(VOV) -E.SUN Commercial Bank, Ltd of Taiwan and BNP Paribas bank of France have been granted permission to establish branch banks in Vietnam, Nguyen Van Binh, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) recently revealed. 

(VOV) - Turkey has concluded an anti-dumping investigation against China and Taiwan steel exporters and will begin imposing import tariffs in early 2015, the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) reports.

(VOV) - Japanese real estate investors are diving into the Hanoi real estate market head first, particularly keen on the office, retail, and housing development segments.

The Mekong Delta region’s unhusked rice output is likely to reach 25.2 million tonnes this year, according to the Cultivation Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 

As many as 500 young successful entrepreneurs from across Vietnam shared their start-up experience at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on December 19.

Necessary infrastructure has been basically completed for the launching of the “one-stop-shop” customs model at Lao Bao border gate in the central province of Quang Tri, slated for January 1, 2015.

(VOV) - Vietnam should effectively implement its commitments to further stabilise macro-economic growth, improve its competitive edge and institutional capacity to grasp opportunities and cope with crisis, and ensure the involvement of all social classes.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho attracted US$54.8 million in investment in this year, US$7 million higher than 2013, bringing the total capital in the locality’s industrial parks to US$1.91 billion.

There is a growing tendency of seek investment opportunities in the field of service among Japanese companies, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on December 18.

(VOV) - Vietnam's coffee exports for the year ended 2014 surged 32% in value on-year to a new record high of US$3.6 billion, according to the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa).

(VOV) - Governor Nguyen Van Binh of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on December 18 met in Vientiane with his counterpart Governor of the Laos Central Bank Somphao Phaysith and other senior officials of the Lao Government.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed the Transport Ministry to work with Ho Chi Minh City authorities to determine Uber's legal status in Vietnam.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) this week required its branches nationwide to adopt stricter, more comprehensive measures to accelerate progress in restructuring debt and resolving non-performing loans (NPLs).

(VOV) -  VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunities Fund Limited (VOF) and Daiwa PI Partners Co. Ltd. have announced a major investment of US$45 million into International Dairy Products JSC.

The Vietnamese and Kuwait business communities should further foster cooperation to narrow their trade gap and raise two-way trade to US$1 billion in the future, a Vietnamese economic expert has said. 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s leadership position in cashew exports has been extended for another year, the eighth consecutive year in a row, reports the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

A training course to develop strategies and improve skills to promote trade in the EU market was opened in the southern province of Kien Giang on December 18. 

(VOV) - Ways to improve development and promote trade and investment opportunities between Vietnam and China topped the agenda at a seminar on December 17 in Beijing.

The southern province of Binh Duong on December 17 granted investment licenses to 30 projects, with 29 of them directly invested by foreign investors.

(VOV) - Every day, Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) wire home money they are able to save to family members and friends. These remittances play a key role in the socio-economic development of the beneficiaries and communities where it is received.

Vietnam plans to cease the import of 38 kinds of fruits from Australia from 2015, the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced on December 17.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is expected to continue its current exchange rate stabilisation policy next year following the hefty benefits it derived from the strategy this year.

The Xmas market has been bustling in every corner of the capital Hanoi, seeing a flood of made-in-Vietnam goods.

A delegation of the Steering Committee for the South-western Region has invited Malaysian investors to the Mekong Delta, emphasising that Vietnam encourages and facilitates investment from all ASEAN members. 

Dae-Ik Yoo, President of the Republic of Korea’s leading telecoms group KMW, spoke highly of the investment climate in northern Ha Nam province during a meeting with the local leaders on December 17.

(VOV) - Vietnam imported 9,860 CBU (Completely Built Unit) automobiles worth more than US$200 million in November, rising by 30.2% compared to the previous month, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Southern Dong Nai province authorities had a dialogue with over 100 local enterprises on December 16 to figure out their difficulties and seek ways to raise their production and expand export markets.

(VOV) - Two decades have passed since Vietnam and the US normalised their diplomatic ties. The past decades have witnessed great strides forward and important improvements in cooperative ties between the two countries.

(VOV) - The Dutch Damen Shipyards group has tendered a bid to acquire a 70.00% stake in Song Cam Shipbuilding JSC under the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC).

The government will implement comprehensive measures to meet next year's annual state budget collection target of VND911.1 trillion (US$42.774 billion), notwithstanding the insignificant effect of the global oil price decline.