KinderWorld Education Group will soon conduct three investment projects in Vietnam’s northern Vinh Phuc province, said its Chairman Ricky Tan at a roundtable on investment opportunities in the province held in Singapore on July 18. 

Tai Yuan Vietnam Co., Ltd, a Taiwanese firm specialising in yarn and textile products, on July 18 received an investment licence for the construction of its plant in northern Ha Nam province. 

A delegation of Japanese entrepreneurs has made a fact-finding tour of the northern province of Ha Nam to seek investment opportunities in the locality.

(VOV)- Representatives from GlobalGAP Control Union granted a GlobalGAP certification to Nghe An dairy farm under Vietnam Dairy Cow One-Member Co, Ltd (Vinacow), a subsidiary company of Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) on July 18. 

(VOV) - Vietnam exported 133,000 tonnes of raw cashew nuts at US$847 million during the first six months of the year, up 20.1% in volume and 22.1% in value on-year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reports.

(VOV) -Vietnam – Israel trade relations developed remarkably in the first six months of 2014, with bilateral trade jumping 53% year-on-year to US$426 million.

(VOV) - The evaluation is based on a stable inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam, according to HSBC global research.

(VOV) -Representatives of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) group signed a US$338.2 million loan contract for the Vinh Tan 4 thermal power plant in Hanoi on July 17.

(VOV) - Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activities in Vietnam are forecast to enter a new period of stronger development, with the total value tallying in at approximately US$20 billion, 30% higher than the first stage (US$15 billion). 

(VOV) - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) will officially impose anti-dumping taxes on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) imported from Vietnam on September 2. 

(VOV) - Domestic and foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) in the leather and footwear sector continue to experience impressive growth, ranking Vietnam the second largest global exporter of footwear.

(VOV) - The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam BIDV has been selected – Best Commercial Bank – by the International Banker, a leading British financial and banking industry news organization.

(VOV) - The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued a license authorising National Australia Bank (NAB) to establish a representative office in Hanoi. 

The State Bank of Vietnam has announced that it has started buying the US dollar for an additional VND100 as of July 16.

The Netherland-based FrieslandCampina Vietnam company on July 16 kick-started the construction of a project on expanding large-scale dairy farms in the northern province of Ha Nam, the first financed by the dairy producer.

(VOV) - Three international shoe and leather expos got underway at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16, drawing the participation of 150 businesses from 18 countries around the globe.

(VOV) - A workshop aimed at promoting technical cooperation in agriculture and environmental protection between Can Tho city and Hiroshima prefecture, Japan was held on July 16.

(VOV) - Representatives from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) met in Hanoi on July 16 to discuss issues on public-private partnership (PPP) cooperation in Vietnam. 

(VOV) - Samsung Electronics has select Vietnam over the Republic of Korea (RoK) as the location for a new factory to produce mobile phones, according to an article by editorial writer Choi Yong-hae on Donga Ilbo newspaper (East Asia Daily). 

(VOV) -Many Vietnamese companies are introducing their products at the Singapore Gifts & Premiums Fair 2014, which is ongoing at Marina Bay Sands exhibition centre from July 16-18.

(VOV) - Official Development Assistance (ODA) has been a key source of funds, helping, Vietnam make great socio-economic strides in the comprehensive renewal process.

(VOV) -Workers are putting the finishing touches to Dong Tru concrete-filled steel tubular arch bridge, the first of its kind in Vietnam, which is due to open to traffic in October 2014.

(VOV) -An association of Vietnamese entrepreneurs will be established in Angola to assist each other in operation and better capitalise on business opportunities in this market.

The domestic tuna industry will find it difficult to reach its export value target for the year because of reduction in exports since the beginning of this year.

The Dung Quat Oil Refinery needs up to US$2 billion to raise its annual processing capacity from its current 6.5 million tonnes to 10 million tonnes in the future.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 16 asked leaders of finance, industry and trade to explain how they fix retail prices for petrol.

(VOV) - A delegation of business community leaders from Tokyo has made a fact-finding tour of Ha Nam to seek investment opportunities in the province.

(VOV) -Garment and textile projects attracted 70.62% of all domestic and foreign investment capital in HCM City’s export processing zones (EPZ) and industrial zones (IZ) during the first six months of the year.

(VOV) - Dong Nai province’s exports for June to the Republic of Korea (RoK) skyrocketed 250% over last year’s same period to US$190 million, bringing total cumulative exports for H1 to US$644 million.

(VOV) - The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam - PVN) on July 15 announced the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint Nguyen Xuan Son Chairman of the group’s Board of members.