Local authorities from the northern province of Ha Nam will create all possible conditions to help business players stabilise and develop their performance.

Vietnam and Russia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the possibility of cooperating in a joint seismic research at Lots 125 and 126 in the Phu Khanh basin in Vietnam’s continental shelf. 

Vietnam’s garment and textile industry has so far posted a year-on-year rise of 16.4% in export value to reach US$10.21 billion.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has figured out major orientations for authorities to design a national socio-economic development plan for 2015, the Government news portal reported.

(VOV) - Vietnamese businesses will attend the Vietnam-Myanmar Trade-Service-Tourism Fair 2014 (HCM City Expo 2014) in Tatmadaw Hall, Yangon city from June 26-30. 

(VOV) - Vietnam and the Netherlands signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on plant quarantine at the Vietnam-Netherlands cooperation forum on fruit and vegetables, held in Hanoi on June 16. 

(VOV) - In recent years, Vietnam’s export turnover of plastic materials to Turkey has experienced high growth.

(VOV) - The Mekong Delta region has exported 42,000 tonnes of rice, bringing total rice volume for the period January to June 2014 to 2.5 million tonnes, earning nearly US$1 billion, according to the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region. 

(VOV) - The government is committed to augmenting the country’s attractiveness as a safe and hospitable investment destination with developed infrastructure facilities and a young talented workforce.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s import turnover from Asian countries in the first five months of this year accounted for 81.3% of the country’s total, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) predicted total seafood exports will reach some US$7 billion in 2014, a 5% increase over 2013.

With the football World Cup around the corner, retailers, electronics stores, and supermarkets have kicked off a slew of promotions.

Intel products Vietnam has revealed that it plans to double locally-sourced material value within this year.

Vietnam ranked second among the fastest growing markets for smartphones in the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, owing to the popularity of 3G (third – generation network) and budget smartphones.

(VOV) - The booming pepper industry is rewriting the rules of the Vietnam economy with huge implications for everyone from consumers and food processors to farmers. 

(VOV) - According to statistics from the automobile sector,  in the first five months of the year, sales of imported cars increased by 75%. 

(VOV) - Bkav Corporation has recently collaborated with Phu My Hung to launch its complete smarthome solutions in HCM City. 

(VOV) - State-run cement producer, Semen Indonesia plans to invest US$250-300 million to build a new cement plant in Vietnam next year, as part of its strategy to expand business in Southeast Asia (SEA). 

(VOV) - Although consumer confidence and trust in Made-in-Vietnam products is on the rise, Vietnamese businesses still face obstacles to sustainability and stiff competition from Chinese and Thai entrepreneurs, eager to encroach in the Vietnam marketplace. 

(VOV) - A book entitled “Facebook Marketing from A to Z” written by young Vietnamese author Trung Duc, made its debut in early June with 5,000 copies sold on the first day of release. 

(VOV) - Singaporean companies are very pro-investment in Vietnam and have emerged the prominent leader among foreign companies investing in HCM City in the early months of 2014. 

(VOV) -The University of Northampton recently announced it has been awarded 311,000 euro from the EU for a project aimed at enhancing the technical competitiveness of Vietnamese small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

(VOV) - Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) held the 8th round of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 3-6, examining the opening of the market for goods, services and investment.

(VOV) -Poland wants to expand economic and trade cooperation with HCM City - a dynamic high-tech industrial city, setting the pace for global innovation and entrepreneurship.

(VOV) -Unicity, an American international multi-level marketing company, is scheduled to build a new factory in Dong Nai province from July to December 2014.

(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has provided assurances that Vietnam will not suffer any dire consequences as a result of China’s recent suspension of bidding on projects in the Southeast Asian nation.

(VOV) - The public debt of Vietnam continues to rise and now stands at over US$81,885 billion, accounting for 47.7% of the nation’s GDP, according to the Economist.com Global debt clock.

(VOV) -Malaysia currently ranks third among Vietnam’s largest trade partners in Southeast Asia, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh.

(VOV) -With enormous advantages, Vietnam’s handicraft and timber processing industry is garnering the attention of many foreign investors.

Opportunities and challenges for Vietnam’s exporters in accessing international markets, especially now that the country has entered into free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, were analysed at a workshop held in the northern province of Ha Nam on June 12.