American companies are “cautiously optimistic” about business prospects in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. 

The price of the US dollar at commercial banks cooled down on August 27 after tumultuous spikes in the last few days.

The Prime Minister has given a nod to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to invest in Long Thanh International Airport.

Over 140 foreign and domestic enterprises are showcasing their products at the second Vietnam International Supporting Industries Exhibition (VSI Expo) 2015, which opened on August 27 at the Tan Binh Exhibition and Conventional Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.

Local producers can now submit requests to the Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) for a review of anti-dumping duties on several cold-rolled stainless steel products imported from China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan (China).

(VOV) -Vietnamese farmers are crying foul now that the nation’s markets are inundated with cheap US chicken and they fear that not only the industry but their way of life are threatened.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s total new and supplementary capital reached US$13.33 billion in the first eight months of this year; up 30.4% from the same period last year.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s squid and octopus exports to the US hit US$2.566 million in the seven months leading up to August, up 12.6% compared to the same period a year earlier.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will no longer consider adding Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial aircraft, to its fleet as part of an expansion plan for the next five years.

Vietnam, an energy exporting country, is struggling to deal with the negative impacts of lower oil prices as revenue shortfalls make lingering fiscal weaknesses even more visible, economists said. 

(VOV) - Hanoi People’s Committee Vice Chairman Le Hong Son has called on businesses from Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture to penetrate into the local market so as to fully exploit each side’s advantages, 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s seafood output is estimated at 258,000 tonnes in August, raising total seafood output in the first eight months to 1.9 million tonnes, an increase of 4.2% over the same period last year.

The competitive power generation market would become operational expeditiously by 2018, together with the pilot implementation of competitive wholesale power market.

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Vietnam Consumer Confidence Index slid 4.9 points to 133.7 in August over July, caused by weaker sentiment across all components in a monthly survey.

More than 6,200 stalls are being set up across Ho Chi Minh City in preparation for a promotion campaign from September 1 to December 31, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade announced on August 26.

A delegation of more than 400 Thai businesses operating in garment-textiles and footwear are visiting Vietnam to scope out the domestic market.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council approved a decision on August 26 to invest in 280 planned projects worth over VND62.54 trillion (US$2.8 billion) using the municipal budget.

The Soc Son district in the outskirts of Hanoi is set to become an industrial hub under the city’s industrial development plan through 2020 released on August 26.

The Tokyo-based outsourcing giant Transcosmos has acquired a 30% stake in Hotdeal Co Ltd, which owns Vietnam's largest e-commerce marketplace hotdeal.vn, a representative of the Japanese company in Vietnam told Vietnam News.

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has completed divestment from three real estate companies, while reducing its capital at EVN Finance Company to 16.5% of its original charter capital.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s trade deficit grew by US$3.6 billion in the seven months leading up to August, according to the latest preliminary statistics of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam, together with other ASEAN member countries, contributed to finalising measures towards the formation of an ASEAN Community by year’s end during the freshly-ended 47th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM 47) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s trade surplus with European Union (EU) countries expanded by a whopping 30% year-on-year in the six months leading up to July, according to trade figures released by Vietnam Customs.

The Vietnam economy is expected to see major changes after it signs the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), which includes member countries that make up 40% of the world’s trade.

(VOV) - Along with Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines, VietJet is listed among top three fastest growing airline brands in the world by Socialbakers. 

Despite the high demand and the fertile market, only 50% of Vietnamese owned finance leasing companies have been profitable. 

The volume of completely built-up (CBU) autos imported from China in the first seven months of 2015 jumped more than three times compared to the same period last year to over 18,000 units, according to the General Department of Customs.

Crude oil futures dipped on August 26 on fears of a hard landing for China's economy despite central bank moves to bolster stumbling growth and concerns about a supply glut.

Do Thi Ngoc, deputy head of the General Statistics Office's (GSO's) Consumer Price Index Department, which made the announcement on August 25, said this was the first time the August CPI had seen a reduction in the past decade.

The southern metropolis Ho Chi Minh City is set to face intense competition over human resources once the integrated ASEAN Economic Community takes shape later this year, heard a seminar in the city on August 25.