Hanoi to host international tea meeting
Hanoi to host international tea meeting

Hanoi will host the International Tea Meeting from October 8-9 to introduce and promote Vietnamese tea products to foreign importers. 

Hanoi to host international tea meeting
Woodwork brands gather at HCM City int’l fair
Woodwork brands gather at HCM City int’l fair

As many as 260 businesses from 19 countries and territories are attending the 10th Vietnam International Woodworking Industry Fair (Vietnam Woodworking) in Ho Chi Minh City from September 25-28. 

Woodwork brands gather at HCM City int’l fair
Vietnam-France trade grows considerably
Vietnam-France trade grows considerably

(VOV) - The exchange of goods between Vietnam and France has been highly stable over the years.

Vietnam-France trade grows considerably
Ha Tinh calls for Japanese investment
Ha Tinh calls for Japanese investment

(VOV) -Ha Tinh currently ranks sixth in terms of foreign investment attraction, said mayor Vo Kim Cu.

Ha Tinh calls for Japanese investment
Agro-forestry, seafood exports earn US$20.45 billion in 9 months
Agro-forestry, seafood exports earn US$20.45 billion in 9 months

(VOV) -Vietnam’s agro-forestry and seafood exports in September were estimated at US$2.39 billion, raising its nine -month export revenue to US$20.45 billion, up 0.5% year on year.

Agro-forestry, seafood exports earn US$20.45 billion in 9 months
Garment sector lacking in material input
Garment sector lacking in material input

(VOV) -The local garment industry enjoys high export revenue but depends largely on imported materials.

Garment sector lacking in material input
Seminar on Vietnam-US aviation cooperation
Seminar on Vietnam-US aviation cooperation

(VOV) - A seminar was held in HCM City on September 25 to discuss ways of developing Vietnam’s civil aviation sector as well as Vietnam-US aviation cooperation.

Seminar on Vietnam-US aviation cooperation
Poland’s pharmaceutical firm set to operate in Vietnam
Poland’s pharmaceutical firm set to operate in Vietnam

(VOV) -Polpharm- a leading pharmaceutical group of Poland has included Vietnam in its market development strategy in Southeast Asia.

Poland’s pharmaceutical firm set to operate in Vietnam
Exports fetch US$96.5 billion in nine months
Exports fetch US$96.5 billion in nine months

Vietnam was estimated to earn US$96.5 billion from exports in the first nine months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 15.7%. 

Exports fetch US$96.5 billion in nine months
HCM City surveys Argentinean market
HCM City surveys Argentinean market

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City is willing to facilitate Argentinean businesses’ partnerships in the fields of the city’s strength like services, food processing and hi tech-used agriculture and tourism.

HCM City surveys Argentinean market
PM Dung discusses investment opportunities with France
PM Dung discusses investment opportunities with France

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on September 25 hold a dialogue with France’s major economic groups at the headquarters of the “Movement of the Enterprises of France” known as MEDEF International- the largest union of employers in the country.

PM Dung discusses investment opportunities with France
Rice prices remain competitively low
Rice prices remain competitively low

(VOV) - Vietnamese rice can hardly fetch higher prices on the global markets as it has no trademarks.

Rice prices remain competitively low
Exports to Africa surge
Exports to Africa surge

(VOV) - South Africa is Vietnam’s No 1 export market with its turnover reaching US$476.7 million.

Exports to Africa surge
Nine-month ODA disbursement hits US$3.1 billion
Nine-month ODA disbursement hits US$3.1 billion

(VOV) - More than US$3.1 billion out of nearly US$4.6 billion in official development assistance (ODA) have been disbursed over the past nine months.

Nine-month ODA disbursement hits US$3.1 billion
Vietnamese business forums to be held in Paris, Milan
Vietnamese business forums to be held in Paris, Milan

Vietnamese business forums will be held in Paris and Milan as from September 26, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnamese business forums to be held in Paris, Milan
French businesses hails Vietnam’s investment environment
French businesses hails Vietnam’s investment environment

(VOV) - Vietnam’s investment environment is on the improve with macroeconomic stablility and high qualified human resources.

