The construction sector should pay attention to promoting energy efficiency right from the stage of designing as well as in the construction process of projects, experts said at a seminar held in Hanoi on June 6. 

Vietnam’s first specialised Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Development Centre was officially opened on June 4 at the Danang Software Park by Vietnamese VBPO Company and the Japanese GROP Company, a local newspaper reported.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) to work hand in hand with the Government and local authorities to develop fisheries trade unions, protecting the legitimate rights of labourers and help businesses fulfill economic growth targets. 

(VOV) - The Embassy of Finland in Hanoi announced, on June 6, that Deputy Director General for the Department of Asia and the Americas in Finland, Eija Rotinen, will visit Vietnam from June 9-16 to seek partnerships.

(VOV) - On June 6, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$250 million credit to the Government of Vietnam, for the Second Economic Management and Competitiveness development policy operation (EMCC-2). 

The Ministry of Planning and Investment on June 5 announced overall development plans for two southern economic zones through to 2020, which are focused on expanding key fields and boosting GDP growth.

(VOV) - A forum discussing the development of the aquaculture industry through branding Vietnamese fisheries products got underway in the northern port city of Haiphong on June 6.

(VOV) - Vietnamese rice exports to China increased 2.39% in volume and 4.94% in value during the first four months of the year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(VOV) - In recent years, Singapore has invested in 18 sectors in Vietnam, of which the processing and manufacturing industry tops the list, followed by real estate, arts and entertainment.

(VOV) - Russia is making significant progress in bringing its commercial banking settlements up to international standards, a Vietnam-Russia Working Group for Inter-Bank Cooperation in Moscow announced on June 4.

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City has approved the application by the Republic of Korean Samsung Group to construct a US$1 billion electronics manufacturing facility at the city’s Hi-Tech Park.

(VOV) - The Government has approved an agreement on reciprocal investment promotion and protection between Vietnam and Palestine.

Vietnam and Iran as well as the business communities from the two nations need to accelerate bilateral cooperation in the future.

Hanoi has been listed in the top three cities with the most crowded retail market in the Asia-Pacific region in 2014, after China's Beijing and Shanghai.

(VOV) - Key officials of the northern province of Ha Nam and executives of the Japan-based Kawasaki Heavy Industries on June 5 gathered at a meeting to promote a waste treatment project. 

Hong Kong’s Esquel Group - one of the world’s leading producers of premium cotton shirts – plans to expand investment and production in the southern province of Binh Duong in the coming time.

(VOV) -Neil MacGregor, Managing Director of Savills Vietnam - the leading real estate developer in Vietnam, described the country as an important destination in Southeast Asia for real estate investors from Japan, Singapore, and the Republic of Korea.

(VOV) -The Government of Vietnam always does its utmost to create favourable conditions and ensure safety for investors to do long-term business in the country long-term, affirmed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

(VOV) - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a seminar in Hanoi on June 5, launching two projects to accelerate the restructuring of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and credit organisations. 

(VOV) - Hanoi hosted a seminar on June 4 discussing the unique aspects of increased competition with international rivals in the retail market brought about by Vietnam’s open market commitments.

(VOV) - The mid-term Vietnam Business Forum (MVBF) themed “Agenda to Action – Preparing for New Trade Agreements” opens in Hanoi on June 5.

(VOV) - Official data for the first four months of 2014 were mixed, showing overall Vietnamese exports to Australia grew modestly by 11.5% over last year’s same period, tallying in at US$1.068 billion. 

(VOV) - Overall business conditions in the manufacturing sector strengthened in May amid an ongoing increase in client demand as output increased for the eighth consecutive month amid another solid expansion in new business, according to the HSBC Vietnam Manufacturing PMI report.

The government should help home enterprises enact a strategy on improving business climate and national competitive edge, first introduced in March, economic experts suggested at a workshop in Hanoi on June 4. 

Leaders of the northern port city of Haiphong have pledged to continue ensuring safety to foreign invested enterprises in the locality. 

(VOV) - Representatives of 40 businesses of Vietnam and Hungary attended a recent Vietnam-Hungary Business Forum organised in the framework of the 4th session of the Vietnam - Hungary Joint Committee, the Vietnam Business Forum Magazine (VBF) reported on June 3.

(VOV) -On June 4, the southern province of Binh Duong granted investment licenses to 41 projects totally capitalized at nearly US$155 million, mostly from foreign direct investment (FDI).

(VOV) -The annual Vietnam-Singapore Business Forum 2014 (VSBF) opened in HCM City on June 4, attracting more than a hundred representatives from the two countries’ leading businesses.

(VOV) - Doosan Vina announced that the eighth and final shipment of the first “Made in Vietnam” Supercritical-Once-thru power plant boiler has been loaded and shipped to Kudgi, India after fifteen months of manufacture.  

(VOV) - Diversifying markets overseas is an effective way to sustain Vietnam’s export growth and strike its trade balance with China, experts said in Hanoi on June 3.