VOV.VN - The government has issued a resolution on encouraging businesses to invest in effective, safe, and sustainable agriculture. 

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), a new-generation free trade agreement between Vietnam and 28 EU member countries, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) are two FTAs with the broadest scope and the highest level of commitment Vietnam has ever signed. 

 Finaxar Vietnam, Indovina Bank and Cathay Financial Holdings have announced a partnership to improve access to financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam.

Vietnam gained a trade surplus of 1.59 billion USD in the first half of this year, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Customs.

MoMo was voted the most popular electronic wallet in Vietnam in 2019 in a poll conducted by Nhip Cau Dau Tu (Investment Bridge) magazine.

Saigon office rents are rising across all categories despite new supply as demand remains high.

HCMC welcomed over 4,000 square meters of co-working office space in the second quarter, concentrated in the central districts.

Local farmers, farm produce processors and traders should meet local and international standards to increase the consumption of agricultural products and also enhance competitiveness against foreign rivals, heard a recent forum on farm produce consumption in HCM City.

VOV.VN - Considered one of the five biggest trade fairs in the world, the Bangkok Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Fair (RHVAC) and Electric and Electronics Fair 2019 (E&E) will take place from September 25-28.

Northern Son La province launched ‘Son La Longan and Safe Farm Produce Week 2019’ at Big C Thang Long, Hanoi, on July 19.

VOV.VN - The leather and footwear industry is expected to maintain the positive signs of growth seen throughout 2019 as local businesses continue to make great strides in capitalizing on opportunities brought about by the international economic integration to fulfill this year’s export turnover target of US$21.5 billion.

Ho Chi Minh City posted an economic growth rate of 7.86 percent year-on-year in the first half of the year to 611.5  trillion (26.3 billion USD).

Through the eyes of many European countries, Vietnam is seen as an ideal investment hub in the region of Southeast Asia, following the signing of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement.

VOV.VN - Under the theme ‘Friendship, Cooperation and Development’, Vietnam Trade Fair 2019 is underway in Yangon, Myanmar, drawing 80 businesses from both Vietnam and Myanmar to showcase their products at over 100 pavilions.

The logistics market in Vietnam is booming with million-dollar merger deals being signed and many foreign companies striving to increase market share.

The flexible office market in HCM City comprising co-working and serviced offices is among the fastest growing in the Asia Pacific, market researchers said. 

It’s time for Vietnam to build an expressway on its own, experts say.

 Local garment producers have so far received less order than 2018 and the shortage of orders is becoming more common, heard a press conference held by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) in Hanoi on July 19.

As the State Bank of Vietnam has tightened the control over real estate loans to ensure sustainable development of the market and safety of the banking sector, property transactions have fallen down in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the first six months of the year, experts said at a recent meeting in Hanoi.

Boosting export via giant retail platform like Amazon will enable small- and medium-sized enterprises to access world market at the lowest cost, experts said at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 19. 

Vietnamese businesses are having high hopes for bigger market shares in the European Union (EU) thanks to the bilateral free trade agreement (EVFTA) signed recently.

VOV.VN - Mini Thailand Week 2019 officially began at the Vietnam International Trade Exhibition & Convention Center in the southern province of Ben Tre on July 19.

“Vietnam is shaping up to be Southeast Asia’s next hottest startup ecosystem” is the title of an article recently posted on the website of TechinAsia – the largest English-language technology media company in Singapore that focuses on Asia.

The internet and smartphones are having a profound impact on consumers in many areas and offering manufacturers and retailers the opportunity to promote their products while also bringing challenges in understanding new shopping trends and identifying effective methods of communication, a seminar heard in Ho Chi Minh City on July 18.

TH Group has submitted a proposal to the People’s Committee of the northern province of Quang Ninh to invest in a projects breeding 20,000 milk cows with a total investment of nearly 6 trillion VND (258 USD) in Dam Ha district.

Apple will soon start trial production of its AirPods wireless earphones in Vietnam as it cuts China reliance.  

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has continued to co-ordinate efforts with relevant ministries and associations to deploy a wide range of trade promotion activities aimed at boosting domestic farm produce market expansion.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has been named the best bank of Vietnam in 2019 by Euromoney. 

A conference promoting investment, trade and tourism in the northwestern mountainous province of Lao Cai is scheduled to run in Lao Cai city on September 20.

Hanoi aims to build 30 more new industrial clusters by the end of 2019.