An expert delegation from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) has visited the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to seek investment opportunities in the local traffic infrastructure system. 

The southern province of Binh Phuoc and the Ivory Coast Cotton and Cashew Council (CCA) have established cooperation in the cashew sector.

VOV.VN -On February 22, the Ministry of Industry and Trade organized a Conference of Trade Counselors in Ho Chi Minh city discussing trade activities.

VOV.VN - A conference was convened in Ho Chi Minh City on February 22 aiming to raise the business community’s awareness on the importance of improving their compliance with food safety and hygiene export requirements.

VOV.VN - The government is intent on ensuring that local companies in the clothing and textiles industries benefit from opportunities created by free trade agreements (FTAs), says the Vietnam Textile and Garment Association (VITAS).

The 2016 Vietnam-Myanmar Trade Service and Tourism Fair - Ho Chi Minh City Expo 2016, is scheduled to take place in Yangon city, Myanmar from April 1-4.

Domestic and foreign investors were urged to invest more in the central province of Nghe An for its geographic advantages, improved infrastructure and open investment policies during an investors' meeting held on February 21 in the province.

The real estate sector is forecast to remain the most attractive investment channel in 2015 due to the growing demand in the residential, office, and hospitality segments.

The local energy sector is expected to be the next driver for foreign direct investment growth in Vietnam this year.

Early promising signs are fanning hopes for the reiteration in 2016 of last year’s record-breaking level of disbursed foreign direct investment, which stood at US$14.5 billion.

VOV.VN - Rice exports made a breakthrough in January with an estimated volume of 495,000 tons worth US$218 million, up 56.7% in volume and 46% in value against last year’s same period. 

Property prices are expected to increase by five to 10 percent in the year of 2016, especially hot projects that have good infrastructure and ensure construction progress.

Blessed with a long coastline and numerous islands, Vietnam’s beach tourism investment has been growing remarkably over recent years.

Vietnam must act quickly to improving production technologies in all industries to ensure the competitiveness of its goods and services in the international market, a recent seminar heard in HCM City.

Existing and future free trade agreements are expected to promote innovations in the business community to enable firms to compete not only at home, but also on international markets.

Many property developers are moving into provinces rather than try their luck in the fiercely competitive metro markets like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Taxi firms in the capital city are likely to slash fares after domestic petrol prices plunged to a seven-year low on February 18, but any cut would take time to implement. 

The People's Committee of Hanoi has promulgated a decision on the land-use plan in 2016 in the city's downtown Hoan Kiem District. 

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) is planning an expansion in equipment manufacturing, adding to its current three main operations namely infrastructure, mobile network and media services.

The HCM City government has got the Prime Minister’s nod for a plan to call for investment to expand National Highway 22 that runs through the city and Tay Ninh Province and connects to Cambodia under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) form.

Lots of cow farmers in Ho Chi Minh City are struggling after their only partner has put a halt to buying their dairy products, with their predicament worsened by imported milk selling at cheaper prices.

Though experts forecast a rise in lending interest rates in 2016, a central bank official believes it is feasible to keep the rates stable and reducing it slightly this year.

The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vinatex) and non-member Hanoi Industrial Textile JSC have filed a complaint claiming that shipping lines from China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan were ripping them off with an unfair surcharge.

Many real estate companies are offering properties at cheap prices in some hot localities in Ho Chi Minh City's north-western region after the Tet holiday expecting high demand from there.

The five-star FLC Vinh Thinh Resort in northern Vinh Phuc province's Vinh Tuong district will open on March 6.

Since switching to growing mangoes of three colours, farmer Nguyen Hoang Du in the Mekong Delta province is no longer worried about finding a market for them.

 About 86.7 percent of the listed companies on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) made profits in the fourth quarter of last year.

VOV.VN - Imported meats from India, Australia, the US and the Republic of Korea (RoK) are flooding the domestic retail market and can be found in barbeques and kitchens across the nation, reports the Vietnam Husbandry Association (VHA).

Several made-in-China affordable electric cars being advertised on Facebook by Vietnamese sellers have grabbed the attention of local consumers while raising the eyebrows of authorities.

VOV.VN - The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement was signed by Vietnam and 11 other Asia-Pacific countries on February 4 in New Zealand after 5 years of negotiations.