(VOV) - Vietnam’s tra fish exports to the US dipped 16.2% to US$273.3 million in the ten months leading up to November compared to last year’s corresponding period, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). 

(VOV) - The two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) ticked up 4.3% on-year to US$26.19 billion in the eleven months leading up to December, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

(VOV) - Vietnam mobile phone makers have not violated any World Trade Organisation (WTO) trade rules and any allegations by Turkey they did are sheer ‘stealth protectionism’ measures aiming to block legitimate foreign competition.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s exports to Italy in the eleven months leading up to December shot up 18.2% on-year to US$2.5 billion, according to the latest statistics of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam exported 19 million tonnes of cement and clinker by mid-December, exceeding the set target by 4 million tonnes.

Moody's Investors Service raised the outlook on Vietnam's banking system to stable from a negative assessment, noting a stable business climate, improved macro-economic situation and easing liquidity stress.

More than 100 up-to-date equipment and products in the food industry are being on show at a two-day mart that kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on December 11.

Vietnam’s crafting industry is turning to a new approach in designing and developing sustainable brands to tap into tough markets around the world.

Vietnam has introduced a six-point proposal aiming to boost economic and trade ties between Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam and India, suggesting all parties minimise trade and investment barriers to each other’s businesses. 

The enforcement of the Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) free trade agreement (FTA) in the near future is likely to trigger a massive influx of RoK investments into the Southeast Asian country, Korean entrepreneurs have said.

(VOV) - A seminar on the means and methods of broadening agricultural exports of the Mekong River Delta took place in Can Tho city on December 11 within the framework of the 2014 Vietnam International Agriculture Fair.

(VOV) -A fair boasting to be the most representative of Vietnam typical agricultural products is set to take place this upcoming January 9-11 in Hanoi, a representative of the organizers has announced.

(VOV) - In the fiercely competitive rice industry, leading economists at a seminar in Can Tho City on December 11 say Vietnam is right on track to become the world’s largest exporter by 2020, providing the Southeast Asian nation can overcome its shortcomings.

(VOV) - The Kremlin is bent on turning the Customs Union of Russia into a throbbing financial centre and they need Vietnam’s help to accomplish the task.

The industry and trade sector will be restructuring its organisation and operations in line with strategies to ensure national socio-economic development. 

Foreign investors must be committed to a long-term attachment in terms of interest in domestic credit institutions, if they want to buy stakes and become strategic investors of these organisations. 

Vietnam is forecast to enjoy a trade surplus of US$1.5 billion this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Export and Import Department.

(VOV) - The domestic tuna industry is finding it difficult to reach its export target for the year on the back of an overall reduction in exports since the beginning of the year, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) says.

(VOV) - Vietnam has imported 9.9 million tonnes of steel valued at US$6.6 billion during the 11 months leading up to December, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Prime Minister has approved the allocation of VND1,807 billion (US$86 million) from the 2014 State budget’s reserves for 43 provinces and central-run cities across the country to implement their urgent projects.

Businesses from China’s Taiwan signed five Memoranda of Understanding on agriculture cooperation with their partners from northern Quang Ninh province, in Ha Long city, on December 10. 

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea signed a minute on the conclusion of negotiations of their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in Busan on December 10. 

(VOV) - Vietnam is a prioritised market in the Canada’s global market development plan, said Canadian Trade Counsellor Marcel R.Laneville at a trade conference in Ho Chi Minh City on December 10.

(VOV) -Credit Suisse has been named Best Foreign Investment Bank in Vietnam in The Asset magazine’s Triple A Country Awards for 2014.

(VOV) - The construction industry has experienced steady growth over the past few years, which has greatly contributed to the nation’s movement to a more modern industrial society, says Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh.

(VOV) - The 2014 Vietnam International Agriculture Fair has kicked off in Can Tho welcoming more than 300 exhibitors from numerous countries around the globe displaying their wares in more than 450 pavilions.

Over 200 scientists, managers and local coffee farmers gathered in Dak Lak province on December 9 to seek solutions for the sustainable replanting of old coffee trees and development of the industrial crops in the Central Highlands.

(VOV) - More than 120 representatives of foreign enterprises in the renewable energy industry gathered in HCM City on December 9 to attend a wind energy seminar sponsored by the Danish embassy. 

The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) was named in the Top 10 of VNR500 in 2014 and was the only commercial bank in the position, Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company announced on December 9. 

(VOV) - The business climate in Vietnam has improved as a direct result of a Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative that has been implemented for the past 11 years says Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh.