Vietnam fully supports the establishment of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA), Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan has said.

(VOV) -The Association of Vietnam Investors in Laos (AVIL) will strive to raise Vietnamese investment in Laos to US$5.8 billion and two-way trade to US$1.7 billion in 2015.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) for September rose by 0.4% compared to the previous month and by 4.61% over September 2013, attributable to increased education costs at the beginning of the new academic year.

(VOV) -National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on September 23 the purchase of an Airbus A321-200 aircraft financed by South East Asia Bank (SeABank).

(VOV) -As many as 200 garment and textile companies are attending the Vietnam Fashion Fair 2014 (VIFF 2014) taking place at the Tan Binh Exhibition and Convention Centre from September 24-29.

(VOV) - Nearly 200 Vietnamese and Lao delegates attended an economic workshop in Vientiane on September 24, discussing the changing economic landscape in the region and world with a vision to 2030.

(VOV) - A workshop was held in HCM City on September 24 to update businesses on new legal regulations of the US and make recommendations to help them successfully penetrate this lucrative market.

Representatives from the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap and their partners from Germany have met at a workshop to seek opportunities for cooperation between the two sides.

(VOV) - The potential payoff from the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) that could be concluded and ratified as early as 2014 is an estimated 10-15% boost in GDP along with a concurrent expansion of Vietnamese exports by 30-40%. 

(VOV) - A 12 member-council to oversee the start-up of the Korea-Vietnam Incubator Park (KVIP) and the installation of its cutting edge state-of-the-art machinery and equipment was ceremoniously established on September 23.

(VOV)- More than 30 Vietnamese businesses and their 100 French counterparts examined ways to spur broader cooperation in the areas of Vietnam’s demand and France’s strength at a recent “Meet Vietnam” Forum in Paris.

Moody's has placed six Vietnamese banks on positive outlook, the credit rating agency announced on its website on September 22.

Retailers from Thailand, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) are rushing to enter the Vietnamese market, putting pressure on domestic manufacturers, according to an article published on the English language news portal VietNamNet Bridge.

Trung Nguyen coffee, a well-known brand in Vietnam’s instant coffee market, has represented the country’s agricultural products at the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning city of China, with the aim of promoting Vietnamese exports to the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area.

(VOV) - General Director of Cisco Vietnam, Phan Thanh Son on September 23 at a seminar in Hanoi said the Internet of Everything – connected products ranging from autos to household goods – could be a US$19,000 billion opportunity.

(VOV) - The Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) held a Japan-Vietnam support industry forum in HCM City on September 23. 

(VOV) - Indonesia's state logistics agency BULOG has reached a deal with the Vietnam Food Association to purchase 200,000 tonnes of rice, officials announced at a seminar in Jakarta on September 23.

(VOV) - A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador Doan Xuan Hung recently attended a seminar in the Japanese prefecture of Miyagi, which focused on highlighting economic cooperation opportunities.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises in coordination with the Vietnam Small and Medium Enterprises (VINASME) in the Southern region on September 23 hosted a ceremony to kick off a trade capacity building project in Hanoi.

Investment opportunities from the equitisation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), the acquisition of bad debts and investment in the consumer goods and retail sectors are of great interest to experts and investors in the current context, said the Vietnam Economic News.

(VOV) - Vietnam, with its open and large consumer market, is an ideal destination for investment, said Jana Ackermann, a representative from Euro-Vietnam Business Networking (EVBN) at a seminar in Prague on September 22.

(VOV) -JW Marriott Hanoi, a leading five-star hotel, has received the prestigious award “The Best New MICE Hotel in Vietnam” at The Guide Awards 2013-2014 recently held in Danang city.

(VOV) -Vietnamese pepper exports in the first nine months of the year hit an all time record high of 136,000 tonnes valued at US$1.022 billion, according to Vietnam Customs statistics.

(VOV) - Vietnamese Goods Week in France opened in Paris on September 22, offering a chance for Vietnamese businesses to boost their exports in France and other EU nations.

The country's total means of payment next year will increase roughly by 16% to 18% against December, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Ho Chi Minh City recorded a rise in its Consumption Price Index (CPI) in September 2014, the municipal Statistics Office revealed on September 22.

(VOV) -In the first eight months of the year, Vietnam imported an estimated 37,300 vehicles valued at US$806 million, up 71.5% in volume and 91.9% in value compared to last year’s corresponding period, Vietnam Customs reports.

(VOV) -Vietnam surpassed all other nations to become the largest supplier of fish to the Colombian market in 2013, making up 36% of this South American nation’s total market share.

The Prime Minister has approved the project “Promotion of non-fired brick (NFB) production and utilisation in Vietnam”, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

(VOV) - German financial assistance is very essential for Vietnam’s sustainable development, said Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung at a working session with his German counterpart Wolfgang Schauble in Hanoi on September 22.