Ford Vietnam sold 1,524 units in February, a year-on-year increase of 65%, the best sales month ever recorded, the automaker announced on March 7.

VOV.VN - Hoang Thi Thuy Lan, chair of the Vinh Phuc Province People’s Committee on March 6, spoke at the grand opening of the city’s newest luxury resort, constructed by Vietnamese property developer FLC Group.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s telecommunications giant, Viettel, has become the first supplier of 4G LTE services to the Republic of Burundi in East Africa, according to a company announcement.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vice Chairman Doan Duy Khuong on March 7 delivered the keynote address kicking off a Vietnam-Guangxi Business Forum in Hanoi.

An event to promote links in innovation and creativeness between Vietnam and the US was jointly held by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the US Embassy in Vietnam, in Hanoi on March 7. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has called on ministries and agencies to minimise the controlling stake of the State in State-run enterprises (SOEs).

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong on March 7 launched construction of two major projects aimed at developing a smarter metering system for the nation’s electrical power grid. 

VOV.VN - Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG) is on a shopping spree hoping to wrap up its takeover of the Vietnam plastics industry by 2020, said speakers at a recent seminar in Saigon.

Over the past few years, in an effort to provide foreign investors with better legal conditions to make investments in Vietnam, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued various new regulations on foreign exchange control.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City officials said they would look to simplify the tax structure and administrative rules as part of their continuing effort to create a better Vietnam-US investment-friendly environment.  

A fall in oil exploitation and lower growth within the processing and manufacturing sector have affected Vietnam’s two-month industrial production.

The equitization process continues to disappoint despite there clearly being the will to wrap it up as quickly as possible.

Vietnamese auto businesses imported about 5,000 completely built-up unit (CBU) cars, worth US$131 million, in February, 1,000 cars less than the previous month, the General Statistic Office (GSO) said.

With International Women’s Day approaching, people are flocking to supermarkets and shops to buy gifts for their loved ones.

VOV.VN - The Myanmar Government has allowed the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) to open its branch in Myanmar.

More than 350 women entrepreneurs from 10 ASEAN member countries participated in a recent conference titled Fostering Women Entrepreneurs in Advancing the AEC Development in Hanoi.

The amendments to Circular No 36 are meant to urge commercial banks to strengthen the risk management of lending activities, rather than tighten the credit sources for the real estate sector, said Pham Huyen Anh, Deputy Chief Inspector of the State Bank of Vietnam.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai recently acknowledged the phenomenon that some foreign investors are taking advantage of cheap labor of Vietnam as a springboard to enter larger markets. 

Burger King, a famous fast-food brand, has experienced tough days in the Vietnam market.

Hanoi’s Construction Department has announced upcoming real estate projects that have been approved for sale in the market and are being funded by 26 investors. 

The northern province of Quang Ninh completed procedures for licensing and granted the investment registration certificate for a cattle farming project within only three hours on March 5. 

Syrena Vietnam Investment and Development JSC (Syrena Vietnam), on March 13 will launch Green Bay Village and Lotus Residences in Ha Long city, northern Quang Ninh province. 

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is looking to attract 15 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total registered capital of about US$350-400 million.

Creed Group, a Japanese investment fund, signed a contract on March 6 with Phat Dat Real Estate Development JSC (PDR) and An Gia Investment company to implement a property project worth 500 million USD in Ho Chi Minh City.

Commercial bank employees received an average monthly wage last year of VND13-23 million (US$590-1,045), up VND1-4 million against 2014, thanks to banks’ better performance.

VOV.VN - Last year, Vietnam signed a number of trade deals which have gradually taken effect and offered opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises to enter foreign markets.

VOV.VN - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a list of foreign catfish farms from four countries eligible to export their products to the US under the USDA inspection program for Siluriformes fish including tra and basa fish.

VOV.VN -By June, 2015, Japan had become Vietnam’s second largest investor with more than 2,600 projects worth a total of US$38 billion. 120 of its projects were located in Da Nang.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to carry out an antidumping probe into coated steel sheets imported from China and the Republic of Korea, the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) said on March 4 on its website.

The switch from traditional to urban farming in Ho Chi Minh City has yielded great success over the last five years, according to the city's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.