(VOV) - Vietnam Steel Corporation (VNSTEEL) has entered into a long-term comprehensive cooperation agreement with Austrian partner – RHI Refractories Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

Vietnam has seen a large increase in beer production over the past decade, and among the 25 biggest beer producers worldwide in 2013.

(VOV) - Can Tho wants to strengthen agricultural cooperation with New Zealand, said Chairman of the city People’s Committee Le Hung Dung at a reception for Ambassador Haike Manning on October 3.

(VOV) -Participants at an October 3 seminar on retails and investment policies raised their concern over the domination of foreign retailers who, thanks to their advantages in capital and technology, may defeat local ones.

Corsair Marine International, a subsidiary of Australia’s SeaWind Group wants to invest in a luxury sailboat building plant in central Danang city, according to the Danang People’s Committee of Danang.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is conducting an official four-day visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) at the invitation of Korean President Park Geun-hye.

(VOV) -The trade turnover between Vietnam and Brazil was estimated at US$2.005 billion in the first eight months of this year.

(VOV) - The Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is likely to fulfil all the set targets for 2014, with industrial production index rising 7-7.2%, exports growing 12% to US$148 billion and retail revenue expanding by 12%, said Minister Vu Huy Hoang. 

(VOV) - The Mekong Delta province of Can Tho has gained a record trade surplus of US$616 million in the first nine months of 2014, according to the provincial Planning and Investment Department.

(VOV) - More than 200 local and foreign businesses are expected to showcase their products in 450 stalls of the 14th International Agriculture Trade Fair in Vietnam (Agroviet 2014) scheduled for November 14-17 in Hanoi.  

(VOV) - The Can Tho City People’s Committee met with the Business Association of High Quality Vietnamese Products on October 2 to promote all around cooperation with France and seek to enlarge overseas markets for local businesses. 

(VOV) -Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Van Trung on October 2 worked with Malaysian Investment and Development Agency (MIDA) CEO Ahmad Khairuddin Abdul Rahim, head of the MIDA delegation. 

Leaders of nine businesses in the Spanish Region of Basque Country are visiting Vietnam and Singapore from October 6-10 to seek business opportunities and boost their exports of machinery and marble, according to Bilbao City’s Chamber of Commerce. 

Giant Korean companies like Samsung, LG, Hyundai, Doosan, Posco have turned Vietnam into their global production base by ceaselessly expanding investment.

New policies that would attract investment in the hi-tech agriculture sector would create a breakthrough in production and consumption of farm produce, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has recommended.

(VOV) - The cumulative total ODA disbursements during the first nine months of the year jumped 10% over last year’s corresponding period to US$4.105 billion. 

(VOV) - The National Australia Bank (NAB) inaugurated a representative office in Vietnam on October 1, the first step towards opening a full banking branch that will serve Australian companies operating effectively in the country.

(VOV) - The Small and Medium Industrial Development Bank (SMIDB) of Myanmar and the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on October 2 committed to boost technical cooperation in banking operations.

(VOV) - The US views Vietnam as a promising partner in the Asia Pacific Region, according to policymakers for Southeast Asian Studies in a report on US-Vietnam relations released by the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on October 2. 

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) held a conference on October 1 with a focus on the development of a strategy to supervise and evaluate public investment in the 2015-2020 period. 

Vietnam’s rising numbers of middle-income people and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, a hoped-for magnet for foreign direct investment (FDI) and export driver, will provide opportunities for Bangkok Bank’s operations in the country, a local newspaper reported.

(VOV) -Military Telecom Group (Viettel) and Microsoft recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide infrastructure and information technology services to Vietnam governmental agencies.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Embassy in Panama recently organized a dialogue with Panama businesses to introduce investment opportunities in Vietnam.

The 11 th Asian-Pacific Tax Forum is being held in Hanoi from October 1-3, providing a platform for regional policy makers and economists to share their experiences in the field of taxation.

Groups from Vietnam and Europe have launched a project in Hanoi to help footwear businesses meet product safety requirements.

Vietnam and Israel aim to increase bilateral trade to US$2 billion by 2016, officials said at the first Intergovernmental Committee meeting of the two countries on September 30.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) has decided to launch a case against the US Department of Commerce (DOC) via the US International Trade Commission (ITC) over its imposition of duties on Vietnam s warm-water shrimp.

Hanoi authorities are planning to develop the capital into a modern, creative, and environmentally friendly industrial centre that produces high-quality, globally-competitive goods by 2030. 

(VOV) - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) recently announced that labour productivity in Vietnam is among the lowest in the Asia – Pacific region.

(VOV) -As many as 500 domestic and foreign construction and real estate enterprises are showcasing their products at the international exhibition Vietbuild 2014 which opened in Can Tho city on Oct. 1.