French businesses hails Vietnam’s investment environment
National economy grows by 5.14% in 9 months
National economy grows by 5.14% in 9 months

(VOV) - Vietnam is expected to achieve a GDP growth rate of 5.14% in the first nine months of 2013 thanks to steady economic recovery, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

National economy grows by 5.14% in 9 months
Exporters get support to enter EU market
Exporters get support to enter EU market

(VOV) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade is introducing a programme specifically designed to support local businesses attempting to penetrate potential European Union market.

Exporters get support to enter EU market
Fruit and vegetable exports surge
Fruit and vegetable exports surge

(VOV) - Vietnam’s 2013 fruit and vegetable export value totalled US$724 million as of September 15, a 46.7% increase on last year’s benchmark.

Fruit and vegetable exports surge
AmCham sounds out business opportunities in Dong Nai
AmCham sounds out business opportunities in Dong Nai

(VOV) - The American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AmCham) held a working session with Dong Nai province to expand bilateral cooperation, especially in foreign investment attraction, exports and quality human resource training.

AmCham sounds out business opportunities in Dong Nai
September CPI up 1.06%
September CPI up 1.06%

(VOV) -Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) over the past nine months has increased by 6.83% year on year, announced the General Statistics Office (GSO).

September CPI up 1.06%
Saigon Co.op listed among top 500 Asian retailers
Saigon Co.op listed among top 500 Asian retailers

(VOV) - Saigon Co.op has won the Fapra Award 2013 from the Federation of Asia-Pacific Retailers Associations (FAPRA).

Saigon Co.op listed among top 500 Asian retailers
Made-in-Vietnam boiler exported to India
Made-in-Vietnam boiler exported to India

(VOV) -The second 800MW super-critical coal-fired boiler has been made for Kudgi super thermal power plant in India under a US$77 million contract signed on September 10, 2012.

Made-in-Vietnam boiler exported to India
Hanoi aims to lure more FDI from Japan
Hanoi aims to lure more FDI from Japan

Hanoi is set to get in more direct investment from Japan through a project signed with Japan’s Forval Corporation on September 23.

Hanoi aims to lure more FDI from Japan
Vietnam looks for international support in economic integration
Vietnam looks for international support in economic integration

(VOV) - Vietnam is in need of support and technical assistance from international donors, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Cam Tu.

Vietnam looks for international support in economic integration
Int’l seminar on five-year development plan
Int’l seminar on five-year development plan

(VOV) -Seven out of 15 socio-economic development targets, set for the 2011-2015 period, were not fulfilled as scheduled in 2013, told an international seminar in Hanoi on September 23.

Int’l seminar on five-year development plan
Japan cooperates with Vietnam on major developments
Japan cooperates with Vietnam on major developments

(VOV) - Vietnam-Japan investment cooperation was discussed at a September 23 conference in Hanoi hosted by the Ministry of Construction, the Japanese embassy in Vietnam and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Japan cooperates with Vietnam on major developments
Vietnam’s milk imports worth over US$661 mil
Vietnam’s milk imports worth over US$661 mil

(VOV) - Vietnam imported milk and dairy products worth of US$661.9 million in the first eight months of the year, up 10.29% against the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Customs and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Vietnam’s milk imports worth over US$661 mil
VAMC issues bonds to buy bad debts
VAMC issues bonds to buy bad debts

The Vietnam Assets Management Company (VAMC) plans to issue VND35 trillion (US$1.67 billion) worth of bonds to buy bad debts from credit institutions this year, said the company's vice chairman Le Quoc Hung.

VAMC issues bonds to buy bad debts
Japanese investment projects in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Japanese investment projects in Ba Ria-Vung Tau

(VOV) - Ba Ria-Vung Tau province is now home to 18 Japanese investment projects worth US$1.7 billion, which are generating thousands of jobs for local workers.

Japanese investment projects in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
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