There will be a wave of mergers and acquisitions in Vietnam in the next five years when the economy recovers and foreign direct investment surges, an international conference heard in HCM City on August 7.

Nearly 2,600 ha of forest have been cultivated in the northern province of Hoa Binh under a project using official development assistance (ODA) from the German Government. 

(VOV) -The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) may signal golden opportunities for exports in many of Vietnam’s sectors, but it is creating big challenges for the timber processing.

(VOV) - A Vietnamese delegation led by Head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Vuong Dinh Hue is on a six-day visit to Japan with the aim of learning more firsthand about Abenomics and obtaining an answer to the question.

(VOV) - It is high time Vietnam restructure the economic growth model towards improving quality, efficiency and competitiveness, Minister of Planning and Investment Vinh made the comment at a two-day national conference in Danang on August 7.

A delegation of cotton producers and exporters from eastern and southern African countries met with their Vietnamese counterparts in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6 to explore business opportunities.

The northern province of Quang Ninh has obtained Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's approval to select Hanoi-based property developer Joinus Company Ltd. and its partners as "potential investors" in Van Don International Airport.

(VOV) - American multinational conglomerate General Electric (GE) recently announced the appointment of Vu Thu Trang as GM of its GE Haiphong Division.  

(VOV) - The Sri Lanka-Vietnam trade centre officially opened in Colombo on August 6, introducing Vietnam’s investment environment and cooperative prospects for trade to the Sri Lankan business community. 

(VOV) -Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged ministries, agencies and localities to speed up the restructuring of State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

(VOV) - Vietnam, especially HCM City remains a major investment destination for Singaporean businesses, said Singapore’s Consul General in HCM City, Leow Siu Lin at a ceremony honouring the 49th anniversary of Singapore’s National Day on August 6. 

The export value of handicraft products in the first half of this year reached nearly US$900 million, an increase of about 10% compared to the same period last year, the Vietnam Economic News (VEN) reported, citing figures released by the Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (Vietcraft).

(VOV) - Companies from the Republic of Korea (RoK) are upbeat on business opportunities in the Dung Quat Economic Zone located in central Quang Ngai province. 

(VOV) -Binh Dinh Fishery Joint Stock Company (Bidifisco) and Japanese Kato Hitoshi General Office Co Ltd (Kato Office) have signed a contract to export ocean tuna to Japan.

(VOV) -The 2014 Vietnam International Fisheries Exhibition and Trade Fair (Vietfish) opened at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6.

(VOV) - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has initiated a preliminary investigation on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariff on certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from several countries, including Vietnam.

(VOV) - The number of foreign trade representative visits to Vietnam during the first half of the year are an auspicious sign US investment in the country is not about to wane anytime soon, economic experts say.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s GPD will continue to grow despite low credit growth, according to recent HSBC’s report on Vietnam at a glance.

The Prime Minister has directed concerned ministries and agencies to monitor shrimp production and trade more strictly.

In the first seven months of this year, the southern province of Dong Nai revoked investment licences from eight foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with a total registered capital of US$86 million. 

The southern province of Bac Lieu took in 21 new projects in the past seven months, including the one on making apparels invested by a Republic of Korea investor.

Vietnamese exports to Hong Kong posted strong growth in the first half of this year, according to Vietnam's General Department of Customs.

(VOV) - Japanese owned Aeonmall Vietnam Co, Ltd has received the green light from Binh Duong province to proceed with its expansion plans and the grand opening of its Aeon Binh Duong Canary Mall in November 2014.

The domestic steel market has continued to be quiet as consumption is at a low level, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

(VOV) - Facing fierce competition in the packaged beer market, foreign breweries are migrating towards draft beer, with pubs and beer gardens springing up as fast as mushrooms throughout urban Vietnam.

(VOV) -Garment and textile exports jumped 11.1% on-month in July to US$2.1 billion, surpassing the telephone sector as the nation’s leading export industry, reports the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Businesses from Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, the US and Vietnam will display their products at the International East-West Economic Corridor Commercial, Tourism and Investment Exhibition at Danang's Exhibition Centre from August 15-20.

Vietnam’s still young gaming business is showing signs of maturity with a number of hospitality developers asking for licences to build casinos and upcoming wide-ranging measures that would help legitimise the industry and streamline investment.

The Technological and Commercial Joint-Stock Bank (Techcombank) has been the only bank in Vietnam winning two awards from the Asian Banker magazine at the same time.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has required that the tax sector cut the time for enterprises to complete tax paperwork to under 300 hours a year by the end of 2014.