(VOV) - Mekong Delta provinces have drawn up a zoning plan for the production of safe longan in accordance with GobalGAP and VietGAP standards to export to the US.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is working towards overcoming the challenges left behind from 2014, which was one of the most difficult years for the aviation and tourism industry operating in Russia.

(VOV) -London’s leading weekly financial newspaper – The Economist – recently reported that Vietnam’s real GDP growth will pick up to 6.2% in 2015.

(VOV) -An array of free trade agreements (FTAs) coming into effect this year will open up a wide range of new blindingly bright opportunities for the agricultural sector leading to improved investment opportunities along the entire value-chain.

(VOV) -Vietnam was China’s second largest trading partner for 2014 with the two-way trade turnover jumping 8.3% on-year to US$480 billion, according to the China-ASEAN Business Council (CABC).

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged ministries and localities to implement synchronous support measures to remove difficulties for businesses, especially small and medium-sized ones, and boost their growth. 

(VOV) - In January, foreign businesses directly invested US$88.1 million into projects in Hai Duong northern province, up 20% compared to the same period last year, according to the province’s Department of Planning and Investment. 

The central Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee and Russian Inter RAO Group have freshly signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the development of Quang Trach 2 thermal power plant. 

The Central Highlands region lags behind other areas in the country in attracting foreign investment due to its poor infrastructure and lack of skilled labour.

(VOV) - The American Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) sees huge opportunities to export cassava to the Argentine market in the coming time.

(VOV) -The two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and India jumped 6.81% on-year to US$5.59 billion in 2014, according to the Vietnam Customs office.

(VOV) - The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Vietnam has announced a series of new projects it is funding with Official Development Assistance (ODA) in central Vietnam.

(VOV) - Representatives from 63 provinces attended a conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on January 29 to outline key tasks for the upcoming year to ensure higher yields of crops for export and protection from environmental threats.

(VOV) -The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) reported on January 29 that business enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK) view Vietnam as the most promising emerging foreign market for expansion.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Ninh urged ministries, sectors and localities to continue working towards fishery development targets and speed up implementation of relevant policies.

The Vietnam Tra Fish Association (VTFA) has voiced its objection to US anti-dumping tariffs on Vietnamese tra fish. 

(VOV) - Vietnam small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) had hoped to readily take full advantage of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) that will come into effect by the end of 2015.

(VOV) -The Belgian firm Molenbergnatie inaugurated its branch at the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park in southern Binh Duong province on January 28.

The An Phu Hung Joint Stock Company in the northern province of Ha Nam is cooperating with H.B.C International of Japan to carry out a project on vegetable growing and processing to serve both domestic consumption and export.

(VOV) - The Business Association for High Quality Vietnamese Products announced on January 28 that this year the – Vietnamese High Quality Goods – award will be presented to 520 enterprises.

A workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 28 to update the press and business community on information pertaining to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) which is slated to be formed in late 2015. 

(VOV) - A workshop on pushing exports to the US was held in Dong Nai province on January 28, attracting more than 150 local exporters and the US’s business community in Vietnam.

(VOV) -A Korean ginseng festival is set to open at Crescent Mall, Vincom Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from January 31 to February 1.

A delegation of 12 garment-textile businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) on January 27 had a working session with authorities of southern Tay Ninh province to explore the investment climate at local industrial parks. 

(VOV) - Over the past ten years, Vietnam continued to jump in the ranking in the IT field. Especially, the nation has become a popular brand in software outsourcing for export. Vietnamese business has been listed among the global leading 500 software companies. 

(VOV) -Vietnam’s gem, gold and jewellery exports rebounded in 2014 jumping 16.2% on-year to US$673.07million, the Vietnam Industry and Trade Information Center (VITIC) recently revealed.

(VOV) -Vietnam wood and wooden product exports fell unexpectedly by 8.2% on-year toUS$494 million despite the forecast for 2015 to be a record setting year for the sector.

Small and medium–sized enterprises (SMEs) have been urged to improve their competitiveness amid rapid global integration, to grab opportunities as signs of economic recovery are already emerging in 2015.

Tourism, chemical, light industry and other cross-sector enterprises saw the highest improvement in their financial capacity, increasing by over 60%, as released in a report on the health status of businesses.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s exports massively outperformed its peers for 2014, with a gross domestic product (GDP) growing 5.98% on-year at a time when shipments from many members of ASEAN were falling.