There is a growing tendency of seek investment opportunities in the field of service among Japanese companies, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on December 18.

(VOV) - Vietnam's coffee exports for the year ended 2014 surged 32% in value on-year to a new record high of US$3.6 billion, according to the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa).

(VOV) - Governor Nguyen Van Binh of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on December 18 met in Vientiane with his counterpart Governor of the Laos Central Bank Somphao Phaysith and other senior officials of the Lao Government.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed the Transport Ministry to work with Ho Chi Minh City authorities to determine Uber's legal status in Vietnam.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) this week required its branches nationwide to adopt stricter, more comprehensive measures to accelerate progress in restructuring debt and resolving non-performing loans (NPLs).

(VOV) -  VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunities Fund Limited (VOF) and Daiwa PI Partners Co. Ltd. have announced a major investment of US$45 million into International Dairy Products JSC.

The Vietnamese and Kuwait business communities should further foster cooperation to narrow their trade gap and raise two-way trade to US$1 billion in the future, a Vietnamese economic expert has said. 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s leadership position in cashew exports has been extended for another year, the eighth consecutive year in a row, reports the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

A training course to develop strategies and improve skills to promote trade in the EU market was opened in the southern province of Kien Giang on December 18. 

(VOV) - Ways to improve development and promote trade and investment opportunities between Vietnam and China topped the agenda at a seminar on December 17 in Beijing.

The southern province of Binh Duong on December 17 granted investment licenses to 30 projects, with 29 of them directly invested by foreign investors.

(VOV) - Every day, Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) wire home money they are able to save to family members and friends. These remittances play a key role in the socio-economic development of the beneficiaries and communities where it is received.

Vietnam plans to cease the import of 38 kinds of fruits from Australia from 2015, the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced on December 17.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is expected to continue its current exchange rate stabilisation policy next year following the hefty benefits it derived from the strategy this year.

The Xmas market has been bustling in every corner of the capital Hanoi, seeing a flood of made-in-Vietnam goods.

A delegation of the Steering Committee for the South-western Region has invited Malaysian investors to the Mekong Delta, emphasising that Vietnam encourages and facilitates investment from all ASEAN members. 

Dae-Ik Yoo, President of the Republic of Korea’s leading telecoms group KMW, spoke highly of the investment climate in northern Ha Nam province during a meeting with the local leaders on December 17.

(VOV) - Vietnam imported 9,860 CBU (Completely Built Unit) automobiles worth more than US$200 million in November, rising by 30.2% compared to the previous month, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Southern Dong Nai province authorities had a dialogue with over 100 local enterprises on December 16 to figure out their difficulties and seek ways to raise their production and expand export markets.

(VOV) - Two decades have passed since Vietnam and the US normalised their diplomatic ties. The past decades have witnessed great strides forward and important improvements in cooperative ties between the two countries.

(VOV) - The Dutch Damen Shipyards group has tendered a bid to acquire a 70.00% stake in Song Cam Shipbuilding JSC under the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC).

The government will implement comprehensive measures to meet next year's annual state budget collection target of VND911.1 trillion (US$42.774 billion), notwithstanding the insignificant effect of the global oil price decline.

(VOV) - Although Vietnam-Chile Free Trade Agreement came into effect as from January 1, 2014, investment and trade cooperation between the two countries still faces obstacles.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Competition Council (VCC) and the European Trade Policy and Investment Support Project (EU-MUTRAP) reviewed ten years of implementing the Competition Law in the country and lessons learnt at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on December 16.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Embassy on December 15 sponsored an international marketing seminar in Mexico City, providing an opportunity to discuss ways it could assist Latin American businesses in promoting investment and inbound tourism to Vietnam.

(VOV) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of Vietnam’s most dynamic economic partners in the Middle East and North Africa region with the two-way trade turnover in 2013 jumping 180% on-year in value, striking US$4.46 billion.

Vietnam and Algeria are aiming for US$1 billion in two-way trade by 2020, Vietnamese Ambassador Vu The Hiep said at a workshop in Algeria’s capital city on December 15 to seek ways to boost trade exchange between the two countries. 

(VOV) - Potentially one of the most monumental and important free trade agreements that Vietnam has ever entered into is poised to be signed. The Vietnam-Russia trade deal could create billions of dollars in new markets for Vietnam exporters.

There are good prospects for Vietnam-France trade in 2015 once the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement is signed, Trade Counselor at the Vietnamese Embassy Nguyen Canh Tuong said at a recent roundtable on the two countries’ economic ties in Paris.

Many streets in HCM City, including major downtown ones, big and small shopping malls, and stores are beautifully decorated as people prepare to welcome Christmas and New Year.