A workshop focusing on fostering cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand in applying e-commerce in trade promotion was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 20. 

Chairman of the People’s Committee of northern Bac Giang province asked relevant authorities to actively examine lychee export markets in a bid to minimise the reliance on China, the province’s traditional market. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese companies did not dump their catfish fillets and frozen products into the US market, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh at a regular Foreign Ministry press briefing on November 20.

(VOV) - The Investment and Trade Promotion Centre in Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) on November 20 hosted a dialogue among city officials, representatives of foreign invested enterprises and other interested parties aimed at improving the business environment. 

(VOV) - A seminar was held in Hanoi on November 20 to discuss the impact of the revised investment law and tax policies on foreign investment attraction. 

(VOV) -Seems like everywhere you look these days, from city street vendors and markets to the large-scale modern shopping malls and supermarkets there are Japanese and Thai products lining the aisles, shelves and display cases of retailers nationwide.

(VOV) - Representatives from 22 of India’s leading travel agencies and the media will gather in Hanoi on November 29 to attend a tourism and aviation cooperation conference.

The capital city ranked first in the nation in attracting investment from European Union countries, with 357 projects worth US$3 billion, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Vietnamese and German officials and entrepreneurs participated in an economic dialogue in Hanoi on November 19 with a view to promoting the bilateral trade partnership as well as linkages between the two economies in general.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s public debt is still within the limit set by the National Assembly (NA), affirmed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the NA question session in Hanoi on November 19.

(VOV) - Exporters to the US and other markets should minimise risks and ensure healthy competition in the supply chain for sustainable development, said US experts at a seminar in HCM City on November 19.

(VOV) - More than 80 Vietnamese rice industry professionals representing nearly 50 rice growing, processing and exporting businesses and associations are attending the sixth World Rice Conference in Cambodia on November 19-20. 

(VOV) - The 2014 edition of Vietbuild Hanoi taking place on November 19-23 kicked off in Hanoi at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre in grand style with more than 300 local and international participating enterprises.

(VOV) - Vietnam Motor Show 2014 (VMS) officially kicked off in HCM City on November 19, attracting 16 famous automobile brands in the country.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s largest garment and textile manufacturers are participating in the fifth edition of the premiere fashion and textiles trade fair in Australia ongoing at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 18-20.

(VOV) - Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and India reached US$8 billion in fiscal year 2013-2014 and both nations have aims of striking a turnover of US$15 billion before 2020. 

The United States is poised to become the largest and fastest-growing market for Vietnamese exporters.

Vietnam and Indonesia have agreed to increase their two-way trade to US$10 billion by 2018 as part of the two countries’ strategic partnership.

The business sector's co-operation is essential for the success of global efforts on human rights, said Nguyen Trong Dam, deputy minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Vietnam always welcomes and creates the best conditions for investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to do stable and long-term business in the country, especially in the fields of infrastructure, transport and support industries.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on November 17 announced the panel’s final decision on Vietnam’s lawsuit against the US imposition of anti-dumping tax on its certain warm-water frozen shrimp, known as case DS/429. 

(VOV) -Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) has announced the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary in Cambodia, SHB Cambodia Bank with maximum authorized registered capital of US$50 million.

(VOV) - Gaining access to capital is an ongoing concern for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in light of the increased need for working capital brought about by Vietnam’s integration into the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

(VOV) - Vietnam posted a trade surplus of US$19 billion with the US in the first ten months of the year, according to the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Two-way trade between Vietnam and Brazil in the past ten months has exceeded last year’s figure, hitting over US$2.55 billion, a year on year increase of 35.8%.

Hanoi will officially sell bio-fuel E5 at 42 petrol stations from next month onwards, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade. 

(VOV) - International trade throws up a number of risks exporters must be better equipped to handle, said Nguyen Chi Mai head of the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) at a recent conference in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) -Domestic seafood exporters have been warned against their violation of the RoK’s food safety regulations against chemical and antibiotic residues detected in 11 batches of tra fish.

(VOV) -Some of Vietnam’s lesser known provinces offer real advantages, said Thomas Jandl, an Asia consultant and expert on the investment advantages of Vietnam’s diverse provinces, in his article recently posted on Borderlessnewsonline.

Hanoi will host the first annual programme to promote regional specialities from November 28 to December 2.