(VOV) - Leading experts and researchers from a variety of fields shared their diverse views on potential Vietnamese green growth models at a seminar in Hanoi on October 8.

(VOV) - Vietnam will work closely together with other parties to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations to reach a complete agreement later this year.

(VOV) - Thanh Hoa province will grant investment licenses and sign contracts totaling US$4 billion when it holds its Nghi Son Economic Zone (EZ) investment promotion forum on October 23–24.

(VOV) - As many as 300 delegates and 200 senior tax experts are expected to gather in Hanoi for the 21stannual conference of the Asia-Oceania Tax Consultants Association (AOTCA 21) from October 17-18.

(VOV) - Economic and investment potential in Vietnam and Russia’s Kursk region was introduced at a October 7 forum in Moscow.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has assured that there will be sufficient rice for export from now to the end of the year, with more than 1 million tonnes expected to be ready for export next year.

Taxes and duties collected in the first nine months of this year by the General Department of Customs rose 13.8 percent year-on-year to nearly VND160 trillion (US$7.27 billion), meeting only 67.6 percent of the annual target.

The US$9 million plant of the Belmont Manufacturing Limited Company, a subsidiary of Japan’s Takara Belmont, was put into operation on October 7 in the southern province of Dong Nai.

(VOV) -As many as 2,300 contracts worth over VND200 billion in total have been signed at the International Exhibition of Construction, Building Materials, Housing and Interior Décor (Vietbuild 2013) in the southern city of Can Tho.

Tra fish exports are expected to reach around 1.8 billion due to high demand from export market, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

(VOV) - Vietnam shows a high deficit in trade exchanges with Laos, its close neigbouring country, according to the Vietnam Customs.

(VOV) - Eighteen businesses are showcasing their products at the international food and beverage fair ANUGA 2013 in Cologne, Germany, from October 5-9.

Executives from 46 Taiwanese companies are in Ho Chi Minh City looking for distributors and franchisees to sell their products in the country. 

Banks should increase lending based on firms' projected future revenues, analysts have said.

The Software Technology Centre under the FPT Corporation will invest VND400 billion (US$19.04 million) to build an information technology (IT) centre in HCM City for education and research.

The rubber industry expects to bring home US$4.5 billion in export this year, according to Tran Thi Thuy Hoa, Chief of the Office of the Vietnam Rubber Association (VRA). 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s import-export turnover to Europe reached US$28.5 billion in the first nine months of this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

(VOV) - The Japanese company Kobelco Eco–Solutions has inaugurated its US$ 30 million Long Duc Industrial Park factory in southern Dong Nai province on October 4.

(VOV) -Central Highland and Central provinces have discussed their efforts to explore industry and trade opportunities in Africa and the Middle East at a seminar convened on October 4.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s agricultural exports are facing fierce competition from regional rivals including Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Myanmar in the Korean market.

(VOV) -A selection of international airlines including Etihad Airways (Middle East), SpiceJet (India), Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopia), and a South African carrier have all foreshadowed plans to begin flights to Vietnam in response to growing customer demand.

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City’s Industrial Parks (IPs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) have attracted more than US$480 million worth of investment over the past nine months, up nearly 50% compared to the same period last year.

(VOV) - Japanese businesses are interested in tuna products from Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, and Khanh Hoa, provided they meet the usual quality and hygiene standards.

World Bank forecast Vietnam's overseas remittances this year will hit US$11 billion, bringing the country to 9th position in the top 10 countries in the world. 

(VOV) -Vietnam-France trade turnover in August was estimated at US$2 billion, of which Vietnam’s exports accounted for US$1.27 billion.

(VOV) - The State Bank of Vietnam’s Deputy Governor Dang Thanh Binh granted a license to the Vietnam Public Commercial Joint Stock Bank (PVcom Bank) in Hanoi on October 3.

(VOV) -The Dutch organization BE-Basic has allocated a 3.05 million Euro grant to helping three Vietnamese projects on agricultural waste treatment, the environment, and bio-products over the 2013–2014 period.

(VOV) - More than 100 businesses have showcased their products at the 2013 HCM City International Furniture and Handicraft Fair (HCMC EXPO 2013) on October 3.

(VOV) -Vietnam Customs estimates national exports to the UK earned US$2.47 billion after eight months of 2013, representing a year-on-year increase of 34 percent.

(VOV) - Vietnamese agricultural and seafood businesses will enjoy a wealth of export expansion opportunities provided they abide by the European Free Trade Association’s (EFTA) sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards.