In the first seven months of this year, the southern province of Dong Nai revoked investment licences from eight foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with a total registered capital of US$86 million. 

The southern province of Bac Lieu took in 21 new projects in the past seven months, including the one on making apparels invested by a Republic of Korea investor.

Vietnamese exports to Hong Kong posted strong growth in the first half of this year, according to Vietnam's General Department of Customs.

(VOV) - Japanese owned Aeonmall Vietnam Co, Ltd has received the green light from Binh Duong province to proceed with its expansion plans and the grand opening of its Aeon Binh Duong Canary Mall in November 2014.

The domestic steel market has continued to be quiet as consumption is at a low level, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

(VOV) - Facing fierce competition in the packaged beer market, foreign breweries are migrating towards draft beer, with pubs and beer gardens springing up as fast as mushrooms throughout urban Vietnam.

(VOV) -Garment and textile exports jumped 11.1% on-month in July to US$2.1 billion, surpassing the telephone sector as the nation’s leading export industry, reports the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Businesses from Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, the US and Vietnam will display their products at the International East-West Economic Corridor Commercial, Tourism and Investment Exhibition at Danang's Exhibition Centre from August 15-20.

Vietnam’s still young gaming business is showing signs of maturity with a number of hospitality developers asking for licences to build casinos and upcoming wide-ranging measures that would help legitimise the industry and streamline investment.

The Technological and Commercial Joint-Stock Bank (Techcombank) has been the only bank in Vietnam winning two awards from the Asian Banker magazine at the same time.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has required that the tax sector cut the time for enterprises to complete tax paperwork to under 300 hours a year by the end of 2014.

(VOV) -The prestigious financial magazine, The Banker, has listed eleven Vietnam banks in its recently published Top World Banks ranking for 2014, affirming the country as a leading financial centre in Southeast Asia.

The forthcoming International Feed, Livestock and Meat Processing Show (Vietstock 2014) will honour outstanding businesses for actively taking part in the development of husbandry industry, particularly the livestock value chain in Vietnam. 

(VOV) - In late July, 5% broken rice was selling at a record high of US$460-470 per tonne while 25% broken rice hit US$405-410 per tonne.

(VOV) -Two-way trade between Vietnam and Brazil jumped 18% on-year for the first six months of 2014 tallying in at US$1.275 billion, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.

Vietnam has become the second largest importer of Australian cattle, behind Indonesia, according to BeefCentral.com, a free news website and market intelligence service dedicated to the Australian beef industry.

Vietnam is a potential market for internet banking services, as only 22% of its population possesses bank accounts.

A mega support industry event with three exhibitions is slated to be held in Ho Chi Minh City in October, promising to offer opportunities for local producers to update technologies as well as their management capacities.

(VOV) - Over the past seven months, the nation’s seafood export turnover has skyrocketed 24.5% to US$4.2 billion on-year with the US, EU, Japan, Republic of Korea and China remaining the leading import markets.

(VOV) - A modernized fishing boat made of composite materials was inaugurated at a shipyard in the coastal city of Nha Trang on August 2 in central Khanh Hoa province.

(VOV) -The Prime Minister has asked the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court to deal with a proposal from State-run shipping corporation Vinalines in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

(VOV) -In the staunchly competitive coffee industry, leading economists forecast Vietnam is set to become the world’s largest coffee exporter, providing the Southeast Asian nation can surmount its shortcomings.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved four action plans to implement Vietnam’s industrialization strategy within the Vietnam-Japan cooperation framework by 2020 with a vision for 2030. 

(VOV) - Russia is an attractive Vietnamese export market thanks to incentive policies on tariffs and strong consumer demand.

(VOV) - A delegation from Japan’s Akita prefecture led by its Vice Mayor Iwasawa Michitaka arrived in Binh Duong southern province on August 1.

(VOV) - Can Tho will take the leadership role in coordinating a drive by Mekong Delta provinces to forge new overseas export markets, laying a productive foundation for future thriving economic expansion.

(VOV) -A seminar was held in southern Dong Nai province on August 1 to shed light on specific aspects of the Vietnam-Chile free trade agreement (FTA) and discuss opportunities to boost exports in the Chilean market.

(VOV) -Nghi Son in north-central Thanh Hoa province is one of the country’s key coastal economic zones, giving a strong impetus to the nation’s transition to a more modern industrialized society.

The Hanoi People’s Committee and the municipal Labour Federation on July 31 honoured 150 local enterprises for their remarkable business and production achievements as well as their active contributions to social work. 

(VOV) -Many Japanese food businesses consider Ho Chi Minh City a lucrative city to invest in, according to Osato Kazuhiko, director of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).