(VOV) - The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has submitted an offer to sell 100,000 tonnes to the Philippines — the second large offering this month.

(VOV) - New figures from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) show that Russia is now the 9th largest importer of fresh and frozen tuna fish from Vietnam.

The government has once again pledged to ensure an attractive investment climate for all foreign enterprises in Vietnam.

Japanese firms have begun to shift their investments to Vietnam’s trade and service sectors, amid a recent reduction of import duties.

(VOV) - Hugh Borrowman, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, welcomed this exciting development for Vietnamese lychee growers.

The government and the national Assembly have expressed their confidence in the country’s economic prospects.

Vietnam recently exported 22 tonnes of bananas to Tokyo, Japan.

Luc Ngan lychee of the northern province of Bac Giang sold well in supermarkets in Paris and southern Toulouse city, as provided by Thanh Binh Jeune Import-Export company. 

Major US investors are following through on their previous statements about relocating their production bases. 

The integration into the global and regional economy, signaled by the free trade agreements that Vietnam has clinched or is going to finalize with foreign partners, will create an opportunity for a big revamp to the sector which is losing shine.

Boeing Co (BA.N) is exploring a potential market of over 1,000 aircraft in a niche between its single-aisle 737 and wide-body 787, but has not decided whether to invest in a new jetliner, its sales chief said on June 14.

The battle among the big players in the coffee market has not gone the way people have predicted. All of them have been winners.

A HCM City company has asked the Transport Ministry to approve a VND30 trillion (US$1.37 billion) project to build a expressway that will connect HCM City with a southern border province.

The Finance Ministry has reported that the disbursement of State budget in cities and provinces nationwide during the first quarter of this year has been slow.

More Government support for local companies involved in the support industries was needed, according to the managing director of the Japan External Trade Organistion (JETRO)'s HCM City office.

The General Department of Customs has set a target to reduce time spent on customs procedures to less than 10 working days for exports and 12 working days for imports by 2016.

The foreign exchange market might face uncertainty with relatively increased pressure in the medium and long term, according to a research group of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV). 

The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air welcomed the latest member to its expanding family of Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on June 13. 

(VOV) - The Vietnam peppercorn industry has expanded over the past five years to become one of the world's top markets and is ideally situated to potentially become even a more significant player in the global spice market.

What economists have warned about is coming true: registered steel projects have not been implemented as promised.

EuroCham, in its latest report about foreign investors’ views about Vietnam’s energy policies, pointed out that Vietnam’s ability to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) does not depend on the price of electricity.

Cisco, a worldwide leader in IT, and the Management Authority for Urban Railways of Ho Chi Minh City entered into an agreement to conduct a feasibility study relating to the Integrated Telecommunications Control Centre for the Ho Chi Minh City urban railways at the MAUR headquarters recently.

The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) hopes to expand investment in agriculture in the northern province of Ha Nam, which has advantages for agricultural production. 

Business executives in Asia and Europe met in the Asia House in London on June 12 for a conference on ASEAN strategy. 

(VOV) - A contingent of investors from India met with the local provincial authorities and business leaders in central Quang Binh province on June 13 to discuss the potential for future cooperation and investment. 

(VOV) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in collaboration with the Embassy of Vietnam in Japan and the Vietnam Business Association organized a business forum on June 12 in Tokyo, aiming to mobilize support from the Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) community. 

(VOV) - Last year when Samsung Electronics announced plans to create a new US$3bn smartphone factory in the north-eastern province of Thai Nguyen, close to the capital city of Hanoi, many industry insiders were ecstatic.

The supply of retail space in Vietnam’s largest city may double in the next three years, with major projects in the eastern section of the city, accompanied by new residential areas and a new Metro route.

Vietnam's gross domestic product growth is forecast to reach 6 % this year, gradually increasing to 6.5 % in 2017, according to the World Bank.

More than 17,920 cars were sold in Vietnam in May, which were fewer than the month before, but still higher than the same period last year.