Enterprises from the Philippines are looking for opportunities to meet with Vietnamese partners to expand connections across food processing, cosmetics, hotels and construction.

(VOV) - Until a few years ago major Vietnamese conglomerates were the sole driving influence for investing in international markets and single-handedly reaping the rewards of a global economy.

Foreign trade experienced difficulties as exports of many key commodities tumbled in the first quarter of 2015, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT).

(VOV) - The Indian Ministry of Finance has decided not to impose safeguard duties on cold rolled flat products of stainless steel imported from Vietnam and some other countries.

Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Huy Hoang and Chinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng reached consensus on initiatives to boost bilateral economic, trade and industrial cooperation during their working session in Beijing on April 8. 

Dividend issue is poised to heat up the annual general meeting (AGM) season in the banking sector this year as many lenders have failed to pay 2014 dividends for shareholders or have offered just modest payments.

Vietnam's car and part manufacturers say the newly-approved automobile development strategy won't succeed unless the government offers more tax and credit incentives to local car producers which are struggling amid fierce competition from imported products.

PVI Sun Life has officially launched three new insurance products designed specifically for the Vietnamese market.

(VOV) - The 25-storey BIDV Tower, situated at No35 Hang Voi St. in the centre of Hanoi, offers both professional and comfortable working environment for all tenants.

Export firms have been urged to actively study the mechanism for self-issuing the certificate of origin (C/O) for goods under free trade agreements (FTAs) to boost exports.

Great effort is required by the domestic pharmaceutical companies to expand their share in the medicine market, which is currently largely dominated by imported drugs.

The Indian and Vietnamese textile and apparel industries are more complementary than competing in nature, and so co-operation would result in a win-win situation, the Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council of India has said.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre was urged to cut down its exports of coconut material and raw processed products to prevent damage to the province, as heard at a workshop held on April 8 during the ongoing fourth coconut festival in the province.

(VOV) -Vietnam and the European Union (EU) have maximized efforts to accelerate the signing of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) by mid-2015.

(VOV) - Japanese group Showa Denko’s general director Daiken Murakami recently unveiled the company’s plan to construct an advanced LED indoor farm that will produce clean vegetables in Ha Nam province. 

A seminar on Vietnam’s international economic integration was held in the Argentinean capital of Buenos Aires on April 8 with participating representatives from Argentinean diplomatic agencies and businesses. 

(VOV) - Although overall rice exports during the two months leading up to March dropped compared to last year’s corresponding period, analysts at the Ministry of Industry and Trade have reported some bright spots in the figures.

(VOV) - China has emerged as a major importer of Vietnamese tra fish and other aquaculture products lagging behind the US, Middle East and EU – and its market share has been forecast to hit 10% in 2015.

(VOV) -Ha Chan Ho, a senior advisor to Samsung, first came to Vietnam as a foreign ambassador.

(VOV) - Canon Marketing Vietnam has opened an Image Square store in Da Nang central city, the fourth of its kind in Vietnam, to meet the demand for professional imaging products and technology solutions of local residents. 

The eighth edition of Food&Hotel Vietnam (FHV) to be held on April 21-23 will offer industry professionals from Vietnam and the surrounding regions a platform to source from market leaders of the international food and hospitality industry.

(VOV) - Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Yuri Slyusar, who is also CEO of Russia’s United Aircraft Building Corporation (UAC), has met representatives from Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air for an opportunity to sell Superjet 100 to Vietnam. 

ADB has predicted that Vietnam’s public debt may reach 60% of GDP by 2016.

Hoang Hai turned his back on a Vietnamese business that was headed for bankruptcy and became a driving instructor instead. Now he is riding a wave of interest in car ownership as the country's trend-setting middle class swaps two wheels for four.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam on April 7 signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bank for Foreign Trade of Russia to enhance the role and capacity, including financial, of their joint venture, Vietnam – Russia Bank (VRB).

The Finance Ministry will inspect 20 foreign shipping companies located in big ports, including HCM City, Hai Phong and Hanoi this month, Deputy Minister of Finance Vu Thi Mai said.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Vuong Dinh Hue asked the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee to facilitate the signing of the Vietnam-European Union free trade agreement (FTA).

A workshop was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on April 7 to increase Vietnamese investments in the country.

Over 40 Ho Chi Minh City firms interested in the Lao market sent representatives to a workshop held in Vientiane to boost local investment, trade and tourism.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam Insurance Co (BIC) plans to issue a maximum of 41 million shares to foreign strategic investors, according to a document sent to shareholders before the annual shareholders' meeting on April 20.