The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will raise the proportion of the industry and trade sector to 97.5% of its economy by 2019, up 4% from 2014, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Dung at the January 7 meeting on economic restructuring. 

(VOV) - Vietnam-South Africa bilateral trade ties have developed strongly over the past few years with the two-way trade turnover jumping 5% on-year to a record high US$962 million in 2014.

(VOV) -  Singapore ranked first among ASEAN investors in Vietnam for calendar year 2014, according to the latest statistics from the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA), under the Ministry of Planning and Development.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s mollusk exports to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for the eleven months leading up to December 2014 jumped 26.8% on-year tallying in at US$156.4 million, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

(VOV) - For calendar year 2014 the export of temporary labour to Japan in terms of number of workers jumped 60% on-year to 16,283, according to the Overseas Labour Management Department.

(VOV) - Import tariff on gasoline and petroleum rose by 8-9% as of January 7, according a Circular issued by the Finance Ministry a day earlier.

The European Trade Policy and Investment Support Project (EU-MUTRAP) on January 6 provided information and technology (IT) equipment to departments and units under three ministries and the National Office of Intellectual Property.

(VOV) - Although Vietnam was the second-largest rice exporter in the world for 2014, it is in urgent need of investment to develop a national brand to increase the value of its rice harvests.

(VOV)-The State Bank of Vietnam weakened the VND by 1%, raising the USD-VND daily reference rate from 21246 to 21458, according to experts of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC). 

(VOV) -Vietnam is set to manufacture 200,000 automobiles and 4 million motorbikes in 2015, up 2 % against the 2011-2015 period, according to the Heavy Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has permitted the National Money Printing House (NMPH) to produce gold bars and gold souvenirs, according to the instructions of the bank's governor. 

(VOV) -The Vietnamese government has issued a resolution on socio-economic development plans for this year which include stabilizing the macro-economy and removing obstacles to business production.

(VOV) - Australian wool producers have set their sights on the Vietnam market for 2015, hoping to significantly expand exports, investment and supply chains in the Southeast Asian country.

(VOV) - The price of RON92 petrol dropped at 4.30pm on January 6 by VND310 per litre, the Ministry of Finance and Industry and Trade has announced.

(VOV) - As the TET holidays and the busiest selling period of the year approaches, Vietnam’s e-commerce looks well set to capitalise and perform exceptionally well predicts BIZWEB (www.bizweb.vn).

The Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™) of Vietnam showed signs of strengthening during December, 2014, recording 52.7, up from 52.1 in November and the highest reading since April. 

The Southern Rubber Industry JSC (Casumina) on January 5 reached an agreement with its US partner to export tyres to the US market in 2015, according to the Sai Gon Giai phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper.

The Tay Nguyen Central Highlands posted a GDP growth rate of 12.2% in 2014, while per capita income in regional localities ranged from VND31.4 million to VND44.8 million (US$2,105) per year, according to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands.

The Prime Minister has approved an overall plan for development of concentrated information technology (IT) parks by 2020 with a vision to 2030.

Vietnam's manufacturing sector continued to show signs of strengthening during December, recording the most improvement in eight months. Growth was supported by stronger gains in output and new orders, whilst companies continued to add to their payroll numbers at a solid rate.

(VOV) -Economist Nguyen Minh Phong has suggested that Vietnam should not accept the proposal by the Chinese Business Association and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China for direct trading between Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB) and Vietnamese currency Dong (VND) in the country.

There remains untapped potential for Vietnamese plastic exporters in Turkey due to the high demand for plastic materials needed by a wide range of sectors.

(VOV) - A new policy allowing foreigners to invest in real estate is forecast to attract higher overseas remittances in 2015.

(VOV) - Samsung, Intel, LG Electronics, Panasonic and Microsoft's handset units are just a few of the leading global tech firms to have relocated manufacturing to Vietnam over the past few years.

(VOV) - Ten major products accounted for export value of over US$3.5 billion each in 2014, with telephones and components topping the list in overall value at US$24.08 billion. 

The number of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) set to be equitised during the 2014-15 period will increase from 432 to 532 companies.

The restructuring of the banking system is expected to experience a new turning point next year as a number of large banks consider plans to merge with other institutions.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung on January 4 cut the ribbon to inaugurate the second terminal (Terminal T2) of the Noi Bai International Airport, Nhat Tan Bridge and the road connecting the bridge and the airport.

(VOV) - The Financial Times Deutschland on January 2 praised Vietnam’s political and socio-economic achievements.

(VOV) - Nghe An central province has set a target to attract around VND100 trillion of invested capital, including VND50 trillion from foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 2015-2020 period.