(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh and his delegation on September 18 worked with leading scholars at Harvard University in Boston (Massachusetts State) as part of their trip to the US from September 15-19.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to provide Vietnam with funding packages worth US$1.37 billion in 2014 and US$1.24 billion in 2015 to support its sustainable growth.

(VOV) - The fifth Asian Development Forum (ADF-5) themed "Challenges and strategies towards sustained growth of Asia" will be held in Hanoi on September 19 by the Ministry of Planning and Investment in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 

(VOV) -More than 2000 guests attended an energy efficiency exhibition entitled – Xperience Efficiency (XEE) 2014 – on September 17-18, sponsored by Schneider Electric at the International Convention Centre in Hanoi.

(VOV) - VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company and TienPhong Commercial Joint Stock Bank on September 18 signed a US$21 million financing agreement in HCM City providing for the purchase of two Airbus A320. 

(VOV) - Germany, with 236 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects valued at US$1.34 billion as of September 1, ranked 22nd among 101 nations and territories investing in Vietnam.

A delegation from the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETTRADE) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade will pay a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on November 8-11 in a bid to seek business opportunities there. 

Vietnamese businesses poured US$849 million into 68 investment projects in 21 countries during the first seven months of this year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency reported. 

(VOV) - The Philippines' National Food Authority (NFA) has decided to import 200,000 tonnes of 25% broken rice from Vietnam under a signed agreement between the two governments.

(VOV) - A recent survey conducted by the leading insurance agency Nissay of 4,285 companies from across Japan indicates they are sanguine on Asia and Vietnam in particular, with its economic prominence on the uptick.

(VOV) -Thirty travel operators, hoteliers, and Vietnam Airlines managers are attending an international tourism fair Otdykh Leisure 2014 which opened Russia’s Moscow capital on September 16.

(VOV) - A senior ExxonMobil executive has pledged to boost cooperation in the oil & gas industry with Vietnam, a potential market in Southeast Asia.

Business executives held a direct dialogue with national and international experts on how their companies can win consumers' trust and boost their credibility in the market at a forum held in Hanoi on September 17.

(VOV) - The 6th Electrical Power, Transmission & Distribution Technology Exhibition and Conference opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 17 with the participation of 182 businesses from 26 countries and territories.

(VOV) -Vietnam International Supporting Industries Expo 2014 (VSI Expo 2014) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on September 17, attracting over 140 domestic and foreign companies.

Fruit farmers in the northwest will be able to improve access to markets in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and overseas under a research project promoted by the Australian Government.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will host the Vietbuild 2014 International Exhibition and the Vietnam international Agriculture Fair in the fourth quarter of this year.

(VOV) - Germany is considered Vietnam’s biggest trade partner in the Europe, accounting for 20% of the Southeast Asian nation’s total exports to the European Union, and a gateway to other EU markets.

(VOV) - National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has urged Vietnamese businesses in Laos to enhance cooperation with Lao partners and seek new opportunities to make their operation more efficient.

Vietnam had invested US$19 billion in 890 projects in 63 countries and territories worldwide by July this year.

(VOV) -Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) announced on September 16 the acquisition of a significant minority stake in Golden Gate Trade and Service JSC through an equity investment of US$35 million.

(VOV) - The Vietnam-Russia Business Forum accelerated Vietnam-Russia relations, opening up both challenges and opportunities, Vice President of Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nhikolaievich Kurochkin told the forum in Moscow on September 16.  

(VOV) - Seven seafood companies from the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau are participating in Australia’s largest food industry trade exposition ongoing at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from Sept. 15-18.

The 2nd Vietnam Semiconductor Strategy Summit which opens on September 17 brings together executives of the world's leading microelectronics companies, with delegates representing Vietnamese government, academia, research and industry.

The southern province of Binh Duong hopes to attract US$1.6-1.7 billion in foreign direct investment this year, People's Committee's Chairman Le Thanh Cung has said.

With recent M&A deals in Vietnam, Thailand has become a merging name, besides two long-term investors Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK), who are also speeding up investment in the country, Saigon Giai Phong daily reported.

Ho Chi Minh City has launched an online tax filing service for businesses in a bid to reduce bureaucratic delays and improve tax management. 

The People’s Committee of the central province of Binh Dinh held a seminar on September 15 to assess the province’s tuna fishing methods and tuna exports to Japan. 

(VOV) - Increasing income for small households in the mountainous north-western region by enhancing competitiveness and market approach for temperate zone fruits. 

(VOV) - A seminar was held in Hanoi on September 16 discussing cooperative opportunities between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) construction businesses.