The boom in trade expected from upcoming free trade agreements, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) as well the country’s rapidly growing e-commerce are going to drive a transformation in Vietnam’s logistics industry. 

The quota for Laos sugar imports (coded HS 1701) is 50,000 tonnes this year, and the import tariff is 2.5%, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam has developed an early warning system of anti-dumping cases for 12 goods categories, as released during a conference held on June 3 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is making concerted efforts to increase its competitiveness capacity to appear in the list of ten most competitive localities in the country, according to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Van Tam. 

The recent conclusion of the free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU), comprising of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan, is expected to offer both opportunities and challenges to Vietnamese business players. 

Vietnamese and foreign experts shared experiences in calling for private sectors’ engagement in providing seaport, airport and energy services during a conference held by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) in Hanoi on June 3. 

Opportunities and challenges arising from free trade agreements (FTAs) between Vietnam and partner countries will present themselves equally, an official remarked a press conference in Hanoi on June 3. 

A forum of overseas Vietnamese intellectuals and experts will take place in Hanoi on June 7, focusing on improving Vietnam’s competitiveness in the global economy. 

The Milan Expo 2015, which is taking place in Italy from May 1 to October 31, was introduced to the Vietnamese public at an event on June 3. 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s telephone and component exports in the five months leading up to June jumped 18.5% on-year to US$11.8 billion, according to latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Over the last twenty years, the Vietnamese property market has come on in leaps and bounds in terms of its professional development.

(VOV) - Hyosung Group from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will introduce their latest souped-up sports bikes equipped with the latest technological advances at the 2015 Saigon Autotech & Accessories exhibition. 

In order to increase transparency and create a healthier business environment within the insurance sector, the Ministry of Finance has proposed that all public non-insurance companies be listed on the stock exchange.

The Ministry of Commerce has disclosed that a discussion on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Thailand and Pakistan will be held in September. 

(VOV) - The 12th International Exhibition on Automobile & Supporting Industries (Vietnam AutoExpo 2015) will take place in Hanoi on June 17-20. 

FUSO Vietnam has recently held the ceremony to hand over the first fleet of trucks for DB Schenker – a partner of Mercedes-Benz Vietnam (MBV).

Caffe Bene, the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s biggest coffee shop chain, has announced six sub-franchise agreements with Vietnamese partners after one year of operation in the country.

Well-known shipbuilding firm Damen of the Netherlands is expected to buy a 49% stake in the Ha Long shipbuilding company, the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) said.

The newly signed free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is likely to boost India ’s trade with Eurasian and Southeast Asian regioins, according to the Economic Times. 

(VOV) -Vietnam notified the WTO Secretariat on 1 June 2015 that it has initiated new dispute proceedings against Indonesia regarding its imposition of a safeguard measure on imports of flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel. 

(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai reiterated Vietnamese agencies’ willingness to closely working with the World Bank (WB) on building programs to ensure the receipt of all loans at a June 2 reception for WB Vice President Joachim Von Amsberg in Hanoi.

Quang Ninh has chosen to focus on attracting Japanese investments by improving its business climate and upgrading infrastructure.

Questions were raised surrounding the Long Thanh Airport project at the ‘Open, Scientific and Responsible’ conference held in Hanoi on June 1.

(VOV) - Garment and footwear exports obtained an impressive growth in the first five months of this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s latest report.

The free trade agreement (FTA) signed between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) marks Vietnam’s deepened integration into the international market, the Euro Presse Image highlighted on June 1.

(VOV) - The first shipment of 500kg of Vietnamese litchi will be sold at Thanh Binh Jeune supermarket on June 4.

A young well-educated workforce, competitive labor cost and the strategic location of Vietnam being near global supply chains make the nation very competitive in the region, said John Chong, chief executive officer of Maybank Kim Eng Group.

Enterprises in Vietnam are faced with rising cyber security threats from malware and other malicious digital viruses due to the prevalence of unlicensed software use. Roland Chan, senior director of the Software Alliance’s Asia Pacific compliance programme spoke to VIR’s Thanh Tung about this issue.

Manufacturing growth gathered pace in May, with rising client demand leading to record growth in output and new orders, HSBC Vietnam has said in a monthly report it released on June 1.

As the first containers of Vietnam's lychees have been shipped to the US and Australia, the country will continue expanding fruit exports to other markets, such as the EU.