(VOV) -Starbucks Corporation, one of the world’s leading coffeehouses, is sponsoring a special coffee tasting in Hanoi on July 19.

The Vietnam-Russia Technology and Investment JSC (VRG) plans to build a luxury eco-tourism area on Soi Nhu island in northern coastal Quang Ninh province’s Van Don district.

(VOV) - Fruit and vegetable exports have outpaced the national average in recent times, making agriculture one of the leading export sectors.

(VOV) - Roughly 51% of surveyed private investors revealed that they have plans to expand operations in Vietnam over the next 12 months, according to a Grant Thornton Vietnam report.

(VOV) - The National Food Safety and Quality Service of Argentina (Senasa) will consider increasing the number of Vietnamese seafood processors eligible for exporting products to Argentina from the current 204. 

The capital attracted US$560 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of the year, representing a 14% year-on-year increase.

The State Bank of Vietnam's Governor Nguyen Van Binh is planning a more flexible monetary policy in the second half of this year to achieve credit growth of 12 to 14% by year-end.

The ASEAN Economic Community to be established next year is expected to enable free movement of goods, capital, and skilled labour, a seminar heard in HCM City on July 9.

(VOV) -Nearly 600 businesses from 23 countries and territories have registered to attend the 9th international medical exhibition at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City from September 24-26.

(VOV) -Nearly 200 Thai businesses are showcasing their high-quality products at an exhibition in HCM City from July 9-12 to promote Thai brands to Vietnamese consumers.

Businesses in Ho Chi Minh City have been offered a chance to study the investment and settlement policies and opportunities in the US, especially in Vermont.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance and the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of Korea (RoK) signed two ODA loan agreements worth US$162 million through the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) in Hanoi on July 9. 

(VOV) - Despite facing many difficulties, the index of industrial production ticked up in the first six months.

(VOV) - World Bank (WB) senior economist Gabriel Demonbynes on July 8 unveiled at a press conference in Hanoi that the number of super rich in Vietnam has tripled over the past decade.

(VOV) - The Ministry of Finance spearheaded negotiations with the Turkish Government during a recent working visit to the Middle Eastern country from July 6-9, and signing  a double tax avoidance agreement.

(VOV) - The value of Vietnam exports outpaced the GDP growth rate by threefold in the first six months of the year, jumping up 15% over last year’s same period to US$71 billion.

As many as 37,315 businesses were established in the first half of 2014 with a total registered capital of VND230,924 billion, up 19.3% from the same period in 2013, the Government news portal reported.

The 2014 MTA Vietnam Show, the largest on manufacturing solutions in the country, got underway in Ho Chi Minh City on July 8, with the participation of many companies from Germany, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the Republic of Korea. 

(VOV) - A delegation from the Lao Government Inspection Authority led by Inspector General Bounthong Chitmany on July 8 paid a working visit to the central city of Danang.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s macroeconomic stabilization performance has continued to improve but growth remains moderate and continues to come in below its potential, according to a World Bank (WB) report released on July 8.

(VOV) - Entrepreneurs in Hanoi are eagerly seeking out cooperation partners from Laos and are particularly keen on entering into business deals with partners from Luang Prabang province. 

(VOV) - Canada has approved funding of CAD500,000 for Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to implement a technical and policy support project to restructure the agricultural sector in the 2013-2020 period.

(VOV) -A large number of representatives from the Vietnamese business community attended a seminar in HCM City on July 8 focused on investment opportunities in the US in line with Vietnamese strengths.

(VOV) - A high-level delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade paid a working visit to Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade to boost seafood cooperation between the two nations. 

(VOV) -Singaporean companies are highly confident that the Vietnam real estate market is on the pathway to sustainability, said Linson Lim, Keppel Land Vietnam General Director, one of the nation’s largest real estate investors.

State-owned Petrolimex, Vietnam's leading fuel importer and distributor, on July 7 increased the price of 92-octane (92 RON) gasoline by VND410 to VND25,640(US$1.2) per litre, prompted by jumping world oil prices.

(VOV) -The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has surpassed Germany and Hong Kong to become Vietnam’s fifth largest export market, trailing behind the US, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.

(VOV) - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced its preliminary determination adjusting tariffs on Vietnamese frozen tra (Pangasius) fillets imported into the US.

(VOV) -The European Commission Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) recently announced it will perform quality control inspections over processing of bivalve molluscs from September 9-18.

(VOV) - A long-term industrial development strategy recently approved by the Prime Minister targets an industrial production to GDP ratio of over 50% by 2030 and full integration into the global value chain by 2035.