Next year could be just a starting year for the implementation of 4G services in Vietnam, and there may not be a boom in the market in this regard.

Agro-forestry-fishery recorded a trade surplus of US$7.1 billion in 2015, despite a slight reduction in export revenues.

The results of a study on "Vietnamese businesspeople's awareness of integration" were released by the PACE Institute of Management in HCM City on December 29.

Supermarkets around the country have launched promotions to attract customers during the New Year holiday.

The wait-and-see time in Vietnam is over and investors are advised to take the plunge in one of Southeast Asia’s most promising economies, according to Thailand’s Bangkok Post on December 28.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and Malaysian Company Janakuasa signed in Hanoi on December 29 a set of contracts on the construction of the Duyen Hai 2 Thermal Power Plant in the form of Build-Operation-Transfer (BOT). 

Work started on an expansion project at Wattay international airport in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on December 28. 

The Singaporean government has been working hard to draw up policies and introduce measures to help its businesses to tap opportunities offered by the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), expected to be formed on December 31. 

(VOV) - Organizers have announced – GEOTECH HANOI 2016 – will gather 500 senior and young international researchers, scientists and engineers to the capital city next November 24-25 for a conference on Geotechnics for Sustainable Development.

More than 21,500 enterprises resumed their operation in 2015, marking a 39.5% year-on-year increase, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Officials and businesspeople in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho were updated on issues regarding the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement at a workshop on December 29.

(VOV) - Investment in public infrastructure must be substantially increased to ensure the nation’s future socio-economic development plans as outlined by the National Assembly, said speakers at a seminar late last month in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Competition Authority said that the Minister of Industry and Trade had ordered an investigation against imported steel ingots and steel bars for the application of safeguards.

(VOV) -Business Insider, a leading US business and entertainment website, has recently revealed the list of top 9 countries with the largest amount of entrepreneurs. The number is calculated by the percentage of the adult population that owns or co-owns a new business and has paid salaries or wages for three or more months.

Malaysia recorded bilateral trade of US$10.8 billion with the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the first eight months of this year, making it the 12th biggest trade partner of the RoK.

Analyst Jayant Rikhye from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has stated that underestimating the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) would be a mistake since the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will be formally established on December 31, marking a milestone in its long path towards a single coherent market. 

Gone is the time when big fish swallow smaller fish. It is now the time when faster fish will eat slower ones, according to Nielsen.

Vietnam's fast-growing dairy companies are investing big in new markets as they brace for stepped-up competition at home from global giants on the prowl to take advantage of a Pacific trade pact.

As Kinh Do has sold its sweets manufacturing division to the US firm Mondelez, Vietnam has no company that can compete with foreign manufacturers in the sweets market.

(VOV) - Samsung group has decided to raise investment capital for its electronics facility in Ho Chi Minh City, the Samsung CE Complex (SEHC) project from US$1.4 billion to US$2 billion.

Vietnam's retail sales of goods and services rose 9.5% this year, the largest increase since 2011, as low inflation and strong economic growth bolstered consumer confidence, data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) revealed.

An import quota of 86,000 tonnes of sugar during 2016 in line with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, coupled with possible imports from Laos, will continue to burden local producers.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam saw a year-on-year increase of 12.5% in 2015 to reach US$22.76 billion, data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) revealed.

(VOV) - Tea growing has long been the main source of income for people in Ham Yen district, Tuyen Quang province. They are now applying VietGap standards to turn out safe, high quality products. 

The Vietnam Competition Authority said that the Minister of Industry and Trade had ordered an investigation against imported steel ingots and steel bars for the application of safeguards.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will push Vietnam to complete its market orientation targets, and improve its business environment and competitive ability, delegates heard at a workshop held in HCM City on December 28.

Vietnam's economy this year bounced back and exceeded expectations with the GDP growth rate reaching an estimated 6.7%- the highest rate in five years.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will issue a new mechanism on foreign exchange management next year to cope with changes in the market, especially the global market.

Vietnam’s export turnover in 2015 is estimated at US$162.4 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 8.1%, the lowest pace over the past five years.

The Ministry of Transport has instructed relevant agencies to closely monitor fees charged by carriers to ensure the decrease in fuel prices is factored in.