Real estate business is currently ranked second in attracting foreign investors, said the Vietnam Business Forum Magazine (VBF). 

(VOV) - Building a top-notch Made-in-Vietnam brand reputation that spans the world isn’t easy, but winning the support of customers in both the domestic and foreign markets is critical if the nation is to obtain economic sustainability. 

(VOV) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Trade Promotion  Department hosted a seminar in Hanoi on September 30 examining ways to improve export competitiveness for Vietnam’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through trade promotion scheme.

(VOV) - Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf has called for further development of trade ties between Vietnam and the UK as Vietnam is considered an important market for UK investors.

(VOV) - Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) received a shipment of four hundred dairy cows from Australia at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on September 30.

(VOV) -The Vietnamese Embassy held a seminar in Oslo, the capital of Norway, as part of an effort to promote travel to Vietnam.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s wood and timber exports jumped 13.5% to US$4.41 billion in the first nine months of this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Vietnam, with a young population and increasingly wealthy and growing middle class, was a potential market of 90-million customers, said Thomas Loidl, Austrian Ambassador to Vietnam during a Austria-Vietnam business meeting in Hanoi on September 29.

Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Van Binh on September 29 attended a Q&A session at the ongoing 31st meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee, during which he focused on clarifying issues relating to bad debts and credit growth. 

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang focused on the handling of citizens’ land-related complaints at a Q&A session in Hanoi on September 29 as part of the ongoing 31st meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee. 

(VOV) -The Government’s regular monthly meeting is taking place in Hanoi on September 29-30, reviewing the country’s socio-economic development in the first nine months of 2014 and work out measures to meet targets set for the whole year.

(VOV) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) recently honoured a number of countries, including Vietnam for their achievements in using radiation in agricultural production.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung allowed the use of an official development assistance (ODA) package worth VND3 trillion (US$135 million) to carry out climate change adaptation projects during 2015. 

Vietnam's index of industrial production (IIP) experienced a year-on-year increase of 6.7% from January to September 2014, the highest growth rate since the beginning of this year. 

(VOV) - Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank) has been honoured by Global Banking and Finance Review (GBAF) for its innovative investment and financial solutions in three categories of its banking awards.

(VOV) -Vietnam Export Import Joint Stock Commercial Bank (Eximbank) last week was named the “Best Bank in Vietnam 2014” by the world’s leading financial magazine Euromoney.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese sugar industry has historically been insulated from global volatilities and competition as a consequence of governmental market protections. However the gloves are about to come off as free trade pacts are poised to come into effect.

Foreign direct investment has significantly increased in recent years and will continue in the years ahead, especially as more State-owned enterprises are equitised, according to analysts.

Vietnam's Hanel DTT Technology Joint Stock Company recently signed a cooperation agreement with Sundrew Myanmar Company to build an open e-government platform (OEP) based on open source technologies in Myanmar.

(VOV) - Fresh litchi is all but on its way Downunder as the Australian Government is finalising its approval, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Australia. 

(VOV) - The claims by the US Department of Commerce (DOC) were groundless and go against the spirit of trade liberalisation and the fine economic relations between the two countries.

(VOV) - The Vietnam National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) has filed a petition to temporarily suspend the order barring the import of Vietnamese fisheries and seafood products into the Brazilian market. 

Vietnam has earned US$22.66 billion in profits from the export of farming, forestry and seafood products in the first nine months of 2014. 

Singapore-Vietnam two-way trade totaled 13.538 billion SGD (equivalent to 10.83 billion USD) for the first eight months of 2014, a 22.2- percent year-on-year increase, according to the Singapore Department of Statistics. 

The biannual Autumn Economic Forum that opened in the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 27 is seeking how to speed up economic restructuring. 

(VOV) - The Housing Development Bank (HDBank) has been awarded ‘The Best Local Cash Management Bank’ by Asiamoney, a prestigious financial magazine in Asia.

(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 27 worked with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods.

(VOV) - The charges levied on the airlines by the airports to cover the costs of such items as take-off, landing and parking of aircraft are set to rise on October 1, leading many industry analysts to predict air flight ticket prices are in the offing. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese rice exports in the nine months leading up to October dipped 5.2% in volume and 1.6% in value over last year’s corresponding period to 5.02 million tonnes valued at US$2.3 billion.

Preparations for a meeting in Japan to promote investment in the Mekong Delta’s agricultural sector were discussed by officials from relevant agencies and regional localities in Can Tho city on September 26.