(VOV) -Since early this year, the quantity of Vietnam’s agricultural products exported to China through Lao Cai border gate has fallen by 13.6% and Chinese products imported to the country reduced by 42.8%.

(VOV) - Since early this year, 60 countries and territories have directly invested in Vietnam. The Republic of Korea tops the list, followed by Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong.

Vietnam has organised a steering committee that will enable the country's tea industry to recover, become highly competitive and achieve sustainable development in the future. 

More than 20 Vietnamese businesses selling farm and seafood products are participating in the Asia Pacific Food Expo (APFE) in Singapore.

Ho Chi Minh City, the nation's commercial hub, will keep its economic growth target for 2015 high at 9.5-10% and initiate several business-friendly measures to achieve it, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Chairman Le Hoang Quan has said.

Potential is seen in the development of the Vietnamese property market in the next 10 years, as it is now on the path of recovery.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) will lend US$30 million to Myanmar 's Small- and Medium-sized Industrial Development Bank (SMIDB) over five years.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) officially launched its working team in the Russian market at a ceremony in Moscow on November 22.

(VOV) -Argentina’s newspaper La Nación (Nation) has described Vietnam as a symbol of successful economic development in Southeast Asia, with a strong increase in both exports and foreign direct investment.

(VOV) -Vietnam won the title Asia's Most Attractive Nation for Manufacturing at Top Asia Corporation Ball 2014 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 22.

(VOV) -Russia has been one of Vietnam’s leading trade partners for many years, with their two-way trade turnover reaching US$2.21 billion in the first 10 months of this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Authorities of the Mekong delta province of An Giang had a working session on November 21 with visiting Israeli businesses seeking partnerships in fish farming and processing. 

Hanesbrands Vietnam, a subsidiary of the United States-based Hanesbrands Inc, opened its third US$15 million factory in Kim Dong district in northern Hung Yen province on November 21. 

(VOV) - The Ho Chi Minh City Municipal Statistics Office announced on November 22 that consumer prices for November fell 0.36% from the previous month on the back of decreased petro and transport costs.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of northern Thai Binh province Pham Van Sinh expressed his hope to reach investment and export deals with Iran during his reception for Iranian parliamentarians on November 21. 

The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) lowered the petroleum price by 1,140 VND ( US$0.053) per litre and diesel by VND450 – 590 (US$0.021 – 0.028) per litre, starting at 11:00 on November 22.

(VOV) -A groundbreaking ceremony for Bac Luan 2 Bridge took place on November 22 in Mong Cai City, Quang Ninh province.

(VOV) - Vietnam Fisheries Magazine in collaboration with the Vietnam Fisheries Society (VFS) on November 22 recognised 101 seafood enterprises at a ceremony in Hanoi for their positive impact on the industry and contributions to improving the social welfare. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese tea exports to Taiwan (China) for the nine months leading up to October increased modestly by 3% on-year to US$27 million.

(VOV) - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has imposed countervailing duties on imports of steel nails from Vietnam. 

Vietnam’s dynamically growing economy is in need of investments worth billions of US$ in infrastructure, renewable energy, transportation, seaport development and other areas, which provides a great opportunity for foreign investors, including Germans, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said.

(VOV) -Ho Chi Minh City could generate economic benefits of US$1.4 billion by making its transportation system more resilient in extreme weather conditions, according to a study by Siemens and Arup.

Inspectors are examining all facilities processing bivalve mollusc products for export to European Union (EU) countries from November 24 to early December, the National Agriculture-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) announced on November 20.

(VOV) - Preferential tax policies would lower the cost of capital and thus stimulate foreign investment in Vietnam and Russia, says Prof.Dr Vladimir Mazyrin, Director of the Far East Institute’s Vietnam-ASEAN Research Centre under Russia’s Science Academy.  

(VOV) -The Japan Desk under the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) made its debut on November 21 to support Japanese businesses to learn about investment opportunities in Vietnam, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Van Trung. 

(VOV) - In the 10 months leading up to November, the value of Vietnam’s imports jumped 11.7% on-year to US$127.83 billion, while exports increased 13.8% on-year to US$130.02 billion. 

(VOV) - Italy is to technical support for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the southern province of Dong Nai, enabling them to improve their competitiveness.

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City now has 102 Germany-invested projects totally capitalized at more than US$220 million.

Vietnam is an attractive market for German investors as more than 500 businesses from the European country are seeking Vietnamese garment and footwear suppliers.

The five-year Buy Vietnamese Goods campaign has increased the rate of Vietnamese goods consumed by local people in the central city of Danang to over 80% this year from 50% in 2009, the Vietnam Economic News reported.