Business activities and trade in the border gates of Mong Cai, Bac Phong Sinh and Hoanh Mo-Dong Van in the northern province of Quang Ninh are operating as normal despite ongoing tensions at sea between Vietnam and China, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade. 

(VOV) -Vietnam boasts great potential for boosting exports to Middle East and African markets with high consuming power.

(VOV) - The US business community has praised Vietnam’s efforts in stabilising production and business activities in industrial parks in the south, following riots and civil unrest in response to China’s actions in the East Sea.

Sales by members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) continued rising high last month with nearly 10,000 automobiles sold, the Saigon Times Daily reported.

(VOV) - Vietnam and the UK expect to expand their trade and investment ties following the recent inauguration of a HCM City-based business centre by the British Business Group Vietnam (BBGV).

(VOV) - Hanoi will create the best possible conditions for Polish businesses to invest in the locality, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao has said.

(VOV) -A ceremony was held on June 11 to officially announce the successful completion of a specially designed US$1.5 million integrated information system aimed at improving the competitiveness of Vietnamese businesses.

Vietnam's property market is revising but depending too much on the financial market, which makes investment still risky, so developers should take prudential steps towards the market.

(VOV) - A delegation led by Deputy Director General for the Department of Asia and the Americas in Finland, Eija Rotine, held a June 11 working session with Danang leaders.

(VOV) - A Japanese business delegation led by leaders of Fujitsu Group arrived in Vietnam on June 11, as part of a programme to seek cooperative opportunities and business development in Vietnam.

(VOV) - London-based Laird, a global technology business on wireless communication and smart systems, launched its first manufacturing facility in the northern province of Bac Ninh, on June 11, to expand its presence throughout Asia.

(VOV) - More than 50 Polish businesses attended a forum in Hanoi on June 11 to sound out Vietnam’s investment environment and seek partnerships.

Vietnam will prioritise the development of its processing, electronics-telecommunication and renewable energy industries, according to a strategy on industrial development to 2025 with a vision to 2035 approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

(VOV) - Russia’s new Turn East energy policy opens up huge opportunities to exploit Vietnam and Russia’s advantages in the oil and gas field, said Russia’s Deputy Minister of Energy Yury P.Sentyurin. 

(VOV) - Singapore is Vietnam’s third largest trading partner within ASEAN, sixth largest partner in the world.

(VOV) -Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen announced that the Scandinavian country will provide US$90 million in official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam during the 2014-2015 period.

A delegation of foreign military attachés in Vietnam paid a visit to the military-run telecom group Viettel in Hanoi on June 10.

Vietnamese and foreign experts gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on June 10 to share their experience in developing free trade zones (FTZs) and special economic zones (SEZs).

With its favourable investment climate, Vietnam will lure more money from Italian enterprises in the near future, visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on June 10 during his tour of the Piaggio Vietnam Factory in northern Vinh Phuc province.

(VOV) - Vietnam is one of three nations to capture the most attention from European and US multinational groups looking to invest in small-scale newly-emerging markets. 

(VOV) - A seminar was held in Can Tho on June 10, to disseminate information on the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and Free Trade Agreements (FTA) which Vietnam participated in. 

(VOV) -The British Business Group Vietnam (BBGV) opened an information centre in HCM City on June 10, with the aim of creating more trade and investment opportunities for UK and Vietnamese businesses.

Local producers and distributors discussed ways to enable more locally made goods to enter large distribution systems during a seminar organised recently in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has said it will keep a close watch on the forex market and make a timely intervention if necessary to stabilise the market. 

(VOV) - Many large Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in the central coastal region are bringing fresh impetus to local socio-economic development, giving the region a facelift.

(VOV) - A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid a June 8-9 visit to Scotland aimed at expanding economic trade and investment between the two nations.

Demand for hotel rooms in Vietnam has grown at 7-8% a year for the last three years, and occupancy rates in large cities are catching up with those in major cities across the region, a seminar heard in HCM City on June 9.

All relevant ministries and agencies must actively participate in the government's strategy to improve business climate and national competitive edge, experts suggested at a workshop in Hanoi last week.

With bank lending rates falling sharply in recent months, companies should grab this opportunity to borrow to develop their business, analysts said.

Customs branches of three seaports in Ho Chi Minh City officially applied a Japan-funded automated customs system on June 9.