(VOV) - Indonesia's state logistics agency BULOG has reached a deal with the Vietnam Food Association to purchase 200,000 tonnes of rice, officials announced at a seminar in Jakarta on September 23.

(VOV) - A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador Doan Xuan Hung recently attended a seminar in the Japanese prefecture of Miyagi, which focused on highlighting economic cooperation opportunities.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises in coordination with the Vietnam Small and Medium Enterprises (VINASME) in the Southern region on September 23 hosted a ceremony to kick off a trade capacity building project in Hanoi.

Investment opportunities from the equitisation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), the acquisition of bad debts and investment in the consumer goods and retail sectors are of great interest to experts and investors in the current context, said the Vietnam Economic News.

(VOV) - Vietnam, with its open and large consumer market, is an ideal destination for investment, said Jana Ackermann, a representative from Euro-Vietnam Business Networking (EVBN) at a seminar in Prague on September 22.

(VOV) -JW Marriott Hanoi, a leading five-star hotel, has received the prestigious award “The Best New MICE Hotel in Vietnam” at The Guide Awards 2013-2014 recently held in Danang city.

(VOV) -Vietnamese pepper exports in the first nine months of the year hit an all time record high of 136,000 tonnes valued at US$1.022 billion, according to Vietnam Customs statistics.

(VOV) - Vietnamese Goods Week in France opened in Paris on September 22, offering a chance for Vietnamese businesses to boost their exports in France and other EU nations.

The country's total means of payment next year will increase roughly by 16% to 18% against December, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Ho Chi Minh City recorded a rise in its Consumption Price Index (CPI) in September 2014, the municipal Statistics Office revealed on September 22.

(VOV) -In the first eight months of the year, Vietnam imported an estimated 37,300 vehicles valued at US$806 million, up 71.5% in volume and 91.9% in value compared to last year’s corresponding period, Vietnam Customs reports.

(VOV) -Vietnam surpassed all other nations to become the largest supplier of fish to the Colombian market in 2013, making up 36% of this South American nation’s total market share.

The Prime Minister has approved the project “Promotion of non-fired brick (NFB) production and utilisation in Vietnam”, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

(VOV) - German financial assistance is very essential for Vietnam’s sustainable development, said Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung at a working session with his German counterpart Wolfgang Schauble in Hanoi on September 22.

(VOV) - Vietnam has made great inroads into the global dairy industry and currently exports dairy products to over 29 foreign markets, one of the few nations in Asia exporting dairy products. 

(VOV) -Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) for September rose 0.51% against August, according to the Municipal Statistics Office.

(VOV) -Bac Giang provincial authorities have approved the issuance of investment certificates for a cumulative total of 174 projects with foreign direct investment (FDI) exceeding US$1,840 million.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s exports to Laos surged 2.97% on-year to US$287.39 million for the first eight months of this year, according to Vietnam Customs Statistics.

Commercial banks are eyeing mobile banking as a potential way to harness growing demand for online transactions, industry experts say.

The Vietnamese retail market has huge potential, but local investors are frittering away the advantage by failing to develop modern retail, a senior industry-trade official has warned. 

(VOV) Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh recently returned from a visit to the US, where he headed up a Vietnamese delegation lobbying for an early signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s trade deficit was estimated at US$955 million for the first half of September, reducing the country’s total export surplus since the beginning of the year down to US$2 billion, according to customs statistics.

(VOV) -Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the northern border province of Lao Cai to fully tap its huge potential, especially in tourism and cross-border trade in Sapa.

(VOV) - Vietnam was ranked one of the top four markets for intended investment by US multinational companies in the next 12 months, according to a KPMG survey of US business executives.

(VOV) - Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao has suggested that Vietnam step up public private partnerships (PPP) by fine-tuning projects, to stimulate cost-effective investments.

(VOV) - Enhancing corporate social responsibility (CSR) to build up consumer trust in line with the vision of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) is vitally important for businesses in international integration.

(VOV) -Vietnam-based property developer Vingroup Joint Stock Co (Vingroup) and Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) have been listed among ASEAN enterprises’ top 100 by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P), a world leading provider of credit ratings.

(VOV) - Over 100 Vietnamese companies attended the 11th China-ASEAN Exposition (CAEXPO) 2014 in Nanning from September 15-18.

(VOV) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued an order imposing anti-dumping tariffs on stainless steel to protect the domestic market and create a level playing field between imported and local products. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese exports to Thailand of Vietnamese tra fish in the first seven months of the year skyrocketed up 40% on-year to US$27.98 million, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).