(VOV) - Viettel Group was amongst the 375 most influential names and 9,000 exhibitors who attended Africa’s leading telecom, media and ICT industry trade show – AfricaCom 2014 – on November 11-13 in Cape Town, South Africa.

(VOV) - The 14th International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet 2014), which runs from November 14-17, got underway in Hanoi with more than 200 enterprises showcasing their wares in about 450 pavilions.

(VOV) - Vietnam shrimp exports are forecast to reach US$3.8 billion this year, nearly one billion higher than last year on the back of rising exports to the US market, reports the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

(VOV) - Logistical costs in Vietnam have been running triple that of the Republic of Korea (RoK) said Khuat Viet Hung, Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee on November 13 at a seminar in Hanoi discussing measures to reduce them.

Vietnam’s public debt remains within the limit approved by the National Assembly, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dao Quang Thu has said. 

(VOV) - A delegation from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) discussed plans for a green urban project in Vietnam at a working session with leaders of Thai Nguyen province on November 13. 

(VOV) - Fruit and vegetable exports are forecast to set a new record high of US$1.4 billion by the end of the year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(VOV) - DHL, the world’s leading cross-border express services provider on November 13 announced the launch of a new intra-Asia air route which connects the key economies of Thailand, Vietnam and Hong Kong with flights through big cities such as Hanoi, Bangkok and Hong Kong. 

Vietnam has ranked sixth among the top 10 investor destinations in the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Forum, a study of PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) has revealed. 

(VOV) -Participants at a Food Safety Forum 2014 in Hanoi on November 12 stressed the need to ensure food hygiene and safety, which they said, plays a key role in promoting sustainable agricultural to boost economic growth.

US businesses operating in Vietnam and their Vietnamese partners met in the southern province of Dong Nai on November 12 to seek investment collaboration opportunities. 

Representatives of Vietnam introduced the strength and potential of the country’s agricultural products at aninternational conference held in the southern Italian city of Maiori on November 8 – 12.

The national steering committee of the ASEAN one-stop-shop (OSS) mechanism launched a project to create national single windows (NSW) at international seaports.

A 525,000 EUR project was officially launched in Hanoi on November 12 to promote trade connectivity amongst Vietnamese enterprises, as well as between them and their trade partners in the European Union.

(VOV) - ASEAN is the second largest supplier of goods to Vietnam after China. It is also Vietnam’s third biggest outlet for export after the US and EU, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

India’s leading business newspaper, The Economic Times, has highlighted Vietnam’s recent economic growth and market opportunities.

The Ministry of Finance is proposing the cutting of the export duty on gold jewellery from 25% to 30% to 0% to 2%.

A Japanese business delegation visited the southern province of Binh Duong on November 11 to explore investment opportunities, especially in automatic machinery industry.

(VOV) - Leading international trade experts from the EU and Vietnam staged a seminar on November 11 in the southern province Binh Duong discussing fair trade practices and protection measures.

As many as 1,608 investors, including 28 international investors and two Vietnamese organisations, have registered to buy shares in the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines at its initial public offering scheduled for November 14.

Over 100 enterprises from 40 provinces and cities will display their products at a regional specialty expo at the Royal City Vincom shopping centre in Hanoi on November 28-29. 

Leaders of the state audit agencies from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia gathered at their sixth meeting in Vientiane, Laos on November 11 to share experience in the application of the International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI).

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (APHEDA) organised a workshop in Hanoi on November 11 to share training methods and programmes to help enhance the capacity of trade unionists in industrial parks and processing zones.

Vietnam’s growth prospects are very good and its government’s management of the economy has been making important positive progress, Bill Witherell, chief global economist at US-based Cumberland Advisors, has said. 

Work began on November 11 on the construction of the Northern Masan Food Industry Centre in the central province of Nghe An.

(VOV) - Retail Asia magazine on November 10 unveiled the selection of Saigon Commercial Cooperative Union (Saigon Co.op) and The Gioi Di Dong (Mobile World) as among the top 500 Asia-Pacific retailers at an awards ceremony in Singapore.

(VOV) - Mondelez International, the world's pre-eminent maker of chocolate, biscuits, gum and candy, on November 11 announced plans to acquire an 80 percent stake in Kinh Do Corporation, the leading snack business in Vietnam, for US$370 million.

(VOV) - A seminar on November 11 in HCM City discussed opportunities in the Finnish market and alternative ways to connect Vietnamese and Finnish businesses said Claudio Karjalainen, general manager of the Finnsea Consulting Company. 

(VOV) - Representatives of 11 businesses from the German Federal State of Sachsen on November 11 met with provincial leaders from Ha Nam province to discuss trade and business opportunities. 

Panasonic Eco Solutions Vietnam Co., Ltd. is opening a new factory within the Vietnam – Singapore Industrial Park II located in southern Binh Duong province, as part of their plan to expand production of wiring devices and circuit breakers.