(VOV) - Vietnam's economic growth for the three months leading up to April 2015 will quicken to an annual rate of 5.4%, the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) forecast in a recently released report.

(VOV) - Economic cooperation is a key factor in Vietnam-Singapore relationship, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Nguyen Tien Minh in a recent interview with Vietnam News Agency (VNA). 

(VOV) -Vietnam has been highly successful at mobilizing inward foreign direct investment (FDI) over the past few years, which has played an important role in the nation’s economic development.

A stable economy is having a positive effect on consumer confidence and this together with lower oil prices and interest rates should cause spending to improve this year, Richard Leech, Executive Director of CBRE Vietnam, has forecast.

(VOV) - The establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) late this year will help Vietnamese businesses expand trade exchange, attract investment, speed up exports and approach larger markets.

(VOV) - A busy six weeks in the lead up to the Lunar New Year (TET) has buoyed retailers' hopes that the holiday shopping season will end strong after a solid start to overseas sales.

(VOV) - Hanoi’s February consumer price index (CPI) inched down 0.07% from last month, but marked a rise of 0.11% against the same period last year, according to the municipal General Statistics Office (GSO).

(VOV) - The Business-To-Consumer (B2C), a kind of e-commerce, in Vietnam achieved a revenue of nearly US$3 billion in 2014, according to the E-commerce and Information Technology Agency, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

(VOV) - Despite World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments made by countries around the globe to liberalize trade and fight against protectionism, the tendency to impose trade-restricting measures and harm exports of other countries has been on the upswing.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s economy has a proven track record for growth and is shedding a wealth of potential employment opportunities for young people and this is the message that Dragon Capital will convey to its clients, said the company's CEO Dominic Scriven.

(VOV) - A brighter outlook is forecast for the Vietnamese economy in 2015 and the following years amid difficulties and challenges, according to economic expert Nguyen Minh Phong.

Fast-food giant McDonald’s has just opened its fourth Vietnamese outlet in Go Vap district, Ho Chi Minh City, on the occasion of one year of its presence in the country, the Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper reported. 

(VOV) -Female entrepreneurs and business leaders from throughout ASEAN will gather in Hanoi this March 6-7 for a forum aiming to promote the role of women in economic and trade activities in the region.

(VOV) - The World Gold Council (WGC) ranked Vietnam as the world's seventh largest gold consumer last year, with 69.1 tonnes worth US$2.817 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 29% in volume and 36% in value.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s exports to China’s special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau grew impressively last year, said Hoang Chi Trung, Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau.

(VOV) - British Hong Kong based-Hamon Investment Group and Son Kim Land Corp have signed a joint venture deal to construct a US$100 million luxury residential real estate project to be located in District 2 of HCM City.

(VOV) - On February 12, Vietnam Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh welcomed over 100 delegates to a joint interactive seminar held in India on ‘Doing Business with Vietnam’.

(VOV) - Fibre producer Hyosung Vietnam Limited Company is to pump another US$600 million in the southern province of Dong Nai with the purpose of expanding its business activities. 

Supermarkets in HCM City report a sharp increase in sales in recent days and expect a further rise a few days ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 19 this year.

The Quang Binh People’s Committee and the Indian Association of MCHI CREDAI Navi Mumbai said that they would jointly organise a conference titled “Quang Binh’s great potential and business opportunities for Indian enterprises from Mumbai” next June. 

There will be a lot of opportunities for Vietnam to export its seafood products to the Republic of Korea once the free trade agreement between the two countries is signed in 2015, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

More than 60% of Japanese businesses plan to expand their future operations in Vietnam , according to a survey conducted by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).

(VOV) - Samsung Electronics has started meeting with potential Vietnamese suppliers in the Hanoi and surrounding region and is running through the checklists evaluating their qualifications.

(VOV) - Now that Vietnam’s economy has turned the corner and is on the mend, Vietnamese enterprises need to shift their focus to developing a top-notch Made-in-Vietnam brand with a reputation for quality.

The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien and the Nan province in northern Thailand will each open representative tour offices as formalised in their memorandum of understanding (MoU).

(VOV) -The JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi is today celebrating after being named, ‘Best Hotel and Best Convention Hotel in Vietnam’ at the International Hotel Awards – the hospitality industry’s most prestigious awards.

Vietnam will host the 14th Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in 2018, become a member of the ASOSAI Governing Board in the 2015-18 tenure, and chair the organisation from 2018-2021.

(VOV) - Bilateral trade value between Vietnam and Sudan has been stable and reached more than US$20 million annually since 2008 despites socio-economic fluctuations in the region and the world.

Construction to expand part of the Da Nhim hydropower plant began on February 10 in central Ninh Thuan province.

With global rubber prices continuing to fall after a rout last year, things are expected to remain very difficult for the industry, the State-owned Vietnam Rubber Group has warned.