A survey conducted by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) has found that the majority of Korean investors who plan to scale up their outward investment plan plan to come to Vietnam.

Competition is getting tougher for domestic brewers as foreign rivals are increasing their share of the country’s output.

(VOV) - Thai businesses have expressed concern that foreign investors will shift their investment from Thailand to Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia to take full advantages of Trans-Pacific Partership (TPP) to approach the US, said Vallop Vitanakorn, vice chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). 

Japanese sweet potatoes grown in Vietnam that turn green after boiled are safe to eat, the Agri-Food & Veterunary Authority of Singapore (AVA) clarified on January 12 in response to a widely circulated message that said the root vegetables are toxic. 

The domestic automobile market witnessed a boom in 2015 with a series of records, but concerns still exist as manufacturers worry they cannot compete with imports after import tariffs are cut. And customers fear the prices will fall as a result of tax policies. 

Aerospace Engineering Services JSC (AESC), a Vietnamese joint stock company, has proposed joining with the Vietnamese Government to develop the country's aviation industry, with support from the Airbus Group. 

The Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC) in Germany on January 12 listed Vietnam’s national flag carrier -- Vietnam Airlines --among the top 60 safest airlines in the world.

The Thai Government announced its plan to free more than 13 million tonnes of rice stockpiled in warehouses across the nation by mid-2017. 

(VOV) - Grand Tourane Danang Hotel – the first five-star hotel on My Khe Beach in Danang, will officially be operational on February 1.

Big cities and provinces in the country have completed stockpiling of goods reserves keeping in mind the increase in demand in the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Vietnam is striving to boost its development in the ASEAN bloc and rise to the upper half within five years, according to the country's latest strategy on international integration.

Domestic small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) need close co-operation from public offices in getting information about regulations of free trade agreements (FTAs) for getting more benefits from the agreements.

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will not issue new banknotes with denominations lower than VND5,000 (22 US cents) for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday to save costs.

Enterprises operating in the processing and manufacturing sectors are optimistic about growth in export orders for 2016, Cong Thuong ( Commerce and Industry) newspaper reported on January 11.

Sapporo Holdings Ltd President Tsutomu Kamijo unveiled that the oldest beer brand in Japan wants to expand operations in Vietnam. 

The World Bank will help the General Department of Customs develop the Vietnam Trade Information Portal under a programme to support Vietnam in implementing the World Trade Organisation’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). 

The Financing and Promoting Technology Corporation (FPT) has reported that the revenue of its company FPT Software reached US$181 million in 2015, an increase of 31% from the previous year. 

The Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), launched a three-hour investment permit service on January 11.

(VOV) -A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 12 to announce Vietnam’s top 500 businesses of 2015 with State-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) remaining at the top of the 500 Vietnamese biggest enterprises list in terms of revenue (VNR500).

Representatives from over 20 Chinese enterprises joined their Vietnamese counterparts at a business forum, which was organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Hanoi on January 12. 

(VOV) -Farmers have raised their profile in the global fruit and vegetable market over the past year by more effectively implementing Vietnam Good Practices (VietGap), reports the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

As millions of dollars of foreign capital flowed into the country over the first few days of the New Year, many believe that this signifies another buoyant year of foreign direct investment for Vietnam in 2016.

After 30 years of the ‘Doi Moi’ (renewal) procses, Vietnam has emerged from a backward country with 90% of its population working in the agricultural sector, to one that is well on its way towards industrialisation and modernisation, said VuongDinh Hue, head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission.

The VND-USD exchange rate was adjusted down at commercial banks on late morning of January 12.

All Nippon Airways (ANA), the largest airline in Japan by revenue and passenger numbers, will purchase 8.8% of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines's stake for VND2.43 trillion (US$108 million).

Vietnam's seafood industry must improve its competitiveness if it is to reach its US$7-billion export goal this year, a challenge given a 15.5% year-on-year drop in exports last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP).

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has just launched “Eneloop Solar Storage Battery” as a new series of eneloop rechargeable batteries to mark eneloop 10th anniversary.

The shareholders of big listed banks - Sacombank, ACB and SHB – in 2015 had total stock assets worth VND3.55 trillion, an increase of VND275 billion compared with the previous year.

Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russia's Gazprom, has ended talks with the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to buy a 49% stake in Dung Quat refinery.

Vietnam N.A Motor Co., Ltd (N.A Motor) has overtaken TN Development Joint Stock Company (TN) in Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor)’s second auction to purchase the state’s 97.7% stake.