The finance ministry has asked dairy companies to reduce spending on advertising and marketing to enable them to lower retail prices.

(VOV) - Sales to the US market is the aim of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as Vietnam has already signed bilateral or multilateral free trade pacts with most of the other parties involved in the negotiations. 

(VOV) - The Embassy of Vietnam on November 10 sponsored a seminar in Egypt aimed at promoting investment and business opportunities for the nation’s agro-forestry and fisheries sector.

Vietnamese enterprises, especially small- and medium-sized companies, have been repeatedly warned to prepare for both the challenges and opportunities when the ASEAN Economic Community is established next year.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and authorities from the central province of Quang Tri considered extending their support to the Lao Bao special economic-trade zone (LBZ) during a working session in Hanoi on November 10.

(VOV) - In the nine months leading up to October the nation’s trade deficit with China was up by US$20.17 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

(VOV) - The Vietnam-China Border Trade Fair taking place on November 8-12 in Hekou, China has resulted in about 19 business deals worth US$440 million so far, according to the Lao Cai province Department of Industry and Trade.  

A large number of Italian business people, scholars and economists attended a workshop on Vietnamese economy and investment climate which was held on November 7- 8 in the southern Italian city of Sorrento, as part of Sorrento Meeting 2014.

(VOV) - A ground-breaking ceremony for the building of a modern waste treatment complex in Thu Thua district in the Mekong Delta province of Long An was held on November 9. The Green Technology Park project implemented by the Vietnam Waste Solutions Inc. (VWS) has a total investment capital of US$500 million in the first phase.

The supply of consumer goods in Hanoi during the traditional Tet holiday is forecast to increase by 20-25 percent to meet consumers’ high demand, said Tran Thi Phuong Lan, Vice Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade. 

Vietnam's cement consumption increased 6% year-on-year to touch 53.22 million tonnes in the first ten months of 2014, according to the Construction Ministry's Building Material Department. 

(VOV) - A group of representatives from the Vietnamese garment and textile sector will visit Myanmar on November 19-22 aiming to learn first-hand about trade and investment opportunities and conduct market surveys. 

(VOV) - Vietnam has had one of its most successful public debt sales ever, selling a total of US$1billion in governmental bonds in the international market, reports the Ministry of Finance (MoF). 

(VOV) - Economists have slashed the forecast for oil revenues in the period 2014-2015 as global oil prices in recent months have plummeted and may continue to fall in the coming time.

The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) reduced the retail prices for a number of fuel types on 11:00 on November 7. 

The Steering Committee and Organising Board of the 2014 Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum (MDEC) held a meeting in Soc Trang province on November 7 to review and issue the forum’s joint statement.

The central city of Danang has attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) worth US$153 million so far this year, only 52.7% of last year’s FDI.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has sent a proposal to the Finance Ministry for the adjustment of import tariffs on a number of products following WTO commitments in 2015.

(VOV) - German businesses eye Vietnam as an attractive investment destination in Southeast Asia and find Binh Duong province particularly desirable, said Marko Walde, chief representative of the German Industry and Commerce (GIC) in Vietnam. 

Domestic credit rating agencies (CRA) will be established in the country for the first time, marking a new stage in the development of the domestic finance market.

The banking sector will continue to give lending priority to rice production, aquaculture and fruit cultivation and processing in the Mekong Delta to help the region fully tap its potential for sustainable development, according to Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Van Binh.

(VOV) - Jetstar Pacific took delivery of its ninth Airbus A320 aircraft on November 5 and the first equipped with Sharklet wings at Tan Son Nhat international airport in HCM City.  

(VOV) - Taiwan investors continue to broaden economic trade and investment with Vietnam and leading market analysts are now forecasting the two-way trade turnover between the two nations will peak at US$9.8 billion for the year.

(VOV) - The 2014 Vietnam Furniture and Home Furnishing Fair – VIFA Home 2014 – opened in Ho Chi Minh City, showcasing furnishings, floorings, textiles, house wares and decorative items of more than 115 enterprises in over 470 pavilions.

Business conditions in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector improved slightly in October as output and new orders increased and firms took on extra staff at the fastest rate since January, according to the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and Markit Economics. 

The 14th Vietnam International Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition (VietnamPlas – VietnamRubber 2014) opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on November 5. 

Vietnamese enterprises need to take prompt actions to develop and protect their trademarks in overseas markets, especially when intellectual property rights are increasingly important in the global trend, experts said at a workshop in Hanoi on November 5. 

Forty-five percent of Vietnamese smartphone owners used their device during their last purchase, the highest rate in the region, according to a recent study carried out by Internet giant Google.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) is the largest market for footwear exported from the southern province of Dong Nai, with a turnover of 478 million USD during the first ten months of this year. 

The eighth Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum (MDEC) kicked off in Soc Trang province on November 5, attracting the attention from ministries, sectors, localities, businesses and international investors and organisations.