(VOV) -The Vietnam government has given the green light to the importation of fresh and frozen meat from the US, Canada, Australia, and European Union (EU).

With just two months remaining before the implementation of the amended Law on Housing which increases the rights of foreigners to buy house in Vietnam, many concerns still persist among potential foreign property buyers.

(VOV) - Vietnam exports from agriculture, forestry and fishery in April hit US$2.61 billion, bringing the sector’s total export value for the first four months to US$9.13 billion.

(VOV) - Turkey abruptly became the second largest foreign investors in Vietnam for the first four months of this year as a result of its US$660 million investment project in southern Dong Nai province’s Nhon Trach industrial zone.

Economic experts have suggested the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) adopt a flexible foreign exchange policy and adjust it based on supply and demand, instead of forcing the Vietnam dong-US dollar exchange rate to move within 2% a year.

Thai Binh Trading Corporation would build two factories to manufacture washing powder and paper nappy in Cuba with the total investment capital of US$23 million, according to CEO and Chairman of the corporation, Tran Thanh Tu.

Competition among car manufacturers is set to heat up as they scramble to compete in the freight-vehicle segment.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has asked local seafood exporters to keep the antibiotic residues in their exports within limits, and try to find new markets for their products to offset the losses in traditional markets.

Around 30,000 tons of Vietnamese rice exports to China have been stuck at border gates amid efforts by Chinese authorities to tighten checks along the border.

Viettel Global plans to invest a total VND47.5 trillion (US$2.23 billion) in eight new foreign markets in the 2015-2017 period.

The Ministry of Construction has set a 10-15% annual growth target for exports of building materials so that they can reach US$2-2.5 billion by 2020 under a plan to develop the industry it has submitted to the Government for approval.

About 90% of the 32 tax-free shops and supermarkets at Moc Bai border gate in Tay Ninh province, bordering Cambodia, have shut down due to policy changes.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s tourism and hospitality sector will create 250,000 job opportunities over the next five years and an all-out effort is being made to prepare young people to staff them, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) recently revealed.

Equipment, machines and spare part imports from China posted double digit growth in the first quarter of this year, according to statistics of the General Department of Customs.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s agriculture is receiving an increase of domestic and foreign investment. To use the investment flow effectively, the Vietnamese government has promulgated mechanisms and policies to remove obstacles for businesses. 

The third meeting of the Vietnam-Malaysia trade joint committee took place in Kuala Lumpur on April 25, targeting measures to further intensify economic and trade cooperation. 

Vietnam for the first time participated in the Trade Exchange Forum within the 2015 International Business Fair, which opened on April 25 in Arrecifes district, Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

Vietnamese and foreign researchers presented reports on Vietnam’s development and integration at an international conference in the southern province of Binh Duong on April 25. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired the Government’s regular meeting in Hanoi on April 25 to discuss socio-economic performance in the month and the first four months of 2015. 

(VOV) - Vietnam saw auto industry revenues surge in 2014 amid the rapid expansion of a young, style-conscious middle class following 15 consecutive years of economic growth of over 5%.

The Nestle Group is carrying several major projects with the aim of popularising Vietnamese coffee among coffee consumers all over the world and making Vietnam an international reference for robusta coffee, said a Nestle executive. 

The mobile phone market, especially the smart phone market, will continue to witness the discounting of products as manufacturers race to introduce new products and retailers race to gain market share. 

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has demanded expeditious approval of a master plan on sustainable cultivation of macadamia, dubbed “Queen of Nuts” indigenous to Australia. 

\Vietnam shipped 1,179 tonnes of fresh fruits to the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand in the first quarter of this year. 

A total of 448 new foreign-invested projects, worth more than US$2.67 billion, were licensed during the January-April period, a yearly decrease of 17.1%.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has recommended that the State's budget concentrate on developing infrastructure and logistic facilities for five regional fishery centres along the Vietnamese coastline.

(VOV) - A key thoroughfare was inaugurated by the Danang People’s Committee on April 25 to combat increasing traffic congestion in the city and promote tourism along with the economic development of the region. 

HCM City achieved robust economic growth in the first four months of the year, the city administration's website reported without furnishing the growth figure.

As Vietnam is integrating more deeply into the regional economy and the world economy, it has reached – or is finalizing – many trade pacts with several international trade partners, which in return makes both foreign-made goods imported into Vietnam and Vietnamese-made products exported to other countries cheaper.

How will the position of the three state commercial joint stock banks in Vietnam - Vietinbank, Vietcombank, BIDV - change after their mergers?