Vietnam Prosperity Bank (VPBank) is offering a preferential programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the aim of helping them access loans for production and business.

The Vietnamese Government is willing to work with the Chinese counterpart on measures to facilitate bilateral trade and investment.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh had a meeting in Brussels on September 17 with EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malstrom to discuss major issues of Vietnam-EU trade, investment collaboration as well as bilateral relations.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended a ceremony to inaugurate the Vung Ang 1 Thermal Power Plant in Ky Anh district, the central province of Ha Tinh on September 17. 

(VOV) - There was a time not too many years ago when rice from Myanmar and Cambodia had an unsavoury reputation and farmers often traded it for use as pig feed for higher quality Thai or Vietnamese rice.

(VOV) - Asao Kunio, director of Hayabusha Co, Ltd, Japan on September 17 held a working session with leaders from northern Ha Nam province to conduct a survey about raising beef cattle. 

The German-based industrial gas producer Messer expects to increase its supply for the Vietnamese food industry and seek cooperation in producing E5 petrol in the country. 

(VOV) - A Vietnam-Italy Economic Cooperation seminar was held on September 16 in Rome, Italy with the purpose of establishing an export channel in European Union (EU) member states and improving business management of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

(VOV) - Vietnam has many traditional craft villages which for years, have contributed to the national economy. In the current international integration, Vietnam’s craft village economy is likely to enjoy many development opportunities, but at the same time face numerous challenges.

Launched at the end of April, the Viettel Group’s over-the-top (OTT) app called Mocha Messenger has now reached more than 1 million users.

The instant noodle market has become saturated after a long period of hot development. However, investors are still pouring more money into the sector.

Businesses and analysts have questioned the State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) statement that it would not devalue the dong any further until the end of 2015. 

Importers of electronics products are weighing spiking prices weeks after the devaluation of the Vietnam dong against the US dollar, which is claimed to have pushed up the prices of imports denominated in the dollar.

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

A taxi cooperative in Ho Chi Minh City is bound to launch a cab-hailing app, apparently modeled after the popular GrabTaxi, at the end of this month.

Vietnam's life insurance sector has registered significant growth in recent years though the domestic growth is still facing hurdles.

Local firms’ preparations for the impact of the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by year’s end was the focus of discussions at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City.

Agricultural experts gathered on September 16 at a conference in Hanoi to seek ways to boost farm produce exports.

Vietnam will create conditions for foreign enterprises to land investments in the country, including Japanese Credit Saison Co., Ltd – a financial service provider – while collaborating with businesses to address difficulties for more efficient cooperation.

MobiFone Corporation, the second largest mobile operator in Vietnam, is poised to sell its stakes in two banks as part of its ongoing equitisation plans.

The 15th Vietnam International Plastic and Rubber Industry Exhibition (Vietnam Plas, Vietnam Rubber 2015) opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on September 16.

The state-owned Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) inked a build-operate-transfer (BOT) deal with Indo Trans Logistics Corporation (ITL) on September 16 to build the Yen Vien Railway Logistics Centre in Gia Lam district of Hanoi. 

The thriving Vietnam-India commercial partnership was the highlight of a forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 16. 

Another advanced hi-tech park will be built in Ho Chi Minh City to meet the municipal socio-economic development demands, as heard at a promotion conference held in the city on September 16.

More than 30 Indian businesses and about 60 Vietnamese firms in the southern province of Dong Nai joined a trade exchange forum on September 16 in Dong Nai, aiming to seek stronger partnership. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang launched an order to start construction of the seventh Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in Vietnam on September 16.

(VOV) -Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung affirmed Vietnam's willingness to share experience, provide research documents and dispatch experts to exchange views on financial issues with Cuba while meeting with the visiting Cuban Minister of Finance and Prices ,Olina Pedraza Rodriguez, in Hanoi on September 16.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said he welcomes Japanese businesses to expand their investments in Vietnam and improve their quality and efficiency.

(VOV) - Deeper integration into global markets and value chains have produced competitive pressures that Vietnam’s agriculture industry is ill equipped to cope with— resulting in lower sales both at home and abroad, according to leading economic experts.

(VOV) - Apparel maker Hanesbrands (HBI), a subsidiary of the United States-based Hanesbrands Inc, will raise its investment capital in Vietnam from US$44 million to US$55 million by the end of this year, in order to expand production and provide products to the world market.