A variety of fertilizer brands and plant protection products will be showcased in Ho Chi Minh City, the organising board said on June 17. 

(VOV) - Hundreds of leading brand names from around the globe were on hand for the kick off on June 17 of the 2015 Vietnam International AutoExpo at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre in Hanoi.

(VOV) - The Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed on May 29 is expected to offer vast opportunities for businesses operating in Vietnam’s garment and textile industry.

Vietnam’s Aroma and Intensity coffees produced by the Sobica Joint Stock Company were recognised at the first international roasted coffee competition in France. 

The Vietnamese retail market, analysts say, is still being over-estimated by investors. 

(VOV) - Since a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was signed, many businesses in Ho Chi Minh City have stepped up their investment in Russia. 

(VOV) - Soon after Vietnam signed a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union EEU, domestic steel businesses are likely to compete fiercely with foreign rivals, especially those from Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States which are enjoying zero duties.

Automobile manufacturers and importers in Vietnam have protested a new proposal from the Ministry of Finance which seeks to change how luxury tax on cars is calculated.

Although listed among the top 10 textile and garment exporters worldwide, Vietnam is seeing its domestic market increasingly controlled by foreign brands.

China, Japan and other Asian buyers of Vietnamese coal can expect more uncertainty in the volume of shipments this year as scorching weather linked to the El Nino phenomenon raises domestic power consumption to a record, adding pressure on regional supply of the fuel.

Only when foreign enterprises sufficiently fulfill the conditions prescribed by Vietnamese investment legislation in compliance with the provisions of international treaties to which Vietnam is a signatory shall they be permitted to conduct commercial assessment services.

Business executives met with Vietnamese commercial attaches and counsellors who will soon be stationed in India, the US, Belgium, Sweden, Egypt, Mexico, Morocco, and Japan at a meeting in HCM City on June 16.

As a trade deficit pressure on exchange rate has been predicted, the State Bank of Vietnam is actively operating a forex policy consistent with trade deficit and economic growth.

Although the local media has reported that Thailand's Central Group has purchased 49 per cent of Pico, the representatives of either party have yet to confirm the deal. Pico is one of the five largest electronics retailers in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Competition Authority has warned consumers to be careful when shopping via television channels (TV shopping) as it may pose a threat to their consumer rights.

A conference was held in Hanoi on June 16, scrutinising the establishment of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), a pillar of the ASEAN Community that will be formed by the end of this year, and Vietnam’s preparation for its involvement in the community.

The southern province of Kien Giang has grown by an average of 11.4% between 2011 and 2015, with marine-based economy making up 75.6% of its gross domestic product (GDP) .

(VOV) - Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has granted a license to Vietnamese mangoes from Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai province, to be imported to the Japanese market.

(VOV) - The Hanoi Promotion Agency was officially founded at a ceremony on June 15 in the presence of the Chairman of Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee, Nguyen The Thao.

(VOV) -The trade seminar “Vietnam Day” in Prague, the Czech Republic has introduced exporters on the latest developments of the realms of shared concern to carry out commitments reached during the recent Czech visit by State President Truong Tan Sang. 

(VOV) -A proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) is expected to reduce tariffs and make the sales prices of fish and seafood exports more competitive.

Binh Duong received nearly 2,550 foreign direct investment projects between 2010 and 2015, bringing the total registered capital to US$21.5 billion, the provincial People's Committee's Chairman Tran Van Nam said.

Moody's Investors Service has assigned its new bank rating methodology of Counterparty Risk Assessments (CR Assessments) to nine Vietnamese banks.

More and more foreign investors are looking into the ample potential of Vietnam’s agricultural sector. However, the country will need to do more to lure investors.

The Vietnam Competition Authority's 2014 Annual Report says that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have gathered pace in most industries.

The Vietnam National Coal – Mineral Industries (Vinacomin) sold 3.2 million tonnes of coal in June, raising the six-month figure to 17.7 million tonnes. 

The Nghi Son Economic Zone (EZ) in central Thanh Hoa province is expected to become a multi-sector industrial area with a focus on refinery-petrochemical and basic industries in the near future. 

Central Danang city has received the Transformational Business Award 2015 - Excellence in City Transformation at the Transformational Business Conference and Awards 2015 in London, the United Kingdom.

According to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, Saigon Port Company Limited will make its initial public offering (IPO) on June 30.

(VOV) - Dr Ivan Misner, founder and chairman of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization, will be in Hanoi on June 28 for a networking conference with 700 Vietnamese entrepreneurs.