The positive development of the local economy was the continued growth of the domestic property market in the first quarter of this year, according to experts.

Vietnamese rice exporters have been told to try to penetrate non-China markets to make bigger profits. However, they have not made efforts to attack markets in France and the US.

VOV.VN - Forming chains to increase competitiveness and add values to farm produce is helpful for the development of Vietnam’s agricultural sector.

Carlsberg Vietnam expects to overtake its rivals in the domestic high-end beer segment by officially introducing its premium international brand, Tuborg to Vietnam.

Pactum Dairy Group- a milk processor based in northern Victoria which is a joint venture between Australian Consolidated Milk and Freedom Foods- has signed a deal to supply local firm IDP with about four million litres of UHT milk a year.

More than 10,000 e-commerce websites were registered in Vietnam at the end of last year, twice the number of 2014, according to a new report by released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on April 14.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment was drafting a circular on a venture capital fund to create a legal framework for promoting start-ups and make Vietnam a start-up nation.

Recruitment demands for mid-level and senior managers for enterprises nationwide rose dramatically during the first quarter of the year, according to recruitment companies.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese racer Bui Huy Thong made a strong showing in his debut in Asian Road Racing Moto 2016 (ARRC) at the Johor Bahru racetrack in Malaysia, according to multiple media reports.

VOV.VN - Rocket Internet is jumping ship and divesting itself of unprofitable Asian fashion portal Zalora business units in both Vietnam and Thailand, according to TechCrunch media.

VOV.VN - On April 15, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad  visited the Hanoi-Moscow Complex (Incentra) in Moscow which he said its operations  have helped step up investment cooperation among ASEAN businesses, including those from Laos, in Russia. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam has attended trade promotion activities between the Common Market of South American, Mercosur, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, in Tucuman, Argentina.

The State Audit has announced it will audit Vietnam Airlines and its 12 subsidiaries.

A comprehensive competition policy is necessary to shift the Vietnamese economy to a market economy, stated Nguyen Dinh Cung, head of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), at a workshop in Hanoi on April 15. 

An individual housing project, called Fuji Residence, will be developed in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City after Nam Long Group and partnership investors Fuji Residence and Nishi Nippon Railroad signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on April 15.

Vietnam has made good use of opportunities brought about by the country’s membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), according to WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo.

Vietnam should be more active in proposing specific areas with which the World Trade Organisation (WTO) can support the country, WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo said during his visit to Vietnam, the first ever trip made by a WTO chief to the Southeast Asian nation.

Vietnamese and Russian tourism businesses signed cooperation agreements to increase the exchange of tourists between the two countries and support each other in implementing tourism development plans, at a conference in Hanoi on April 15, as part of the ongoing Vietnam International Tourism Mart.

Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi met with Secretary of Shanghai Party Committee Han Zheng and Vice Governor of Zhejiang province Liang Liming as part of his working visit to the Chinese localities from April 10-14.

VOV.VN - The entry of foreign banks has significantly increased over the last two decades, says the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), which performs state management over monetary, banking activities and foreign exchange. 

Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand are expected to join the nations with Gross Domestic Products (GDP) exceeding US$1 trillion in 2030, according to a report released by the global information company IHS Inc.

The Vietnam-Korea Business Forum took place in Seoul on April 14 with the focus on opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 

VOV.VN - World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has appointed Victoria Kwakwa as the new Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, effective on April 15.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has planned to export 1.6 million tons of rice for the second quarter of this year, 200,000 tons lower than the initial plan.

Lotte Group’s retail business Lotte Mart has joined the 26th Vietnam International Trade Fair – VIETNAM EXPO 2016 to look for Vietnamese products to export to foreign markets.

Vietnam's agricultural products are at risk of being surrounded by high-quality agricultural products from North American countries and New Zealand after the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) takes effect.

The impressive growth of Condotel has made this product the focus of the property market. 

Fund manager VinaCapital has injected US$50 million into two private firms in Vietnam in the year to date and will find more enterprises for investment this year.

The plans on setting up two new air carriers – Vietstar Airlines and SkyViet – have been submitted to the Prime Minister.

Three Vietnamese mobile phone operators, Viettel, MobiFone and Vinaphone, have been named among the Top 20 Most Valuable ASEAN Telecom Brands in 2016.