(VOV) - Cooperation opportunities in trade and investment in Vietnam were the main focus of a seminar recently held in Christchurch city, New Zealand. 

(VOV) - The People’s Committee of northern Bac Ninh province on July 2 granted an investment license to Samsung Display Co, Ltd for a US$1 billion project in the Yen Phong Industrial Park. 

(VOV) - Portfolio investors at a conference in Hanoi on July 2 displayed considerable interest in purchasing shares of Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex).

(VOV) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on June 2 approved a US$200 million loan and a US$70 million credit for the Government of Vietnam to support power sector reform, climate resilience, and lower carbon intensity development.

(VOV) -Vietnam has not yet built a standard to evaluate its public debt, said Dr. Nguyen Duc Kien, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Economic Affairs.

Final touches have been put on the Tan Nam – Mon Chay bridge, connecting the southwestern province of Tay Ninh and neighbouring Cambodian province of Prey Veng, which is expected to be open to traffic later this month. 

(VOV) - Taiwan’s Cathay United Bank and the PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation on July 1 signed a credit package authorizing US$280 million of financing for construction of phase one of the Nam Con Son 2 gas pipeline project.

(VOV) - Most leading political and financial leaders consider the mechanism of the public-private partnership (PPP) as the best alternative for attracting investment to upgrade the nation’s agricultural infrastructure.

(VOV) -Australian and Vietnamese officials have held that short-term difficulties caused by tensions in the East Sea also give Vietnam a new chance to set up a sustainable and independent economy. 

According to the Hong Kong-Shanghai Bank Corporation (HSBC), Vietnam’s June manufacturing activity saw improvement despite a slow rate of growth in output and new orders.

(VOV) -The People's Committee of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province  on July 1 announced the establishment of a Japan Desk with the aim of intensifying Japanese investment.

A conference discussing measures to promote forestry-agriculture links between the capital cities of Vietnam and Laos was held in Hanoi on June 30.

(VOV) - The People’s Committee of northern Bac Ninh province is considering pouring VND298 billion into infrastructure at the Yen Phong Industrial Park (IP) in an attempt to entice Samsung Display to build a US$1 billion plant there.

(VOV) -The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang's six-month total exports were US$621 million, fulfilling more than 53.1% of the set target for 2014.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) has called for commercial banks to lower interest rates for local cashew nut exporters in a bid to stimulate lending to revamp the industry and increase competitiveness.

(VOV) - Vietnam Express Corporation on June 30 clinched a VND2.500 billion deal with Sumitomo Mitsui and Civil Engineering Construction Corporation to complete major sections of the Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway.

(VOV) - SJC gold prices in Vietnam rose to VND36.93 million per tael on the morning of July 1, concurrent with a sharp increase in both the US and Asian market price to US$1.330 per ounce. 

Standard & Poor's affirmed its ‘BB-' long-term and ‘B' short-term sovereign credit ratings on Vietnam late last week, with the outlook on the long-term rating being stable.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau Pham Van Cong attended a seminar on maintaining stable and sustainable growth of the Asia – Pacific region in China’s Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong on June 30.

Vietnam’s aquatic production and seafood catch picked up in the first half of 2014 despite complicated developments in the East Sea, the Directorate of Fisheries said at a conference on June 30. 

Hanoi will host the second Vietnamese Goods Fair from August 22-26 with a view to bringing locally-made products with high quality and reasonable prices to consumers. 

(VOV) -Breakthrough measures are needed to boost the equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs), especially those proven ineffectual, said participants at a June 30 seminar in HCM City.

(VOV) - Global Finance Magazine has presented its prestigious the Best Emerging Market Bank 2014 Award to Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank).  

(VOV) - An economic development forum for the central region will be held on August 8 to fully tap its potential and remove obstacles to tourism, industry, infrastructure construction and human resources development.

(VOV) -A Vietnamese delegation, led by Le Hoang Quan, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City is on a working visit to Belgium from June 28-July 3, aiming to attract increased investment and boost cooperation.

(VOV) - Five Vietnamese companies have been listed among Asia Pacific’s top 500 retailers in 2014, according to the Retail Asia Publishing Pte and the Euromonitor (Asia) Pte Ltd.

(VOV) - The Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in Quang Ngai has attracted seven foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) since it officially opened in September 2013.

(VOV) -Syrena Vietnam, a subsidiary of the private multi-sector BIM Group, will build a luxury resort and residential complex in the south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan, to meet rising tourism demands.

(VOV) - Vietnamese businesses are now facing an increasing number of risks in transactions with foreign partners. However, they do not know how to protect themselves from potentially devastating effects.

Germany’s pharmaceutical company B. Braun Melsungen AG is planning to invest an additional US$270 million in Vietnam in order to satisfy increasing healthcare demand across the globe.