015 exhibition held in Moscow from September 14-17.

Construction began on the Nghi Son 2 Thermal Power Plant at the Nghi Son Economic Zone in the central province of Thanh Hoa on September 18. 

FPT Information System Company (FPT IS) beat five international contractors to win a US$33.6 million contract to provide, implement and maintain the Integrated VAT Administration System (IVAS) for the Bangladeshi government. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese fresh fruit such as litchi, longan, dragon fruit, rambutan and mango are slowly overcoming obstacles and finding their way into markets around the globe.

Vietnamese fuel traders on September 18 increased retail gasoline prices for the first time after five consecutive cuts over the last three months, following the global upward trend.

The Philippines agreed to buy 450,000 metric tonnes of 25%-broken rice from Vietnam on September 17, Saigon Times Online reported.

The TH Group has recently announced plans to invest US$1 billion in building a concentrated dairy cow and fresh milk production project in Russia.

The United States has issued regulations easing restrictions on American companies seeking to do business in Cuba and opening up travel in the latest move to normalize relations with the Communist country.

The domestic small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should define positions in the global supply chain to gain success in integrating into the world economy.

A workshop took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 18 to collect feedback from provincial authorities and businesses in southern Vietnam on the national master plan for e-commerce development orientation between 2016 and 2020. 

(VOV) -A decline in the currency of Brazil, the world’s largest coffee exporter, has made it more attractive for Brazilian farmers to sell their beans than to stockpile them, resulting in a glut in the market and tumbling sales prices.

More than 100 Vietnamese businesses are showcasing their products and services at over 200 booths at the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in China’s Nanning city, forming the biggest number of exhibitors from an ASEAN nation to the 12th event.

(VOV) - A delegation from Korean Hyundai Corporation led by its president Mong Hyuck Chung made a fact-finding tour of vegetable and fruit growing areas in the Mekong delta provinces of Long An and Tien Giang on September 17 to seek investment opportunities in Vietnam’s agriculture.

Vietnam’s real estate market has been heating up with a rapidly increasing number of purchases made by not only locals but also foreigners and overseas Vietnamese keen to get on the property ladder. 

Companies in the plastics industry should apply advanced technologies to maintain competitiveness after the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) takes effect by year-end, speakers at a seminar said on September 17.

More than six years since its opening, a VND40-trillion (US$1.75 billion) deep-river port complex in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is still struggling to reach its designed capacity.

Changes in the global economy had affected Vietnam's farming, forestry and fishery exports, experts said at a seminar on the country's agricultural trade in Hanoi on September 17.

The 4th Annual South East Asia Airport Expansion Summit will take place at the Intercontinental Westlake Hotel in Hanoi from September 29 to 30.

The application of information technology was one of the key reforms needed for the administration of taxation and customs.

A workshop was held in Hanoi on September 17 to discuss ways to improve capacity of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in accessing global and regional markets.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has been named as the best provider of foreign exchange services in Vietnam by Asiamoney magazine, becoming the third-time recipient of the prestigious award voted by financial institutions and businesses.