The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has predicted that Vietnam's rice exports would increase by six per cent year-on-year to 6.9 million tonnes in 2014.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will submit its equitisation plan for Mobifone to the Government by end-2014 and if approved, it will implement this plan in 2015.

(VOV) - Lord Mayor of London Alderman Fiona Woolf on October 7 said at a dialogue in Hanoi that the UK plans to assist Vietnam in developing infrastructure by implementing the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. 

(VOV) - Residential real estate sales are pushing Ho Chi Minh City into seller’s market territory with an increase in the number of properties changing hands in the last year ballooning by 85%, according to property company Savills Vietnam.

(VOV) - Trade between Vietnam and Austria has been rapidly expanding over recent years, largely as a result of improved market analysis and research efforts targeting specific market segments, helping raise competitiveness and profitability.

(VOV) -The European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumers (DG SANCO) has issued a warning to Vietnam fruit and vegetable growers, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s European Market Department announced on Oct. 6.

(VOV) - Russia has blocked an unprecedented 25 tonnes of imported Vietnamese frozen basa fish, announced the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control (Rosselkhoznadzor) on October 6.

The Ministry of Transport has allowed the Vietnam Airlines Tourism Company to resume the first-ever sleep pod service at Noi Bai International Airport from on October 7.

Businesses from the City of London are interested in Ho Chi Minh City’s infrastructure and health care, especially the new urban area Thu Thiem and the public railway system, the city’s Lord Mayor revealed.

(VOV) -This information was announced by the Japanese delegation led by Ibaraki Governor Hashimoto Masaru during a meeting with State President Truong Tan Sang in Hanoi on October 6.

(VOV) - Laos Deputy Prime Minister Bunpon Buttanavong has shared with the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance (MoF) experience in State budget and financial management, dealing with debts, and preventing negative practices by financial officials.

(VOV) -Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong on Oct. 6 affirmed that no adjustments have been made in the foreign exchange rate at present despite the price of US dollar is rising during these days.

(VOV) - Vietnam and Russia are actively negotiating a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Customs Union (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan). 

(VOV) - Vietnam hopes to cooperate with Japanese businesses to improve the quality of the processing industry and agricultural products for exports. 

(VOV) -The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of Vietnam rose to 51.7 in September from 50.3 on higher new orders, while input prices eased significantly, according to a latest report by the Hong Kong-Shanghai Bank Corporation (HSBC).

Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang requested the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) complete its restructuring plans so the process can be concluded in 2015.

Nine out of 10 digital consumers in Vietnam watch online videos weekly as the burgeoning popularity of online video in Southeast Asia is re-shaping the region's media landscape, according to a report from the South Asia Cross-Platform from Nielsen, a global information and insights company.

(VOV) - Garment and textile exports are forecast to exceed the yearly plan by 16% and peak at US$25 billion for 2014, according to the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (VINATEX).

(VOV) - Vietnamese companies have encountered difficulties piercing foreign markets due to lack of managerial skills and failure to carefully evaluate the market risks, said Dr. Christiane Beck, Project Director Sequa Trade Capacity Building.

(VOV) - A high-level delegation from the Japan Ibaraki Prefecture led by its Governor Masaru Hashimoto commenced an official visit to Vietnam on October 5 aimed at strengthening cooperation in agriculture, trade, human resources and manufacturing. 

The four northern provinces of Bac Giang, Thai Nguyen, Hai Duong, and Quang Ninh need to work together closely to tap into their tourism potential, according to participants in a workshop in Bac Giang on October 4.

(VOV) - Six decades after the establishment of diplomatic ties, the traditional friendship and partnership between Vietnam and Mongolia continues to thrive as a result of the relentless pursuit of opportunities for advancement by its leaders and citizens.

Vietnam has expanded the plan to develop the petroleum industry in the country by 2020, but some say that the increasing number of refineries comes with significant risks.

(VOV) -A groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 4 for the construction of a steel-sheet plant by the Hoa Sen Group in Nghe An central province.

(VOV) -Around VND1,254 billion will be invested in building a seaport in Phu Quoc island which is able to receive foreign tourist ships.

Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturer Association (VAMA) have enjoyed steady sales growth in the 17-month period ending in August, but this is not good news for local car assemblers.

A workshop was held in the central city of Danang on October 3, offering a chance for authorities, economists and businesses in the city and other central localities to discuss ways to increase competitiveness in the country’s economic integration and restructuring process.

(VOV) - At a meeting with Japanese business representatives on October 4, Can Tho provincial authorities called for investment in 12 key projects and committed to providing incentives for them in terms of preferential loans and assistance with land clearance.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Military Joint Stock commercial Bank (MB) has been named as the Strongest Bank in Vietnam 2014 by Asian Banker magazine.

(VOV) -In a keynote address to the 2014 WTO Public Forum, Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, Vietnam’s permanent representative to the United Nations, encapsulated developments in the country’s movement to a full market economy.