China’s economic slowdown may widen Vietnam’s trade deficit as the Southeast Asian nation counts on its largest trading partner to buy commodities, according to a government official.

The Government will soon promote Official Development Agency (ODA) disbursement through commercial joint-stock banks.

Vietnamese exporters are not making use of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) opportunities as many of them do not know how to claim priority tariffs from FTAs.

Localities need to accelerate the sustainable development of key seafood products including shrimp and tra fish, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat at a conference to review two years of implementing seafood sector reforms held in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on July 13.

Garena, a Singaporean consumer internet platform provider, poured capital into Foody.vn, a website that helps customers find and rate entertainment venues and restaurants in Vietnam.

(VOV) - Chairman of the Australian Livestock Export Corporation Ltd David Galvin will meet with representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) this July 24-25 in regards to increasing live cattle exports for slaughter.

(VOV) - Foreign governments and modern-day food manufacturers are increasingly imposing requirements that take a lot of investment in high-tech agriculture said attendees to a July 13 conference in Hanoi.

A wave of local private investments worth billions of dollars is expected to help change Vietnam’s poorly funded agricultural sector.

It is increasingly common to find products labelled under supermarket brands, offering less expensive prices on shelves of supermarkets in major cities.

The State Treasury of Vietnam has announced that it will issue 20-year Government bonds for the first time, between July 29 and December 31.

(VOV) - Just about all of the Vietnam Trade Office programs are directly related to the goal of helping Vietnamese farmers become competitive in foreign agricultural markets – it’s one of the office’s core missions, says Nguyen Trung Dung.

In celebration of the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange’s 15 year anniversary, the city will host a special investor conference covering investment opportunities and challenges in Vietnam’s securities market.

Jewellery News Asia (JNA) Awards recently selected Phu Nhuan Jewellery JSC (PNJ) among their finalists for three major categories honouring excellent businesses, according to the Sai Gon Giai phong newspaper.

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and Murphy Oil Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Washington D.C to boost cooperation in oil and gas projects. 

Vingroup officially kicked off phase one of construction of an entertainment, housing and eco-park on Vu Yen island in the northern province of Hai Phong on July 12. 

Singaporean investors topped those from other Southeast Asian countries in investing in Vietnam with 1,428 projects worth US$32.2 billion in the first half of this year, according to figures released by the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

A seminar on sustainable sea economic development took place in Nha Trang city in central Khanh Hoa province, gathering 100 experts and managers in Vietnam and abroad.

More than 20 Vietnam Railway companies will be equitised this year, marking the key provision of the corporation's efforts to complete its comprehensive restructuring plan.

(VOV) - The revised Enterprise Law officially took effect on July 1st under which timelines are slashed to 3 days instead of 5 to 10 days in the past. Facilitating favorable conditions for individuals and enterprises to register business licensing will boost Vietnam’s economy.

Vietnam's unlisted Dong A Bank is seeking shareholders' approval to sell 100 million shares in a new issue to confectionary firm Kinh Do Corp and use proceeds to boost finance, the bank said.

Since the normalisation of relations 20 years ago, economic relations between Vietnam and the US have developed strongly in many sectors, and are expected to grow even further in the future, especially after the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is signed.

A meeting was held between senior officials of the southern province of Binh Phuoc and the Cambodian provinces of Kratie, Mondulkiri and Tabong Khmum on July 10 to review their cooperation in the past year. 

The National Audit Report for the 2014 fiscal year was announced in Hanoi on July 11 by the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV).

(VOV) - Vietnamese companies seeking access to American markets face a tough screening process, as the US health watchdog FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has imposed strict requirements on imports say government officials.

Impacts of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on the Vietnamese economy were unveiled at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 10.

As Vietnamese exports to Australia rapidly expand, domestic exporters are being recommended to focus on long-term benefits by seeking trademark protection overseas and adding more value to their goods and services.

Authorities from the southern province of Binh Duong held a dialogue with Japanese businesses on July 10.

The Prime Minister has asked the Interdisciplinary Steering Committee for international integration in politics, security, defence, economics, socio-culture, science-technology and education-training to improve the quality of its consultancy on policymaking so as to make international integration an effective means of promoting sustainable development and safeguarding national sovereignty and security. 

In the presence of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Fulbright University Vietnam project received its investment certificate at a ceremony held in New York on July 10. 

Vietnam was one of the fastest growing economies in Asia in 2014, and manufacturing has been the key driver, much of which can be attributed to the electronic industry, according to a recent report by Singapore-based DBS Bank Ltd.