Export revenue from farming, forestry and seafood products is estimated to hit US$2.28 billion in October, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development noted.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) on October 27 announced results of the implementation of a program to introduce 30 leading technology companies to the world. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese rice exports reached 5.68 million tonnes, earning approximately US$2.6 billion in the first ten months of this year, down 2.7% in volume and up 1.2% in value over last year’s corresponding period.

(VOV) - LG Electronics – the world’s second largest television manufacturer has unveiled a strategic plan to expand its operation in northern Vietnam. 

(VOV) -Ho Chi Minh City took the lead in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in the first ten month of this year including 332 projects with new and supplementary registered capital reaching US$2.9 billion.

Vietnam has undertaken efforts to enhance product quality and marketing strategies in a bid to take full advantage of Canada’s market potential for its aquacultural products.

(VOV) - Nearly 600 international importers from the United States , European Union, Japan, and Australia have registered to join Hanoi Gift Show 2014 which opened in the capital city on October 27. 

Vietnamese shrimp processors and exporters should take advantage of a sharp fall in global supply caused by the early mortality syndrome (EMS) to seek and expand their markets, said Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) Nguyen Huu Dung.

Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) has been honored by the International Finance Magazine as the "Most Innovative Bank in Vietnam" in 2014, becoming the first Vietnamese commercial bank to get the award. 

Many opportunities are awaiting investors between now and 2015 with forecasts of the positive economic recovery and the growth of the stock market, according to experts. 

The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia and the Ministry of Industry and Trade are organising a series of activities to help Vietnamese exporters sell more goods to this market. 

(VOV) - Vietnam joined more than 50 diplomatic missions and many international organisations in a diplomatic fair in Pretoria, South Africa on October 25.

(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked the Vietnam Chemical Group to focus on the development of key chemical industries to meet manufacturing, consumption and exports needs. 

(VOV) - One hundred fifteen domestic business enterprises on October 24 were announced ‘Top Brands’ and ‘Qmix 100’ winners at an awards ceremony in HCM City by the Institute of Development Economics Research (IDR).

(VOV) - The Embassy of Vietnam in Canada has sponsored a recent seminar in Halifax, Canada to promote investment and business opportunities in Vietnam. 

(VOV) -Chairman of Russia’s Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation,Golubev Aleksey Viktorovich, is paying a working visit to Vietnam to seek investment cooperation opportunities. 

A ceremony to launch the construction of Tam Dao 05 offshore oilrig, the second locally-manufactured jack-up rig, was held in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on October 25. 

(VOV) - The northern Thanh Hoa province aims to develop tourism into a spearhead economic industry by 2020, attracting some 250 foreign and 9 million local visitors annually.

(VOV) - New and additional foreign direct investment (FDI) registered by foreign investors during the first 10 months of the year increased 71.2% on-year to US$13.7 billion, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Businesses from the Republic of Korea were updated on Vietnam’s new labour policy at a workshop held by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) in conjunction with the RoK’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hanoi on October 24. 

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 24 to receive the first oil flow from the Su Tu Nau (Brown Lion) oil field in Block 15.1 in the Cuu Long Basin offshore the southern region. 

(VOV) - Vietnam, Algeria aim to raise two-way trade turnover to US$1 billion by 2020, told a recent seminar in Annada, Algeria.

(VOV) - Bridgestone Vietnam Ltd Company under the Bridgestone Asia Pacific (BSCAP) inaugurated the first tyre factory at Dinh Vu Industrial Zone in Haiphong City on October 24.

(VOV) -Leading Vietnamese enterprises are showcasing their products at the Hanoi Agriculture and Craft Village Fair 2014 which opened in the capital city on October 24.

Domestic and international banking experts are discussing ways to provide funds and boost sustainable agricultural production at a regional forum on agricultural financing in Hanoi that run from October 22 to 25.

Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) officially launched its exchange-traded fund (ETF) at the Hanoi Stock Exchange in the city on October 23.

(VOV) - Green growth is essential for sustainable economic growth and the well-being of the people said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong at the Vietnam Economic Forum 2014 in Hanoi on October 24.

(VOV) - Exports in the first half of October dipped 13.9% compared to the second half of September to US$6.2 billion resulting in a trade shortfall of US$438 million, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

(VOV) -Vietnam imports of milk and dairy products for the third quarter jumped 4% on-year to US$838 million, according to the latest statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

(VOV) - Vietnam is an economic powerhouse and the gateway to the Asian market, wrote Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Aleksei Lykhachev, in a leading Russian newspaper on October 23.