Construction work started on March 6 on a wastewater treatment plant in southern Binh Duong province, which will benefit over 400,000 local residents.

Consumers in the Asia-Pacific have high expectations of the overall shopping experience, a survey by CBRE has found.

(VOV) - Ten Vietnamese entrepreneurs were honoured by the ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network (AWEN)on March 7 as trailblazers in their industries – determined, hardworking and inspiring.

Several foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises are planning to develop big projects in Vietnam this year in view of an improved investment environment.

Ho Chi Minh City is to continue playing its role as an engine of Vietnam’s growth and a nucleus of development in every aspect in the southern key economic zone, experts agreed at a March 6 workshop in the city.

It is vital for Vietnam to design a master plan with short- and long-term targets for the country’s participation in the global carbon market, as emphasised at a seminar held in Hanoi on March 5.

(VOV) - Retailers throughout the nation are holding a wide range of holiday door busters with huge money saving offers, discounts and freebies in the lead up to International Women’s Day.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh said every province strives to implement an e-tax service to cut tax declaration procedural times to 171 hours per year in 2015.

(VOV) - The US has cut its anti-dumping tariffs imposed on Vietnamese shrimp sharply to the average level of 0.93% from the previous figure of 6.37%.

Weak supporting industries and a lack of skilled labor are among the major barriers to foreign investment capital flow in the city, according to representatives of foreign-invested companies.

The Republic of Korean conglomerate Lotte will join hands with two Japanese groups to develop a multibillion-dollar real estate complex in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vietnam International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair will return to Ho Chi Minh City next week, offering industry professionals opportunities to network and compare notes.

Electricity prices will be increased by 7.5% to an average of VND1,622.05 per kWh from March 16, as approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at a Government meeting in Hanoi on March 5.

The southern province of Binh Duong attracted nearly US$180 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) from 20 new and 16 expanded projects in the first two months of this year.

The development of science-technology in coffee cultivation through contributions from the Central Highlands Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute (CASI) has helped Vietnam establish itself as the world’s second largest coffee producer and top Robusta coffee exporter. 

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has been requested to continue implementing flexible monetary policies in close association with fiscal policy in order to ensure macro-economic stability, support production development, and boost economic growth.

(VOV) - Vietnam's economy is starting the year ‘all guns blazing’ and may outperform last year’s growth, showing that the government's efforts to tame inflation and regain macroeconomic stability are sound and timely.

(VOV) -Vietnam recorded positive results in macro-economic management in the first two months of the year.

(VOV) - Two Vietnamese banks have taken spots on the latest list of the world’s top 500 most valuable banking brands.

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has announced it is offering concessions to investors in Phu Quoc airport and part of Noi Bai airport in an aim to attract capital for other airport projects. 

More than 2,055 firms had completed procedures to dissolve their companies and 14,040 firms suspended operations in the past two months of 2015, signifying respective increases of 8.7% and 25% compared to the same period last year, according to newswire dddn.com.vn.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to maintain an investment term of 70 years for the Taiwan-invested Formosa project in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Foreign business groups hailed Vietnam and HCM City's success in attracting FDI and boosting trade at a meeting with the city People's Committee on March 4.

The central province of Nghe An granted investment licenses to 8 projects and signed 4 deals worth over US$967 million during an annual New Year meeting in Vinh city on March 4. 

(VOV) -The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Office of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair hosted a seminar on the new role of State-owned enterprises in the national economy and lessons learned for Vietnam. 

(VOV) - HCM City has cumulatively attracted 5,300 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects and US$36 billion in pledged investment, city leaders announced at a March 4 meeting with foreign investors. 

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) will begin supervising the tax, customs and social insurance procedures reforms in 2015.

Seventeen Vietnamese businesses processing and exporting agriculture and aquaculture products are participating in the 40th International Food and Beverage Exhibition in Japan (Foodex Japan 2015), which opened on March 3. 

(VOV) - Vietnam is a reliable partner which has joined many bilateral and multilateral agreements and a potential destination for foreign investors, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Ho Thi Kim Thoa.

The Ministry of Finance and the Kuwait Fund signed a loan agreement for a project to upgrade the irrigation system in the northern province of Nam Dinh on March 3 in Hanoi.