According to the Vietnam E-Commerce and Information Technology Agency, though the country's e-commerce market has seen significant growth, the habit of using cash remains overwhelmingly popular, accounting for 65% of online transactions. 

More than one million tonnes of rice were exported in January and February at US$445 million, doubling that of 2015 in terms of volume and value.

VOV.VN - Vietnam currently ranks sixth among the biggest garment exporters to the EU, trailed by China, Bangladesh, Turkey, India and Cambodia, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas).

Representatives of Vietnamese businesses and agencies have expressed concern about the US’s rule establishing an inspection program for fish under the order Siluriformes, including tra and basa fish that are widely farmed in Vietnam.

Many Vietnamese customers have been increasingly worried about the safety of baby powder made by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) following a recent court ruling holding the company responsible for the cancer death of a woman in the United States.

The positions of CEOs of many multinational groups are being held by Vietnamese as the business employ strategies to localize staff.

The Robusta price in the past had climbed to as much as VND50 million per ton, which helped many farmers get rich. 

2015 was littered with M&A activity in the property market, especially in residential, hospitality, and retail, and the trend is forecast to continue in 2016.

With 5,584 firms established in February, the country saw 13,904 new companies begin operations in the first two months of 2016, up 1% year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

Since early February the ASEAN Deep Value Fund has been acquiring more shares of Hong Ha Vietnam Joint Stock Company (PHH) and Thanh Nam Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company (CSC). It now owns 10.9% and 13.9% of the businesses.

Van Phuc silk, a famous silk brand from the most ancient weaving village bearing the same name, has been trying to access the international market while still preserve and enrich its cultural identity.

Foreign companies registered to invest more than US$2.8 billion in Vietnam during the first two months of this year, up 135% year-on-year.

VOV.VN - Sustainability was the ‘buzz-word’ at a recent conference in Hanoi looking at the long-term viability of commercial pangasius catfish farming in Vietnam, sponsored by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). 

Banking assets by the end of 2015 rose 12.35% year-on-year to more than VND7,319 trillion (US$332 billion) thanks to the improved business performance of most of the credit institutions.

Beachside land in the centre of Danang city is being hunted by real estate investors because of the potential high profit due to the large number of tourists in these areas.

VOV.VN -A conference to promote investment by north India’s garment and textile businesses was held recently in Punjab.

Foreign direct investment in Ho Chi Minh City has plummeted this year and there are no large projects on the cards.

Soon after revealing plans to expand its overseas operations, Vietnamese dairy giant Vinamilk has said it will close its representative office in Cambodia next week when its license expires.

The Government is giving a major boost to the development of community products, under the "One Tambon, One Product,” or "OTOP,” program to make them better known in the international market.

Thailand and Russia are targeting to increase the value of their bilateral trade fivefold in the next five years, announced Thai Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn on February 26. 

Indonesia will focus on investing in Malaysia and Singapore as well as attracting investors from the two countries, according to the Indonesian Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pressed a button to launch a project to connect the Noi Bai-Lao Cai expressway with touristy Sa Pa town in northern Lao Cai province on February 27.

Vietnamese exporters should restructure their production to improve profit and enjoy preferential of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP), Tran Tuan Anh, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade said.

VOV.VN - The resolution of the 12th National Party Congress targets increasing Total Factor Productivity (TFP) from 30% to 35% in 2020. 

Vietnam looks set to become the biggest beneficiary of the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal out of the four Southeast Asian participants, the other three being Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore.

Many foreign investors, especially those from Japan, have poured hundreds of millions of dollars of investment into Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Province for the past two months, according to official statistics.

Domestic and foreign investors alike have been keenly monitoring opportunities for M&As in Vietnam's real estate market.

Archcafe’s success story of penetrating convenience stores shows that innovation in the beverage market can bring great success.

The national index of industrial production (IIP) in the first two months of this year posted a year-on-year increase of 6.6%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). 

The 26th Vietnam Expo 2016 that aims to enhance regional and international economic connectivity will take place in Hanoi from April 13-16.