Vietnam’s garment and textile export turnover is likely to hit US$24.5 million this year, a year-on-year rise of 19% - the largest increase in the past three years, according to Le Tien Truong, General Director of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex).

(VOV) -Vietnam spent nearly US$3 million on import of cattle and poultry breeds in the eight months leading to September, announced the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Department of Livestock Production.

(VOV) - In a keynote address at the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) in Hanoi on December 2 Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh revealed with confidence that economic growth for the year will reach 5.8%.

The cashew industry needs to boost consumption in the lucrative domestic market, a forum on the nut's nutritional value heard in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1.

A delegation of 20 French companies begins a visit to Vietnam on December 2 to learn about the business climate here and further strengthen their partnerships with domestic companies.

The National Assembly's approval of the long-awaited amendments to the Housing Law on November 25 is more significant than previously thought and marks a strong step towards opening up the Vietnam real estate market to overseas investment, property consultant CBRE Vietnam has said in a press release.

Tourist real estate remains a favourite investment magnet in this central city, attracting 25 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth US$1.8 billion.

The European Union is committed to providing 400 million EUR for Vietnam over the next six years, according to the 2015 White Book on Trade, Investment Issues and Recommendations that was released in Hanoi on December 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged for tighter control of price and market as well as combating contraband and low-quality goods as the New Year is approaching.

(VOV) - Vietnam Expo 2014, Inter Cycle Vietnam and Turkish Products Expo will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from December 3 – 6.

(VOV) -Three additional projects are expected to receive investment license to operate in Dung Quat Economic Zone (EZ) in central Quang Ngai province at the end of this year, with a total capitalization of more than VND4,000 billion.

(VOV) -ANZ on December 1 signed a new MoneyMinded partnership programme with three partners in Vietnam - Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, FPT University and Institute of Economic and International Trade (Foreign Trade University).

(VOV) -Vietnam imports of fertilizer from China in the first eleven months of the year dipped 24.4% in value and 15.2% in volume,compared to last year’s corresponding period tallying in at US$1.18 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

(VOV) - The Wallonie Foreign Trade and Investment Agency (AWEX) is marking its 20th anniversary of operations in Vietnam, a country it considers one of the most dynamic economies in Asia.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s rice exports in the eleven months leading up to December decreased 2.7% in volume but were up 1.9% in value compared to last year’s corresponding period,according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Fifty Vietnamese enterprises are taking part in the 19th international exhibition on fine art and craft products (AF-L’ARTIGIANO), which kicked off in Milan, Italy on November 29.

Increasing the localisation ratio of leather and footwear products is a priority requirement for the industry in international integration as materials account for 68-75% of footwear production costs, the Vietnam Business Forum Magazine (VBF) said.

Vietnamese consumers spending on electronic products and appliances reached US$1.3 billion, a 20.9% increase, in the third quarter of 2014. 

(VOV) -Banks predict that remittances from overseas Vietnamese will reach US$12 - 13 billion this year.

(VOV) - Mexican multinational group Home Depot wants to import 18 types of products from Vietnam, including construction materials, home appliances, wooden furniture, electrical tools, umbrellas, and so on.

(VOV) - In the first 10 months of this year, Vietnam’s imports from Hungary rocketed 42.2% to US$96.5 million while exports to the market dropped 12.2% to nearly US$45.5 million compared to the same period last year.

(VOV) - The Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has announced it will hold an ASEAN consumer protection conference on December 8-9 in Hanoi to address issues sparked by the escalating number of e-commerce transactions.

(VOV) - A seminar was staged in HCM City on November 28 to provide Vietnam’s business community with necessary information on opportunities to make inroads into the European market through the Wallonie region of Belgium. 

The Prime Minister has issued a national action plan on fighting money laundering and terrorism financing for the period 2015-2020.

(VOV) -A large number of Vietnamese policy makers, businesspeople and the World Economic Forum (WEF) experts gathered at the workshop “The role of businesses on enhancing national competitiveness in international integration” held in Hanoi on November 28.

(VOV) - Seminars on investment cooperation to develop the support industries in Vietnam and introduction of the Hanoi South Supporting Industrial Park and Vietnam’s incentive policies have been held in Fukuoka, Osaka and Kyoto, Japan from November 25 – 28.

Vietnam's total retail sales of goods and services in November increased by 3% month-on-month and 12.2% year-on-year to US$12.62 billion.

Vietnam's index of industrial production (IIP) from January to November 2014 increased by 7.5% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). 

(VOV) - Although Vietnam investors face a bumpy ride, Thai and many foreign investors remain sanguine about the economic prospects for growth and are continuing to develop long-range goals and pump billions of US dollars into the nation’s buildings, roads and other infrastructure.

(VOV) - The packaging of exports may be more important than the products themselves, said Ms Siv Ahlberg, director of the Finnpartnership programme at a recent conference in Hanoi discussing an action plan to raise trade between Vietnam and Finland to US$1 billion over the next few years.