(VOV) - Vietnam’s total seafood import value has reached US$720 million over the past eight months, up 73% compared to the same period in 2013.

(VOV) - PetroVietnam and Rosneft will establish a joint venture company to explore and exploit two oil wells at Pechora Sea, north-west of Russia, which have a combined geological reserve of 1 billion tonnes and a recoverable reserve of 200 million tonnes.

The Third Vietnam Labour Market Update, a quarterly bulletin released on September 3, forecast a rise in the demand for skilled workers in the fields of mechanical production, food processing, electricity generation and distribution, communications, health services and social work in the last quarter of 2014.

(VOV) - Amata Vietnam JSC, a subsidiary of the Thai group Amata, will earmark US$530 million for a hi-tech park and urban area complex in the southern province of Dong Nai. 

The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of Vietnam posted 50.3 in August, down from 51.7 in July and falling for the fourth consecutive month to signal the weakest improvement in business conditions since November 2013, said HSBC Vietnam and Markit Economics Limited.

(VOV) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) released its Global competitiveness Report 2014-2015 on September 3 citing Vietnam as having improved by two notches, to 68thfrom last year’s 70th, in its global competitiveness ranking. 

For the last three years, most State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have had stable operations with acceptable profits, but capital withdrawal from their non-core businesses continues to be sluggish.

(VOV) - The latest round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement negotiations are underway, running from September 1-10 in Hanoi, and negotiators expect major breakthroughs, paving the way for the signing of the landmark agreement. 

(VOV) -Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City are estimated at US$ 2.75 billion during the first eight months of 2014, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung delivered a speech at the 11th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Ministerial Meeting held in Beijing, China, on September 2. 

(VOV) - The restaurant and food industry in Vietnam is a delectable – hot and juicy spot for foreign investment and has been garnering the eye of large numbers of Japanese investors.

The Prime Minister is supporting the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to include animal feed in the list of products exempted from value added tax (VAT) payment.

(VOV) - Southern Dong Nai province has issued investment certificates for 103 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects, valued at over US$922 million during the first eight months of the year.

(VOV) - Representatives from nearly ten Vietnamese companies along with 10,000 participants of 400 firms from 35 countries around the world are attending the 7thBuild Eco Xpo (BEXASIA) taking place in Singapore from September 1-3.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently approved a development plan for Vietnam’s shipping industry for 2020, with a vision for 2030, aiming to ease the transportation burden on roads. 

(VOV) - As of September 1, gas retail prices in HCM City fell by VND7,000/12kg barrel compared to the current prices, offering the maximum retail price of gas to the city’s consumers at VND 377,000 VND/ 12kg canister.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association (VYEA) set new tasks at their fifth national congress in Hanoi on August 30-31, striving to take the lead in international integration.

(VOV) -Vietnamese exports to Australia picked up the pace for the first seven months of the year, jumping up 38.2% on-year to US$2.39 billion with aUS$1.22 billion trade surplus.

(VOV) - The Vietnam-Russia Oil and Gas Joint Venture Enterprise (Vietsovpetro) has announced it discovered oil from Oligocene sediments at Sturgeon well of Lot 09-3/12 off Vietnam’s continental shelf.

(VOV) - The US International Trade Commission (USITC) formally imposed anti-dumping duties on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) imported from a number of countries, including Vietnam, the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) has announced..

(VOV) -Danang municipal People’s Committee Chairman Van Huu Chien paid a courtesy visit to Second Mayor Dr Dorothee Stapelfeldt of Hamburg on August 28 to discuss strengthening cultural exchange and cooperation between the two cities.

Vietnam's credit is expected to grow by 4.5% and its deposits, by 8.21%, by late August, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

(VOV) - Boosting trade promotion and investment in the Russian market was the main theme of a seminar held in HCM City on August 29. 

(VOV) - Employment and labourers’ income issues, especially the implementation of international labour standards, will pose significant challenges to Vietnam when the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) and the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) come into effect.

(VOV) - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat on August 29 called for the support of international donors in creating a new momentum for rural development and restructuring the agricultural economy.

The Tuong Huy Co. Ltd. in the Central Highlands of Lam Dong has exported 2,880 moon cakes to Japan. 

Vietnam is the second most listed location for business expansion in ASEAN, according to a survey results released on August 28 by the US Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham Singapore).

(VOV) - Many Malaysian giants are pouring billions of US dollars into Vietnam’s profitable investment areas such as banking, retail and securities, hoping to take the lion’s share of the market.

(VOV) - Representatives from over 130 Republic of Korea (RoK) companies attended a dialogue with the Dong Nai Province Customs Department on August 28 to stay abreast of Vietnam’s tax and customs policies.

The fifth International Advertising Equipment and Technology Exhibition, or VietAd 2014, opened at the Tan Binh Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City on August 28.