Industrial zones in northern Haiphong city lured roughly US$35 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in February, evidencing the city’s attractive economic strategy and infrastructure system.

Vietnam's index of industrial production (IIP) grew by 12% in the first two months of this year over the same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported late last week.

Online shopping in Vietnam was continuing to increase and was well-positioned to hold the key to success for e-commerce in the country, according to the MasterCard Survey on Online Shopping 2014.

Japan's DA Consortium (DAC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietnam's FPT Online Service Joint Stock Company on transfer of technology and investment opportunities.

Automobile sales touched 19,979 units in January, down 1 percent from December, but surged 80 percent from a year ago, a Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) report stated.

Doosan Heavy Industries Vietnam (Doosan Vina) has delivered the first shipment of hi-tech pressure equipment to the Nghi Son Refinery & Petrochemical (NSRP) project being built in central Thanh Hoa province. 

Vietnam's Flappy Bird mobile game has been ranked 39th in a report on the world's 50 most popular brands of 2014.

(VOV) - Seventeen Vietnamese businesses have registered to take part in an international food and beverage exhibition (Foodex Japan 2015), scheduled for March 3-6 in Chiba prefecture, Japan.

ANZ Bank predicted that the Year of the Goat could well be an auspicious year for household consumption in Vietnam after consumer confidence has grown this month.

A surge in exports has seen Vietnam's trade deficit drop sharply in the first two months of the year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said. 

(VOV) - Two Vietnamese entrepreneurs have been recognized by Forbes as among the top 50 powerful businesswomen in Asia.

Domestic gold demand is expected to surge sharply today as Vietnamese prefer buying the metal to mark the God of Wealth Day–the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.

(VOV) - Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam surged in the first two months of the year as multinational companies have lined up to take advantage of the nation’s favourable tax and trade conditions.

Authorities in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau awarded nine investment certificates to domestic and foreign projects with a combined capital of US$123 million at a Spring Investment Fair on February 27.

The pilot scheme to sell the operation rights of Phu Quoc International Airport should be speeded up this year, the Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has said.

The Thanh Thuy International Border Gate in northern mountainous Ha Giang province, which shares a border with China, is bustling during the first days of the lunar new year. 

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City garnered US$506.3 million from foreign direct investment (FDI) in February, up 170.5% against the same period last year.

The Truong Hai Automobile Company (Thaco) plans to export locally manufactured vehicles to Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos as part of its strategy this year.

With a wide range of models, good quality and reasonable prices, locally made construction materials like tiles and ashlar bricks are increasingly capturing the domestic market, according to traders.

(VOV) - When the leaders of 12 nations involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) regional trade talks met on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing late last year they released a statement saying the conclusion of the negotiations is near.

(VOV) - FPT Online, the leading Vietnamese software outsourcing multinational company with branches in 14 countries, and D.A.Consortium (DAC) recently announced a new platform partnership licensing agreement.

With its existing “Look East” policy, Kuwait will pour more investments into Vietnam in the coming years, said Omar Al-Qenaei, Kuwaiti Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City.

Southern Ho Chi Minh City maintained solid growth during the first two months of this year, as declared in a meeting on February 26 reviewing its economic performance. 

The Government has issued a decree on investment in the form of public-private partnerships (PPPs), which sets out five conditions for a PPP project. 

The Prime Minister has agreed to the recommendation of the Ministry of Transport and Kien Giang province on appointing a contractor to build the Phu Quoc International Passenger Port. 

(VOV) - The government has a long-term economic plan for Vietnam – and an improved international and domestic marketing campaign is at the centre of it, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai recently affirmed.

The European Parliament (EP) heard reports on the progress of negotiations on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in Brussels on February 24 ahead of the final round of negotiations to take place in Vietnam in March 2015. 

Its "golden population" phase and other specific advantages can help Vietnam exploit well a slew of free trade agreements (FTAs), but there is zero room for complacency, experts and leading industrialists have warned.

Trade relations between Kuwait and Vietnam have made satisfying progress, the Consulate of Kuwait in HCM City said in a statement released for the 54th anniversary of its independence day.

As per a recent Government directive, Vietnam will stop exporting coal dust in 2015, in order to ensure the supply of coal for thermal power production for the 2018 to 2020 period.