(VOV) - Vietnam has surpassed China as a prime overseas investment destination of Japanese business enterprises, according to a recent survey by Teikoku Databank released on October 16.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has affirmed the Vietnamese Government’s policy of encouraging and facilitating international groups, businesses and investors to operate in Vietnam by improving tariffs and foreign investment procedures in a bid to attract investors.

More opportunities for business cooperation are emerging for Vietnamese and Norwegian businesses, especially once the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association, which comprises Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, is signed, a workshop heard on October 15. 

Longan fruit from the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre have officially been authorised to enter the United States’ market. 

Japan’s IHI Corporation is looking forward to expanding its trading of aircraft engines and space-related products and eying on other business areas in Vietnam, according to IHI CEO and President Tamotsu Saito.

The People's Committee of the central province Quang Ngai is planning a project to send farmers abroad to participate in study tours and training courses from 2015-2020.

(VOV) - Vietnamese exports to Canada have been climbing on average 17% per year, said Zaki Munshi, project manager for Asia under the Trade Facilitation Office Canada (TFO Canada) at a seminar in HCM City on October 16. 

(VOV) - The Vietnam Embassy in the Philippines recently sponsored a trade and investment seminar at Cebu island province. 

(VOV) - Deputy Head of the National Agency for Science and Technology Information Le Thi Khanh Van announced at a press conference on October 16 that Techmart 2014 is set to take place in Hanoi from October 21-24. 

(VOV) - The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (FSVPS) is set to arrive in Hano in October 20 to perform a food safety inspection of Vietnamese seafood to determine if it is fit for import into the Eurasian Economic Community.

(VOV) -The Germany’s leading tyre manufacturer Continental Tires, one of the world’s oldest tyre brands, officially launched its operations on the Vietnamese market through its distributor Bahn Auto.

Vietnam will be opening its retail market in 2015 in line with its commitments to the World Trade Organisation. 

Vietnam’s potential in agricultural and aquatic products was introduced at a meeting between Vietnamese and Singaporean businesses recently held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore.

Ensuring food safety and security as well as higher-quality products would enhance the sustainable development of Vietnam's agricultural sector, attendees said on October 15 at a EuroCham seminar that discussed the status of the industry. 

(VOV) - Vietnam-Japan investment and trade promotion conferences were held in Osaka and Kobe, Japan on October 14-15 to exchange information and establish business ties between businesses from the two countries.

Between now and mid-2015, Vietnam is scheduled to sign a number of free trade agreement (FTA) with its major economic partners.

(VOV) - The General Department of Energy (GDE) and Samsung C&T Company on October 14 signed a memorandum of understanding on developing Vung Ang Thermal Power Plant 3’s build–operate–transfer (BOT) project.

(VOV) -The 14th Vietnam International Textile and Garment Industry Exhibition (VTG 2014) will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from October 29 to November 1, featuring machinery, equipment and materials for textile production.

(VOV) - Hundreds of businesses from Vietnam, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the UK and the Netherlands are displaying their products, technologies and equipment at the ongoing International Feed, Livestock and Meat Processing Show (Vietstock 2014) in HCM City.

(VOV) -The 10th Vietnam Motor Show 2014 (VMS 2014) will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City from November 19-23.

(VOV) -The economic growth rate of Vietnam saw a strong increase in Q3 to 5.62%, higher than the figure recorded same period last year (5.1%), according to the latest report released by the Australia-New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ).

(VOV) - Japanese retail giant AEON recently announced plans to cooperate with Vietnamese leading supermarket retailers Fivimart and Citimart. 

(VOV) - The Republic of Korea has agreed to transfer more than 100 technologies to Vietnam in 2015, according to a report by the Heavy Industry Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). 

(VOV) - Viettel has officially launched a branch named Bitel providing telecom services in the South American country of Peru, the company announced on October 15.

The Vietnam-Japan Business Association (VJBA) organised a forum to support Vietnamese and Japanese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hanoi on October 14.

The Prime Minister approved a master plan for socio-economic development in the central key economic region by 2020 with a view to becoming a dynamic region with rapid, sustainable growth, thus creating momentum for development in the northern and coastal central regions.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s equitization of state-owned enterprises (SoEs), principally corporations and major banks will offer a host of investment and business opportunities for the economic private sector, foreign investors who may become Vietnam’s strategic partners.

More and more Japanese restaurants have opened in Vietnam, particularly in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam needs to devise a long-term trade promotion strategy to make inroads into the Canadian market, the potential of which has not yet been fully captured, Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Hoang Van Dung said in a workshop in Hanoi on October 14. 

A scientific seminar was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 14 to discuss opportunities for developing sustainable agribusiness in Vietnam.