Authorities, business groups and companies need to cooperate closely to keep out fake products during the upcoming festive season, a conference heard on December 23 in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s seafood exports increased 18% on-year to US$7.9 billion for the 12 months leading up to 2015, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), buoyed by record high shrimp exports to the US market.

(VOV) - The IWCC Co, Ltd and Premier United Investment Fund from the US signed a strategic partnership contract in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22 to inject investment capital into Vietnamese businesses in the coming time. 

(VOV) - From hand-made to high tech, the 2014 Vietnam-China border trade and tourism fair has kicked off in Dongxing city in Guangxi, China with nearly 500 participating exhibitors.

(VOV) -Vietnam needs to promote its international economic integration by joining global value chains, to improve national competitiveness, told a seminar in Hanoi on December 23.

The Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Corporation (Vinacomin) aims to produce 38 million tonnes of coal in 2015, generating VND57 trillion (US$2.7 billion).

Two-way trade between Vietnam and India is on an upward trend and likely to reach the target of US$15 billion by 2020, said Vo Tan Thanh, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City branch of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Vietnam recorded a trade deficit of more than US$474 million in the first half of December.

The agro-forestry-fisheries sector is forecast to bring home US$30.8 billion from export this year, up 11.2% from 2013 despite lacklustre demand in markets all over the world.

Vietnam should develop market economy institutions in the context of integration and create a favourable business climate in order to attract more investment, heard a conference in Hanoi on December 22.

Hanoi’s December Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped by 0.23% against last month, but gained 1.55% year on year.

Experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Yokohama city have offered their experiences and ideas to Danang to help the central city draw a plan of action for sustainable development until 2030.

(VOV) - As of the end of October, nearly 834,400 enterprises have legally registered to do business in Vietnam and 96% of them are ‘mom and pops’ says the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on ministries and other Government agencies to tighten market controls and take steps to ensure social safety and security during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays in 2015.

Japan’s leading energy firm JX Nippon Oil & Energy (JX NOE) and the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) reached a strategic cooperation deal that includes the development of the Nam Van Phong petrochemical complex.

(VOV) - A delegation from the Tata Indian group led by its managing director Indronil Sengupta has made a fact-finding tour of Ha Nam to study building a factory to make Titan watches in the province.

Southern Dong Nai province reported a record export value of more than US$13 billion in 2014, surpassing the set target by US$500 million and posting a 19% year-on-year increase.

(VOV) - Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and India hit US$5.15 billion in 11 months this year, a year-on year increase of 8.37%.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Hiroshima Shinkin bank to support Japanese businesses operating in Vietnam.

(VOV) -The ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) is a free trade and investment agreement that has provided investors with a unique set of guarantees designed to stimulate foreign direct investment and the movement of factories within the Asian region.

(VOV) - Although the Russian market has huge potential for Vietnamese small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), it also poses challenges and pitfalls that need to be addressed before diving into it.

The US-based Cummins Power Generation (CPG) recently signed a contract with Vietnam ’s Truong Loc and Nguyen Huy Companies to provide electric generators and energy solutions for the Vietnamese market.

The Omani Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries recently lifted the ban on importing live poultry, their non-processed meat, and hatching eggs from Vietnam.

The fifth Lam Dong Tea Culture Week 2014 themed “Tea flavour on Lam Dong Plateau” was kicked off on December 21 in the Central Highlands city of Bao Loc , Lam Dong province.

Experts and architects put ideas forwards to develop the HCM City metropolitan area at a recent conference entitled “Planning-altering ideas for developing HCM City metropolitan zone by 2030 with a vision to 2035.” 

An international tourism complex including five-star hotels, convention centres and casinos will be built on Phu Quoc Island, authorities in southern Kien Giang province have announced.

The office buildings market in Ho Chi Minh City has remained stable in the fourth quarter with limited new supply in grades A and B in both the central business districts and elsewhere, according to property consultant CBRE. 

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung awarded the Ho Chi Minh Order to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) at a ceremony marking its 60th anniversary of Traditional Day in Hanoi on December 2.

(VOV) - The Industry and Trade Information Centre under the Ministry of Industry and Trade on December 20 presented ASEAN awards to local businesses.

(VOV) -Thai Vietjet Air, a branch of the Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet Air, made its debut in Bangkok, Thailand on December 20 with the participation of senior leaders of the two countries.