Enterprises in the Central Highlands region were offered a chance to meet and share the difficulties they are facing in operating in Cambodia on September 15.

A business delegation from Wakayama, one of the nine prefectures of Japan’s Kansai region famous for agriculture and fishery, will come to Vietnam this November to explore the investment environment.

(VOV) - The HCM City People’s Committee and the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia held a trade and tourism promotion conference at Incentra centre in Moscow on September 15.

To enhance the competitiveness of Vietnam’s rice production and value, and bring more profits to farmers, Vietnam needs new breakthrough policies.

It will be not easy for Vietnam to catch up with the bigger economies in the region in the next 20 years without thorough reforms, economists have said. 

While Cau Dat’s coffee has a bright future as it can be sold through the Starbucks’ chain, other Vietnamese roasters can only dream of selling coffee on such a big scale.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Decision No. 1844/QD-NHNN on September 14 to officially approve the merger between the Southern Bank and Sacombank.

Exports from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam have rocketed this year, despite declines in other major export markets like China and Japan, prompting local firms to seek business partners in the Southeast Asian country. 

A seminar was held in northern Nam Dinh province on September 15 to inform state agencies and local business about opportunities and challenges brought by free trade agreements. 

Vietnam is considered a land of opportunities where consumers now have more power and willingness to spend, according to a recent report released by the global performance measurement company Nielsen.

(VOV) -Fourteen Vietnamese businesses are displaying their products at the 24th International Exhibition for Food and Drink products in Moscow.

Vietnam’s domestic private ese Nova Group, which has been operating for 23 years in the agriculture and real estate sectors, now targets a growing share in the highly competitive market of children’s powdered milk.

(VOV) -The Republic of Korea (RoK) companies Samsung and LG Electronics have expressed concern with the low localization rate of the supply chain for their operations in Vietnam, according to BusinessKorea.

(VOV) - The situation and trends of trading wood products between Vietnam and China were reviewed at a seminar hosted by the Vietnam Timber and Forest Production Association (Vietforest) in Hanoi on September 15.

The domestic aviation service price will be cut by an average of 4 percent as of October 1 due to recent falls in fuel prices, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAA).

(VOV) - The Vietnam Embassy and French partners co-hosted a seminar examining ways to run business in France on September 14 with 19 Vietnamese business representatives in attendance.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh had bilateral meetings with global economic leaders in Geneva, Switzerland on September 14 as part of his working visit to Europe to expand multi-faceted collaboration between Vietnam and economic organisations in the region and beyond.

Despite low inflation this year, the Government should remain cautious when offering support to boost economic growth, said director of the State Bank of Vietnam's Credit Department, Nguyen Tien Dong.

The Airport Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV) has submitted to the transport ministry two plans outlining the research report on the Long Thanh International Airport Project's first phase feasibility.

The Ministry of Finance spoke with Korean firms late last week to provide latest updates in tax and customs policies and heard complaints faced by businesses during the implementation.

Domestic and foreign retailers are mulling over plans to develop a range of convenience store chains across Vietnam, in hopes of meeting rising consumer demand with this high-potential business model.

Governor Nguyen Van Binh of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) met with the newly-appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director in Vietnam, Eric Sidgwick, in Hanoi on September 14.

Trade and investment have been defined as the cornerstone of the relationship between Vietnam and Cyprus in the coming time during Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son’s Cyprus working visit on September 11-12.

Foreigners buying or selling houses in Vietnam are required to carry out transactions through banks in the country and not in cash, the central bank has decreed.

Head of the Cuban Party Central Committee’s Agriculture-Food Department Santiago Perez shared the country’s policies on agricultural development at a working session with Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on September 13. 

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has set an export turnover target of US$181.5 billion for 2016, a 10% increase compared with 2015.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao met with Alderman Alan Yarrow, Lord Mayor of the City of London in the UK, on September 11 as part of his working visit to the UK. 

Thai businesses are promoting investment in Vietnam in sectors that are expected to benefit from free trade agreements, including garment-textile and footwear.

Seven additional investment projects will be carried out in the central province of Binh Thuan, as agreed between local authorities and investors at a promotion conference held in the locality on September 12.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with Vietnamese businessmen operating in Laos on September 14 as part of his official visit to the neighbouring country.