(VOV) - Vietnam appreciates a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) decision to import several Vietnamese agricultural products like longan and litchi, said Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Hai Binh.

(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will attend the 11th China-ASEAN Exposition (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) in China’s Guangxi province from September 14-16.

International experience in the implementation of electronic records and data was shared at a seminar titled "Authenticity of Electronic Records" held in Hanoi on September 10.

(VOV) - Whether Vietnamese labourers can rise to the occasion and seize the opportunities presented by ASEAN regional integration and the complimentary process of globalization, is highly dependent upon their foresight and preparedness.

(VOV) -Japan based Tokyo Keiki Precision Technology on September 10 inaugurated a US$40 million 30,000 sq metre facility producing high tech electromagnetic switching valves and high pressure pane pumps in the central city of Danang.

(VOV) - A seminar was held in Ghent, Belgium’s East Flanders region on September 10 to promote investment in Vietnam under the framework of the Accenta International Trade Fair 2014. 

Shrimp-processing firms will not be allowed to operate if they use less than 10% of their own raw materials, the Directorate of Fisheries has proposed.

(VOV) -Electric and Power Vietnam, the country's premier exhibition in those sectors, will open on September 17 at the SaiGon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) in Hanoi on September 10 inked an agreement to borrow US$50 million from four foreign partners.

(VOV) - To further enhance cooperation among ACMECS nations, there should be breakthroughs in connecting products, harmonise standards and services and reform formalities to establish a single travel area under the motto “ACMECS: Five Nations – One Destination”. 

(VOV) - More than 300 businesses from 19 countries are participating in the 14th Vietfood & Beverage Exhibition and the 18th Int’l Exhibition on Food Processing, Packaging Technology (Propack Vietnam 2014) taking place in HCM City from Sept 10-13. 

(VOV) - The Technological and Commercial Joint-Stock Bank (Techcombank) has won ten international awards from four prestigious magazines in the field of finance and banking. 

(VOV) - The Vietnamese and Chilean business communities have better access to each other’s markets as more than 80% of export products are now duty free thanks to the Vietnam-Chile Free Trade Agreement (VCFTA) signed on January 1, 2014.

(VOV) - A significant jump in machinery and equipment imports in the first months of the year shows businesses are picking up the pace of modernising production facilities.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Department of Atomic Energy and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on September 10 jointly held a seminar on opportunities and challenges for communications in disseminating nuclear power development in Vietnam.

(VOV) -The Vietnam and UK business communities play an immensely important role in strengthening bilateral trade relations, said Prince Andrew, Duke of York, at a Vietnam-UK Network luncheon in London on September 9.

(VOV) - A Vietnam Development Report aiming to provide an insightful window into the opportunities available for the country to develop rapidly and sustainably through 2030 and beyond is anticipated to be completed by late 2015.

The diversification of milk products in recent years is satisfying the increasing demand, a conference in Hanoi heard on September 9. 

August marked the 17th month in a row of automobile sales growth, with 12,562 cars sold, a 59% year-on-year increase, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA). 

(VOV) - Experts from Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos (CVL) gathered in Siem Reap on September 9, seeking ways to promote trade, investment and tourism in the three countries of the Development Triangle Area (DTA). 

(VOV) - FPT IS, an information system affiliate of the Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology (FPT), has been awarded a US$6.6 million contract to supply and implement an integrated income tax management system for Bangladesh.

(VOV) - Vietnamese rubber exports are forecast at 1 million tonnes with total export value of US$1.8-2 billion for 2014, down 10% in volume and 25-30% in value compared to last year.

(VOV) -A geographic indications (GIs) exhibition, organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology and EC-ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation Programme, opened in Hanoi on September 9.

(VOV) -A groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 9 for a US$3.2 billion oil refinery project at Hoa Tan industrial park in the central coastal province of Phu Yen.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the banking sector in 2014 are not as common as in previous years when most of the M&A cases involved smaller banks merging into larger banks. This year a number of leading banks merged to create greater strength.

(VOV) - Japanese company Asia Plus wants to assist Vietnamese businesses more effectively connect with target customers and expand their businesses through sophisticated internet marketing techniques incorporating social media.

(VOV) - A Taiwanese company, Cheng Long Group, has announced plans to construct a US$1 billion industrial paper processing plant with a capacity of over 1 million tonnes annually in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

(VOV) - Leading market analysts are forecasting Vietnamese exports to the US of litchi and longans to soar to over 1,800 tonnes annually. 

Vietnam and Cuba expressed their wish to expand agricultural cooperation via a number of cooperation programmes, including a rice production programme and a master plan for aquaculture in Cuba until 2020. 

Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Committee Le Thanh Hai requested the Speaker of the Myanmar Assembly of the Union, Thura U Shwe Mann, to support businesses in the city and Myanmar to boost their partnership in the future.