(VOV) - The Mekong Delta province of Can Tho has gained a record trade surplus of US$616 million in the first nine months of 2014, according to the provincial Planning and Investment Department.

(VOV) - More than 200 local and foreign businesses are expected to showcase their products in 450 stalls of the 14th International Agriculture Trade Fair in Vietnam (Agroviet 2014) scheduled for November 14-17 in Hanoi.  

(VOV) - The Can Tho City People’s Committee met with the Business Association of High Quality Vietnamese Products on October 2 to promote all around cooperation with France and seek to enlarge overseas markets for local businesses. 

(VOV) -Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Van Trung on October 2 worked with Malaysian Investment and Development Agency (MIDA) CEO Ahmad Khairuddin Abdul Rahim, head of the MIDA delegation. 

Leaders of nine businesses in the Spanish Region of Basque Country are visiting Vietnam and Singapore from October 6-10 to seek business opportunities and boost their exports of machinery and marble, according to Bilbao City’s Chamber of Commerce. 

Giant Korean companies like Samsung, LG, Hyundai, Doosan, Posco have turned Vietnam into their global production base by ceaselessly expanding investment.

New policies that would attract investment in the hi-tech agriculture sector would create a breakthrough in production and consumption of farm produce, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has recommended.

(VOV) - The cumulative total ODA disbursements during the first nine months of the year jumped 10% over last year’s corresponding period to US$4.105 billion. 

(VOV) - The National Australia Bank (NAB) inaugurated a representative office in Vietnam on October 1, the first step towards opening a full banking branch that will serve Australian companies operating effectively in the country.

(VOV) - The Small and Medium Industrial Development Bank (SMIDB) of Myanmar and the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on October 2 committed to boost technical cooperation in banking operations.

(VOV) - The US views Vietnam as a promising partner in the Asia Pacific Region, according to policymakers for Southeast Asian Studies in a report on US-Vietnam relations released by the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on October 2. 

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) held a conference on October 1 with a focus on the development of a strategy to supervise and evaluate public investment in the 2015-2020 period. 

Vietnam’s rising numbers of middle-income people and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, a hoped-for magnet for foreign direct investment (FDI) and export driver, will provide opportunities for Bangkok Bank’s operations in the country, a local newspaper reported.

(VOV) -Military Telecom Group (Viettel) and Microsoft recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide infrastructure and information technology services to Vietnam governmental agencies.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Embassy in Panama recently organized a dialogue with Panama businesses to introduce investment opportunities in Vietnam.

The 11 th Asian-Pacific Tax Forum is being held in Hanoi from October 1-3, providing a platform for regional policy makers and economists to share their experiences in the field of taxation.

Groups from Vietnam and Europe have launched a project in Hanoi to help footwear businesses meet product safety requirements.

Vietnam and Israel aim to increase bilateral trade to US$2 billion by 2016, officials said at the first Intergovernmental Committee meeting of the two countries on September 30.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) has decided to launch a case against the US Department of Commerce (DOC) via the US International Trade Commission (ITC) over its imposition of duties on Vietnam s warm-water shrimp.

Hanoi authorities are planning to develop the capital into a modern, creative, and environmentally friendly industrial centre that produces high-quality, globally-competitive goods by 2030. 

(VOV) - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) recently announced that labour productivity in Vietnam is among the lowest in the Asia – Pacific region.

(VOV) -As many as 500 domestic and foreign construction and real estate enterprises are showcasing their products at the international exhibition Vietbuild 2014 which opened in Can Tho city on Oct. 1.

The purchasing power of Vietnamese citizens in September 2014 reached VND244.5 trillion (US$11.65 billion), representing a 0.7% month-on-month increase and a 9.1% year-on-year increase.

(VOV) - The New Zealand Government has provided US$4 million in aid to help the southern province of Tien Giang give effect to a project on new agricultural initiatives in the 2013-2018 period. 

(VOV) - The inauguration of a direct Singapore-Phu Quoc air route provides the opportunity for further development of the economic possibilities between Vietnam and Singapore, particularly offering up opportunities to boost the region’s image as a top family holiday destination.

(VOV) - The Danang Branch of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) and the Savannakhet Branch of the Policy Bank of Laos (NBB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in central Danang city on September 30.

(VOV) -Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) was named the "Best Local Brokerage in Vietnam" at the Asiamoney Brokers Poll 2014, the company announced on September 30.

(VOV) - Hanh Phuc (Happy) Cement Group from Taiwan unveiled a plan to invest US$1 billion to construct a modern eco-tourism and urban area complex in northern  Quang Ninh province at a meeting with the provincial People’s Committee on September 30. 

A project to help footwear enterprises meet product safety requirements was launched in Hanoi on September 30.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa’s Department of Tourism has developed a number of new tourism services in the run-up to the 6th Asian Beach Games in 2016 in order to attract more holidaymakers to its Nha Trang city.