VOV.VN -It is no secret that market analysts believe many industries in Vietnam will benefit from the signing of trade deals such as the free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and Vietnam and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

Vietnam’s great potential for software and digital technology development will help it attract many foreign investors into this industry.

Panama has allowed the sale and distribution of Vietnamese tra fish free of disease-causing microbes after it detected harmful microbes in several batches of tra fish from Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade on March 22 announced this year’s stabilisation programme.

From July 2017, Vietnam would no longer receive preferential loans in the form of official development assistance (ODA), a finance department official said at a conference on March 22. 

BMW has chosen the Vietnam International Bank (VIB) as its first Vietnamese financial partner to provide support to local customers who buy new and used cars.

Hundreds of buses in Ho Chi Minh City are poised to feature advertisements by a Japanese ad firm who has just inked a deal with the local transit authority.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s KPA and Australia’s 4 Ways companies have kicked off an agricultural project to transfer techniques for hi-tech seed production in the Central Highlands’ Kon Tum province.

Singapore's government has acquired more than 27.6 million shares in Vietnam's consumer giant Masan Group Corporation to boost its stake to 5.08% from the original 1.38%.

Four companies that run the biggest chains of convenience stores in Japan are considering plans to either expand or start their business in Vietnam, local media have reported, citing a Japanese business group.

The Ministry of Science and Technology on March 22 named 77 Vietnamese enterprises that will be granted a 2015 National Quality Award.

Volvo Cars of Sweden will open two Volvo 4S centres in Ho Chi Minh City in the third quarter of this year, the group announced on March 22. 

The industrial parks (IPs) in the southern province of Tay Ninh have to date attracted 177 foreign direct invested (FDI) and 93 domestic projects, with a total registered capital of nearly US$4 billion as of mid-March this year.

A Vietnam – Laos investment cooperation meeting at the national level is scheduled to take place in central Da Nang city between March 26 – 27. 

VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and and his Russian counterpart Denis Manturov signed an intergovernmental Protocol on supporting the production of motor vehicles in Moscow on March 21.

VOV.VN - At a Quang Ninh Province People’s Committee meeting on March 22, there was a rising tide of complaints that the foreign direct investment laws are too complicated and constantly changing.

VOV.VN - China’s domestic economy is widely reported to be slowing down relative to its impressive growth over the past decade— however, leading economists report foreign investment by their businesses is at record high levels.

More foreign shops such as France-based Auchan and US-based 7-Eleven convenience stores will lead to competition for rental spaces, particularly in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, according to a new report.

Experts have suggested the central bank should further loosen its monetary policy to reduce lending interest rates in a move to support businesses.

Imported steel must be sampled for quality inspection to be eligible for customs clearance, according to the Joint Circular No 44 issued by two ministries involved in the process.

VOV.VN - The EU was the biggest importer of telephones and electronics made in Vietnam in the first two months of this year, accounting for 32.1% of their total export revenue.

Vietnam’s export activities saw continued growth in 2015, and the many free trade agreements that the country has signed will further boost these activities for this year and the  years to come.

Vietnamese investors are expecting more transactions from State-owned enterprises’ (SOE) equitisation rather than by private/family firm owners, Grant Thornton Vietnam’s latest survey said.

CJ Cooperation will remain running in the upcoming auction to become a strategic investor of Vietnam’s leading meat processor Vissan despite doubt over the Republic of Korea firm’s ability to satisfy all selection criteria.

The local cashew industry has seen a spike in cashew prices, marking a 10 year record high, mostly due to increasing global prices.

Debt-to-equity swaps may work in other territories as a solution to resolve soured debts, however, local experts do not recommend this method in Vietnam, despite the country’s towering bad debts.

The prices of RON 92 petrol and E5 bio-fuel increased VND670 and VND570 per litre, respectively, as of 4:30 p.m. on March 21.

VOV.VN - In line with their economic rise, emerging markets such as the Republic of Korea (RoK) have increased in importance over recent years – not only as destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) – but as a source of investment as well. 

Overseas investors are increasingly upbeat about the future of Vietnamese start-ups in the financial technology sector.

Experts predict that Vietnam will continue to be magnet for foreign investors this year, despite the context of sluggish global economic growth.