(VOV) - Walmart stores will import and distribute different products of Vietnamese tra fish (pangasius-Vietnam) in its retail chains in the US.

(VOV) - Wow! Taiwan Selects exhibition will take place at Aeon Mall Tan Phu in Ho Chi Minh City from August 27 to September 2.

(VOV) - Two tonnes of Hung Yen longan have been transported to Ho Chi Minh City to be shipped to the US.

The real estate buying power of Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) increased rapidly as soon as the new policy on allowing Viet Kieu and foreigners to buy houses in Vietnam took effect.

The Vietnam Export Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank) has dismissed rumours of being placed under special supervision by the central bank or that its chairman had been arrested.

Vietnam's enterprises have a positive outlook on the business climate for the third quarter, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has granted investment certificates to two new projects worth US$17 million in total at the provincial industrial parks since the outset of this year.

Representatives from State departments and enterprise associations of provinces and cities in the Red River Delta shared their localities’ experiences in improving the business climate and provincial competitiveness index (PCI) at a meeting in Bac Ninh province on August 20.

The agriculture sector needs to mobilise domestic and international resources to boost the industrialisation and modernisation of the agricultural and rural economic sectors. 

Businesses need time to access trade pacts, especially the European-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) which is expected to bring numerous opportunities and benefits for import-export firms.

(VOV) - On August 20, the Vietnam Embassy in China hosted a workshop in Beijing to promote bilateral trade, investment and tourism cooperation between the two countries.

Nguyen Thi Hong, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), on August 19 met the media to explain the SBV’s decision to raise the interbank USD/VND exchange rate and adjust the trading band two times within one week.

The Korean Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra) in Hanoi will organise a meeting between local firms and 10 companies from the Republic of Korea (RoK) on September 8. 

VPBank has become the first ever Vietnamese business to have received the 2015 Best Practices Award in the Enterprise Data Management Strategies.

(VOV) - The Management Board of the Saigon Hi-tech Park on August 19 granted an investment license to Schneider Electric to build a production factory. 

(VOV) - The Autumn Economic Forum titled ‘Vietnam economy – integration and sustainable development’ is due to take place in northern Thanh Hoa province on August 27.

(VOV) -Vietnamese businesses are showcasing their wares for the first time at the 2015 Sorochinsky Yarmarok Fair which kicked off on August 18 in Ukraine.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) held a workshop in Thai Nguyen province on August 19 to seek ways to improve the competitiveness of businesses operating in the mid-land and mountainous regions.

(VOV) - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has made its final decision on reviewing anti-dumping duties on polyethylene (PE) bags imported from Vietnam, the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) announced on August 19.

(VOV) - The biggest 3-day devaluation of Chinese yuan since the establishment of the modern forex system in 1994 has shocked regional and global financial markets. 

Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City rose 12% year-on-year in the first seven months thanks partly to an increased interest in the property market from overseas Vietnamese, local media reported.

Investment inflows into the property sector has surged, especially credit from banks, said Nguyen Tran Nam, former deputy minister of Construction and chairman of the Vietnam Real Estate Association (VREA).

The prices of RON 92 petrol and E5 bio-fuel were reduced by 768 VND per litre as of 3 pm on August 19, the 14th adjustment so far this year. 

Vietnam is willing to pour up to US$300 million into an oil and gas exploitation project in the Caspian Sea of the Republic of Dagestan within the Russian Federation, said Dagestan’s Government Office on August 18.

The door to investments is always open for private businesses who want to engage in public-private-partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects.

A seminar was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 19 to discuss measures that domestic enterprises can apply to minimise impacts and optimise benefits from the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) that was signed in late May this year. 

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has increased the average inter-bank exchange rate between the VND and USD applicable to August 19 by 1%, from VND21,673to VND21,890 per US$1. 

The Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) and 28 other companies in the transport sector expect to finish their equitisation process by the end of the year, according to the Transport Ministry.

(VOV) - Despite the fact that Thailand has a population of 64.5 million and is one of the largest consumer markets in Southeast Asia, Vietnam businesses have not seized the economic opportunities it presents for growth. 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s textile industry has continued to be a magnet for attracting inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in the seven months leading up to August, according to the latest official statistics.