Vietnam has introduced a six-point proposal aiming to boost economic and trade ties between Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam and India, suggesting all parties minimise trade and investment barriers to each other’s businesses. 

The enforcement of the Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) free trade agreement (FTA) in the near future is likely to trigger a massive influx of RoK investments into the Southeast Asian country, Korean entrepreneurs have said.

(VOV) - A seminar on the means and methods of broadening agricultural exports of the Mekong River Delta took place in Can Tho city on December 11 within the framework of the 2014 Vietnam International Agriculture Fair.

(VOV) -A fair boasting to be the most representative of Vietnam typical agricultural products is set to take place this upcoming January 9-11 in Hanoi, a representative of the organizers has announced.

(VOV) - In the fiercely competitive rice industry, leading economists at a seminar in Can Tho City on December 11 say Vietnam is right on track to become the world’s largest exporter by 2020, providing the Southeast Asian nation can overcome its shortcomings.

(VOV) - The Kremlin is bent on turning the Customs Union of Russia into a throbbing financial centre and they need Vietnam’s help to accomplish the task.

The industry and trade sector will be restructuring its organisation and operations in line with strategies to ensure national socio-economic development. 

Foreign investors must be committed to a long-term attachment in terms of interest in domestic credit institutions, if they want to buy stakes and become strategic investors of these organisations. 

Vietnam is forecast to enjoy a trade surplus of US$1.5 billion this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Export and Import Department.

(VOV) - The domestic tuna industry is finding it difficult to reach its export target for the year on the back of an overall reduction in exports since the beginning of the year, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) says.

(VOV) - Vietnam has imported 9.9 million tonnes of steel valued at US$6.6 billion during the 11 months leading up to December, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Prime Minister has approved the allocation of VND1,807 billion (US$86 million) from the 2014 State budget’s reserves for 43 provinces and central-run cities across the country to implement their urgent projects.

Businesses from China’s Taiwan signed five Memoranda of Understanding on agriculture cooperation with their partners from northern Quang Ninh province, in Ha Long city, on December 10. 

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea signed a minute on the conclusion of negotiations of their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in Busan on December 10. 

(VOV) - Vietnam is a prioritised market in the Canada’s global market development plan, said Canadian Trade Counsellor Marcel R.Laneville at a trade conference in Ho Chi Minh City on December 10.

(VOV) -Credit Suisse has been named Best Foreign Investment Bank in Vietnam in The Asset magazine’s Triple A Country Awards for 2014.

(VOV) - The construction industry has experienced steady growth over the past few years, which has greatly contributed to the nation’s movement to a more modern industrial society, says Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh.

(VOV) - The 2014 Vietnam International Agriculture Fair has kicked off in Can Tho welcoming more than 300 exhibitors from numerous countries around the globe displaying their wares in more than 450 pavilions.

Over 200 scientists, managers and local coffee farmers gathered in Dak Lak province on December 9 to seek solutions for the sustainable replanting of old coffee trees and development of the industrial crops in the Central Highlands.

(VOV) - More than 120 representatives of foreign enterprises in the renewable energy industry gathered in HCM City on December 9 to attend a wind energy seminar sponsored by the Danish embassy. 

The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) was named in the Top 10 of VNR500 in 2014 and was the only commercial bank in the position, Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company announced on December 9. 

(VOV) - The business climate in Vietnam has improved as a direct result of a Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative that has been implemented for the past 11 years says Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh.

Ho Chi Minh City’s key industries posted a growth of 7.9% in November, the city’s Trade and Industry Department said.

Eight automobile and mechanical firms plan to set up a "automobile board" in order to protect domestic producers in anticipation of 2015 tax cuts on imported vehicles. 

(VOV) - Russia has lowered its import tariff to 0.8% on agricultural products, which is much lower than the hitherto average rate of 13.2%, which provides a good opportunity for seafood businesses to become more price competitive in the market.

The world's leading wind energy company Vestas from Denmark has said that it saw huge potential for wind power development in Vietnam and promised to help the country make wind a sustainable energy solution.

(VOV) -The Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) just got a major boost from the Bank of Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), which will more than double the parks current total investment.

Russia has directly invested about US$1.95 billion in 104 projects in Vietnam, and ranks 17th among 101 nations and territories that are investing in the country.

Many giant international retail groups such as Auchan, Robinson and Walmart are likely to set up more convenience stores, supermarkets and big commercial centres in Vietnam when the country completely opens its retail market next year, said the Vietnam Business Forum Magazine (VBF).

Credit organisations posted a growth of 10.22% in the first 11 months of 2014, according to the latest statistics released by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).