(VOV) - ANZ Bank forecast that Vietnam’s GDP growth to 6.5% year on year for both 2015 and 2016 (from 6.2% and 6.4% respectively).

Vietnam’s Him Lam company, which has big plans for long-term macadamia sector development in the country, has joined the Australian Macadamia Society (AMC). 

The world’s second largest computer notebook contractor Compal will resume production at its Vietnam factory, after years of closing due to global economic recession.

Vietnam is about to finish building an oil and gas platform to export to Brunei in June in accordance with a US$100 million agreement approved by the former’s PTSC Mechanical and Construction Company and the latter’s Total E&P Borneo B.V in February last year.

Property developer Sun Group has been selected to build Quang Ninh International Airport in Van Don Island district in northern Quang Ninh province. 

The Asia Property Awards will include Vietnam from this year, helping showcase the country's best properties on the regional stage.

President Truong Tan Sang on March 18 met with a delegation of US businesses led by President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council Alexander Feldman.

The international maritime expo, INMEX Vietnam opened on March 18 at the Tan Binh Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City’s Tan Binh district, drawing over 300 leading industry companies and brands around the world.

A total of 28.7 million mobile phones were imported to Vietnam last year, 13% more than in 2013, according to the International Data Corporation's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

A workshop was organised in Hanoi on March 18 to look at prospects of mobile e-commerce in 2015. 

Vietnam has surpassed China to become the biggest exporter of leather hiking shoe to the Republic of Korea (RoK) with a market share of 42.9 percent, according to a report released by Korea Customs Services on March 18.

Vietnamese dairy producer Hanoimilk is reportedly a target for Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food, an Indonesian food producer.

(VOV) - Eighty Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises operating in the fields of mechanical engineering and sample mould equipment met in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17 to seek co-operative opportunities.

(VOV) - The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Vietnam are expected to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) in May 2015, announced Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev.

Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agrifood Gerry Ritz has said the Vietnamese market held great potential for the import of high-quality, flavourful Canadian beef.

Though gold prices remain unchanged and land and securities have become more valuable, the rich still prefer to keep their cash.

The Republic of Korea's LG Electronics Inc, the world's second largest television maker, will shift its TV production in Thailand to Vietnam this year for efficiency, logistics and costs, a top executive at its Thai unit said on March 17.

With two of its rivals having recently unveiled interest in buying passenger terminals at airports across Vietnam, low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines has decided that it cannot stay out of the game.

After nearly two years of drafting and stakeholder consultation, the Vietnamese government has promulgated a unified legislation (Decree No 15/2015/ND-CP) that governs private-public-partnership (PPP) investment projects (PPP Decree).

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country decreased by 1.9% on the year to US$21.92 billion in 2014, according to the Foreign Investment Agency's revised report.

Vietnam and Myanmar need to work on the establishment of a State committee on economic cooperation and the signing of a double-taxation avoidance agreement to boost trade, said President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan on March 17. 

A number of trade promoting programmes to elevate business activities between Ho Chi Minh City and a delegation of European enterprises opened in the southern city on March 17.

More than 50 pharmaceutical companies from India will participate in the two-day Indian Pharma Expo Buyer and Seller Meet 2015, which opens in HCM City on March 19.

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has licensed a project to build a wind power plant with a capacity of 48MW in the first phase.

A number of businesses from the Lazio region in Italy, a major centre of diplomatic and commercial activities, have shown interest in the young, dynamic Vietnamese market. 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son met with leaders from Telstra, in Sydney on March 17 to discuss cooperation in the information technology (IT) industry.

(VOV) - A report by the Institute for Studies of Society, Economy and Environment made public at a recent consumer rights conference in Hanoi found that the number one customer complaint is still food safety.

Chairman of the US Ex-Im Bank Fred Hochberg has lauded Vietnam for its macroeconomic stability, consistent high growth rate, and proactive international integration. 

(VOV) - Once again SeaBank has been selected to receive a World Quality Commitment Award for its dedication to high calibre worldwide innovation.

The recent resurgence in the country’s residential real estate segment has partially been attributed to the changes in legislation that are set to take effect from July 2015 according to industry insiders.