Vietnam was the largest shrimp exporter to the Republic of Korea in 2014 in terms of both volume and value, according to the Vietnam Association Seafood Exporters and Producers.

The Vietnamese Military Telecom Corporation (Viettel) and the Lao Ministry of Post and Telecommunication (MPT) officially launched a system to standardise the Lao language font for mobile devices and computers on February 5.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) is attracting increasing numbers of Vietnamese travellers thanks to its scenic landscapes, distinctive culture and simplified visa procedures.

The AIA life insurance group will work in the long run in Vietnam and hopes to be facilitated to expand its products, Chairman and CEO Mark Edward Tucker said. 

(VOV) -The Economist Intelligence Unit has analyzed Vietnam’s recent adjustment of exchange rate by 1% against the US dollar. 

(VOV) - Representatives from the Hanoi Trade Corporation (HAPRO) recently paid a working visit to Angola where they met with governmental and industry leaders from import-export enterprises discussing potential investments in the South African country.

(VOV) - With the advent of the TPP in 2015 and the steady shift by leading footwear brands away from China to Vietnam, enhancement of the country's production capacity and its competitiveness capacity - there is much well founded buoyancy in the footwear sector over prospects for increased prosperity in 2015.

Vietnam will continue to accelerate its economic restructuring and growth model shifting to increase its competitiveness and stimulate growth in 2015, stated Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

International economic integration, the ASEAN Community formation, and trade and transportation cooperation within the Great Mekong Sub-region are offering Vietnam the opportunity to serve as a gateway between China and the ASEAN.

HCM City has been ranked among the 20 most dynamic cities globally by US-based financial and professional services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

Chairman of the local private automaker Vinaxuki Bui Ngoc Huyen proposed the Government put forward preferential policies on land, technological transfer, and long-term, low-interest-rate loans to stimulate automobile spare part manufacturing businesses.

(VOV) - Two leading textile and garment makers of Vietnam and Japan, Vinatext and Itochu Group have recently signed a framework cooperative agreement on implementing a string of new projects on finished textiles-dyeing products and raw materials in Vietnam.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s experience in improving businesses’ sense of responsibility to their customers were presented at a workshop in the central city of Danang on February 3 in the context of historically poor consumer rights protection in Vietnam.

(VOV) - Seafood exports for calendar year 2014 grew 16.5% on top of the prior year to US$7.84 billion and have been forecast to continue rising to US$8 billion in 2015, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnamese businesses could face losses in the domestic market as the country opens to the ASEAN member imports later this year in compliance with the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), according to experts.

The construction work began on the Thu Thiem 2 Bridge, which costs VND4.26 trillion (US$199.67 million), following a groundbreaking ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on February 3.

(VOV) - The National Steering Committee for ODA and Preferential Loans on February 3 met with six development banks to assess and devise a plan to accelerate ODA-funded projects and programmes for the upcoming year.  

(VOV) -Vietnam recorded a better-than-expected trade surplus in excess of US$1.3 billion with Australia in 2014, according to the Vietnam Customs office.

(VOV) - In preparation for the 2015 cashew season the Nigerian Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) organised a conference on February 3 in HCM City at which it urged Vietnamese importers to handle cashew nuts with greater care.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai called upon relevant Ministries and agencies to rapidly implement the action plan for the Vietnam Industrialisation Strategy (VIS), a part of the Vietnam-Japan cooperation framework through 2020.

Vietnam was the second largest mobile phone exporter to Peru in 2014, according to the Centre for Foreign Commerce (CCEX) under the Lima Chamber of Commerce.

(VOV) - The past financial year saw strong investment in Vietnam by RoK companies and the outlook for 2015 looks to be another sound year, according to a recent survey by the Planning and Investment Ministry’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

The Hanoi People's Committee has approved a proposal to build the country's largest inland container depot (ICD) in Duc Thuong Commune, Hoai Duc District, west of the capital.

Vietnamese manufacturing continued to strengthen in January, supported by a further growth in new orders, according to HSBC's Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index monthly report released on February 2.

(VOV) - With its efforts in dealing with foreign debts and building financial and credit relations with foreign countries, in the 1993-2013 period foreign donors committed to provide Vietnam with US$78.19 billion in official development assistance (ODA).

(VOV) - Vietnam racked up a US$500 million trade deficit in January on the back of a 91% on-year surge in steel imports for the month.

Vietnam's food consumption is expected to grow by 5.1% annually to an estimated US$29.5 billion by 2016, according to a Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) forecast.

The retail market in Hanoi is still attractive for investors, even though it has experienced business impediments during the past, a Hanoi Industry and Trade Department official said.

(VOV) - More than five decades ago, an official visit of President Ho Chi Minh City to Baku City, the capital of Azerbaijan laid the foundation for Vietnam and the Soviet Union (now Russian Federation) oil and gas cooperation. 

(VOV) - The central coastal province of Binh Dinh has exported seven tuna fish to the Japanese market.