(VOV) -The Vietnam Investment Forum (VIF 2014) entitled “The Rise of Frontier/Emerging Markets and Opportunities for Vietnam?” was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 19.

(VOV) - Magnum Group from Dubai plans to invest VND5,500 billion in Truong Le Mountain ecotourism zone and South Sam Son coast project, the People’s Committee of Thanh Hoa province announced.

(VOV) - The official debut of the Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (CSA) is considered an initial breakthrough in expanding and coordinating global climate smart agriculture.

(VOV) - To boost exports to the European Union (EU), a demanding market with strict regulations and standards, businesses have no choice but to develop a viable strategy, improve management and apply advanced technology.

(VOV) - The 11th Vietnam International Automobile Supporting Industries Exhibition & Conference opened at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre in Hanoi on June 19.

(VOV) - Leading Russian energy group Gazprom and leading Vietnamese oil and gas group PetroVietnam have reached an agreement on operating and developing Vietnam’s Dung Quat oil refinery.

Some commercial banks have cut deposit interest rates by 0.2-0.5 percentage points in the past 10 days to reduce input capital costs and further lower borrowing costs.

(VOV)- Vietnam has emerged as one of the top three frontier-market economies that are attracting the most attention from American and European multinationals, according to the latest Frontier Markets Sentiment Index.

(VOV) - FPT, the leading Vietnamese ICT company, signed a deal with Slovak energy corporation RWE in Berlin on June 18 to purchase its subsidiary RWE IT Slovakia.

Firms were eager for the long-awaited proposal to increase foreign stakes in listed companies, but some were cautious over unexpected acquisitions.

Ho Chi Minh City hopes to learn from the Netherlands’ experience in hi-tech farming, Chairman of its People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan has said.

Australian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City John McAnulty vowed to call for more investment in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre at his working session with local authorities on June 18.

(VOV) - An international exhibition featuring real estate, interior and exterior design and construction materials – VIETBUILD 2014 was held in HCM city on June 18. 

(VOV) - IBM group officially launched Softlayer, cloud computing services in the Vietnamese market in HCM City on June 18. 

The Banking Supervision Agency under the central bank has been upgraded to a general department, with more duties and rights as of August 1, according to a newly issued decision.

(VOV) - An international exhibition casting the spotlight on construction technology (Vietconstech) is set to take place at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre in Hanoi from December 10-13, 2014.

(VOV) -The southern province of Binh Phuoc and five Cambodian provinces will strengthen friendship and cooperation for the sake of prosperity, mutual understanding and development.

(VOV) - The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) is leading a delegation of representatives from over 10 businesses, attending a trio of exhibitions introducing the latest in global technologies in Singapore from June 17-20.

(VOV) - Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte on June 17 attended inauguration ceremonies for a significant number of projects in Haiphong city, intensifying cooperative relations between the two nations.

(VOV) - The AES-VCM Mong Duong Power Company Limited on June 17 completed a significant milestone – synchronization of the gross 620 MW First Unit of the Mong Duong II BOT Power Project to the 500 kV electric grid.

(VOV) - A EuroCham Business Climate Index (BCI) survey shows that business confidence and outlook among European businesses in Vietnam have continued to increase quarter on quarter.

As many as 150 businesses are showcasing their wares at the Vietnamese High-Quality Goods Fair 2014, which kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 17.

(VOV) - A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 17 to announce the top fifty most effective businesses in Vietnam.

(VOV) -Farmers cannot maintain sustainable production without good liquid assets, so credit finance is an important tool for promoting sustainable agricultural development, said the Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs Sharon Dijkisma.

(VOV) - Vietnam and the Netherlands signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on energy, in the Hague in 2011, creating a firm legal framework for bilateral cooperation in this field.

(VOV) - Economic power is second only to "violence" and Official Development Assistance (ODA) is one of the tools demonstrating this great power.

(VOV) - Vietnamese businesses currently have investments in 712 foreign projects located in 56 countries around the globe, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

(VOV) - Samsung group is urgently finalising documents to invest an additional US$1 billion in the Samsung Bac Ninh Hi-Tech Complex, according to Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper. 

(VOV) -Hanoi municipal authorities have granted investment certificates to 44 foreign invested enterprises in recent months, primarily concentrated in the information technology (IT) field.

Vietnam sees the finalisation of legal business and investment corridors as a key means to make it more attractive to investors, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong has said.