Finnish enterprises said they are impressed by Vietnam’s investment potential during a working session with Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on September 26 in Helsinki.

(VOV) - The Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association has coordinated with relevant agencies to register for trademark protection in 17 countries and territories around the globe.

(VOV) - Asus Expo 2014 gets underway in Hanoi on September 27 offering technology buffs a great opportunity to experience the latest in high-tech products from ZenWatch, Transformer Book V, ZenFone, and FonePad.

(VOV) - Representatives of nearly 160 garment and textile makers from Vietnam and India gathered in Nam Dinh province on September 26 to share experience and seek cooperation opportunities.

(VOV) -Overseas remittances to HCM City-based banks grew by 11.6% in the first nine months of the year to US$3.12 billion, according to the State Bank of Vietnam’s HCM City branch.

(VOV) - An action plan, laying out a roadmap to develop four key industries under the Vietnam-Japan cooperation framework towards 2020 with a vision to 2030, was unveiled in Hanoi on September 25. 

(VOV) - The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam JSC (BIDV) was cited on September 25 as the Best Domestic Provider of Foreign Exchange Services in Vietnam by Asiamoney magazine. 

(VOV) - A trade fair in the northeast region showcasing agricultural goods, taking place from September 25-29 in Lang Son City, has attracted over 250 stalls, including 29 from Chinese businesses.

(VOV) -Polish agribusinesses consider Vietnam a promising export market for beef, pork and fruit, a Polish Embassy spokesperson has said.

(VOV) - Agro-forestry and fishery exports for the nine months leading up to October jumped 11.4% over last year’s corresponding period to US$22.66 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

(VOV) - Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) has acquired a significant minority stake in Golden Gate Trade and Services Joint Stock Company, the leading restaurant chain operator in Vietnam.

A Make in India campaign launched by Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra in New Delhi on September 25 was immediately felt in Hanoi with the start of an India-Vietnam trade and investment programme. 

Economic and trade relations between Vietnam and Egypt remained modest and failed to match the potentials of both countries.

(VOV) -Vietnam has gained a trade surplus of US$2.5 billion in the first nine months of 2014, a report from the General Statistics Office (GSO) revealed.

Vietnam has witnessed a resurgence in its cassava exports since August 2014, but its cassava industry continues to face development challenges, experts said.

The southern province of Binh Duong generated over US$11 billion from exports during the first nine months of this year, moving closer to its annual target of US$16.7 billion, which is up by 16.5% compared to last year. 

The Asian Institute of Technology in Vietnam (AIT-VN) held a workshop introducing “business sustainability index” in Hanoi on September 25.

Laos’ Prime Minister Thongsinh Thammavong on September 25 received Vuong Dinh Hue, Head of the Economic Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, during which a stronger bilateral economic relationship was pledged. 

(VOV) - The Mekong Delta provinces have exported more than 120,000 tonnes of rice, bringing total rice export volume in the first nine months of the year to 4 million tonnes valued at US$1.84 billion, according to the Steering Committee for Southwestern Region.

(VOV) - Vietnamese businesses have been urged to learn more about the US Food Safety Modernisation Act (FSMA) to fully capitalise on opportunities to export food and beverage products to the US market. 

(VOV) - Business firms in Queensland and Vietnam should fully tap potential and advantages, especially in mineral exploration, infrastructure, agro-forestry-fishery industry and tourism, said Vietnam Ambassador to Australia Luong Thanh Nghi. 

(VOV) - Online shopping day 2014 is set for Friday, December 5.

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Secretary Le Thanh Hai has affirmed his city’s willingness to create favorable conditions for Singaporean businesses to invest in potential areas- economy, trade, tourism, health care and education.

A retail network comprising over 1,000 supermarkets and shopping centres is to be built in Hanoi by 2020 to serve the needs of its citizens, Vice Director of Hanoi’s Department of Industry and Trade Tran Thi Phuong Lan has said.

(VOV) - The economic playing field in which Vietnam is a thrust will drastically change upon the realisation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and regional integration by 2015.

Mobile World Investment Corporation general director, Nguyen Duc Tai, skyrocketed onto the list of the top 10 richest people on Vietnam's stockmarket after the company's market capitalisation rose to almost VND11 trillion (US$521.3 million) and its shares hit VND175,000 (US$8.30) a share.

Vietnam is rapidly becoming an integral part of the regional and global economic landscape, and Dutch firms should seize the opportunities the emerging market has to offer, suggested Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

The Vietnam CEO Forum 2014 ‘New Game – What Moves’ reinvigorated business strategies and outlined the opportunities and risks of global integration, bringing together chief executive officers, economists and policy-makers to brainstorm ideas. 

Vietnam attracted US$11.18 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of this year, or 74.5% of FDI in the same period last year.

(VOV) - Vietnam has not only tackled a deficit but generated a trade surplus with Chile since a free trade agreement between the two countries came into effect on January 1, 2014.