(VOV) -Vietnam is set to manufacture 200,000 automobiles and 4 million motorbikes in 2015, up 2 % against the 2011-2015 period, according to the Heavy Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has permitted the National Money Printing House (NMPH) to produce gold bars and gold souvenirs, according to the instructions of the bank's governor. 

(VOV) -The Vietnamese government has issued a resolution on socio-economic development plans for this year which include stabilizing the macro-economy and removing obstacles to business production.

(VOV) - Australian wool producers have set their sights on the Vietnam market for 2015, hoping to significantly expand exports, investment and supply chains in the Southeast Asian country.

(VOV) - The price of RON92 petrol dropped at 4.30pm on January 6 by VND310 per litre, the Ministry of Finance and Industry and Trade has announced.

(VOV) - As the TET holidays and the busiest selling period of the year approaches, Vietnam’s e-commerce looks well set to capitalise and perform exceptionally well predicts BIZWEB (www.bizweb.vn).

The Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™) of Vietnam showed signs of strengthening during December, 2014, recording 52.7, up from 52.1 in November and the highest reading since April. 

The Southern Rubber Industry JSC (Casumina) on January 5 reached an agreement with its US partner to export tyres to the US market in 2015, according to the Sai Gon Giai phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper.

The Tay Nguyen Central Highlands posted a GDP growth rate of 12.2% in 2014, while per capita income in regional localities ranged from VND31.4 million to VND44.8 million (US$2,105) per year, according to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands.

The Prime Minister has approved an overall plan for development of concentrated information technology (IT) parks by 2020 with a vision to 2030.

Vietnam's manufacturing sector continued to show signs of strengthening during December, recording the most improvement in eight months. Growth was supported by stronger gains in output and new orders, whilst companies continued to add to their payroll numbers at a solid rate.

(VOV) -Economist Nguyen Minh Phong has suggested that Vietnam should not accept the proposal by the Chinese Business Association and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China for direct trading between Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB) and Vietnamese currency Dong (VND) in the country.

There remains untapped potential for Vietnamese plastic exporters in Turkey due to the high demand for plastic materials needed by a wide range of sectors.

(VOV) - A new policy allowing foreigners to invest in real estate is forecast to attract higher overseas remittances in 2015.

(VOV) - Samsung, Intel, LG Electronics, Panasonic and Microsoft's handset units are just a few of the leading global tech firms to have relocated manufacturing to Vietnam over the past few years.

(VOV) - Ten major products accounted for export value of over US$3.5 billion each in 2014, with telephones and components topping the list in overall value at US$24.08 billion. 

The number of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) set to be equitised during the 2014-15 period will increase from 432 to 532 companies.

The restructuring of the banking system is expected to experience a new turning point next year as a number of large banks consider plans to merge with other institutions.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung on January 4 cut the ribbon to inaugurate the second terminal (Terminal T2) of the Noi Bai International Airport, Nhat Tan Bridge and the road connecting the bridge and the airport.

(VOV) - The Financial Times Deutschland on January 2 praised Vietnam’s political and socio-economic achievements.

(VOV) - Nghe An central province has set a target to attract around VND100 trillion of invested capital, including VND50 trillion from foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 2015-2020 period.

(VOV) - Government data estimated Vietnam’s gross domestic product grew a spectacular 5.98% for 2014 faster than the year 2013 expansion rate of 5.42% and higher than the government’s growth target of 5.80%.

(VOV) - The garment and textile industry is one of the Vietnam’s leading economic sectors, with roughly 4,000 enterprises, grossing on average in excess of US$20 billion in revenue annually and comprising 15% of GDP.

The majority of enterprises and business associations said the business environment will be better in 2015, Vu Tien Loc, Director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) told at a year-end meeting of southern associations and businesses.

(VOV) - Vietnam Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung and Japan Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Ohta on January 3 signed construction and urban development cooperation agreements in Hanoi at the conclusion of negotiations. 

(VOV) - Many farmers in the Cho Lach district of Ben Tre province in the Mekong Delta are earning high profits from selling bonsai ornamental trees and shrubs for the New Year festivities.

(VOV) -The Mekong Delta region has set to gross US$11.9 billion from exports in 2015, according to Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region Nguyen Phong Quang.

(VOV) - Three foreign ships arrived in Quang Ninh province and handled 66,000 tonnes of goods and 129 containers on January 1.

(VOV) -An overabundance of certified coffee flooding the global marketplace is heading up the longest slump in coffee prices in decades, say leading market analysts.

(VOV) - The Danang port handled six million tonnes of goods in 2014, up by 20.19% from a year ago, generating VND450 billion in revenue.