(VOV) - The two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and the EU reached US$19 billion over the past seven months, with Vietnam’s trade surplus hitting US$13.5 billion, up 24.2 percent over last year’s period.

(VOV) - Nearly 800 businesses from 18 nations and territories around the world joined Vietbuild 2013, the second international exhibition on real estate, interior and exterior design, and construction materials which opened in HCM City on August 14.

(VOV) - Vietnamese and Thai businesses should strengthen cooperation, expand production, and meet the growing demand of 600 million consumers in the ASEAN market.

(VOV) -Local entrepreneurs are expected to forge enduring links with Japanese businesses during the 2013 Vietnam- Japan Investment Cooperation Economic Forum, scheduled for August 20–22 in Hanoi.

(VOV) - How to reinforce national financial supervision through policies and technology initiatives will take centre stage of a conference and exhibition in Hanoi on August 27.

(VOV) - Vietnam will supply 60,000 tonnes of rice to the Comoros annually under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on rice trading signed recently between the two countries.

(VOV) - The Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) inaugurated the new headquarters of its branch in Vientiane, Laos, on August 12.

(VOV) -Leading experts have offered opinions on the construction of a Thai-invested petrochemical complex project in the central province of Binh Dinh.

(VOV) - The Japanese prefecture Shizuoka has hosted a seminar promoting human resource development cooperation and Japanese investment in Vietnam.

(VOV) - The Yazaki Haiphong-Vietnam Ltd Company will build a plant to manufacture automobile spare parts at Dong Mai industrial zone in Quang Ninh province.

(VOV) - Enterprises are expected to benefit from tracing export goods through electronic or digital tagging.

(VOV) - Import surplus is one of the major problems that Vietnam and China need to address in the coming time.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s India trade office has coordinated with the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) on a New Delhi seminar discussing bilateral trade and investment opportunities.

(VOV) - Hanoi has hosted a seminar, organised by the European Trade Policy and Investment Support Project (EU-MUTRAP) and the Business Promotion and Service Centre.

(VOV) - Being a party to a successfully negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) will offer the Vietnamese trade sector, including its garment and textile industries, an excellent opportunity to promote exports and bypass tariff barriers.

(VOV) - Hanoi hosted an August 2 seminar discussing the Vietnamese technology industry’s future orientations including long-term perspectives looking towards 2030.

(VOV) -Siu Lin Leow, Singapore’s Consul General to HCM City, has said Vietnam is now the most attractive destination for her country’s intrepid investors.

(VOV) - Masan Group’s Nui Phao Mining Co, Ltd and Germany’s H.C.Starck have signed an agreement to establish a Nui Phao-H.C.Starck Wolfram joint venture to tap wolfram ores at Nui Phao mine in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

(VOV) - A Vietnamese delegation led by Ho Xuan Son, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a working session with the Hong Kong-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce, on July 31.

(VOV) - The successful operation of multinational corporations in Vietnam’s supply chain has caused difficulties for domestic businesses to build their own trademarks.

(VOV) - The US will remove some snags in administrative formalities to allow for Vietnamese fruits to enter its market.

(VOV) - Indonesian coal mining company Bukit Asam (PTBA) plans to build a thermal power plant in Vietnam, said PTBA director Milawarma.

(VOV) - A workshop was held in Singapore on July 27, providing Vietnamese IT businesses the chance to explore the investment environment and establish partnership with Singaporean companies.

(VOV) -Chairman of the Haiphong municipal People’s Committee, Duong Anh Dien, has pledged to create optimum conditions for Japanese investors in the northern port city.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Japanese Embassy organised a high-level meeting in Hanoi on July 26, kick-starting the fifth phase of a Joint Initiative between the two countries.

(VOV) - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has held a working session with the Belgian ambassador to Vietnam Bruno Angelet to discuss the building of a centre to distribute and auction Vietnamese seafood products at Zeebrugge port, Belgium.

(VOV) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) are working a technical assistance project to improve regional cooperation and integration (RCI) coordination and public investment planning in Vietnam.

Mercedes Benz is increasing investment in Vietnam by opening its first electro-dipping coating facility worldwide in Ho Chi Minh City recently.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s export turnover to the UK reached US$1.76 billion in the past six months, a year-on-year increase of 41.6%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

(VOV) - A project to connect and support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) was officially kick-started on July 19 under the sponsorship of the US embassy in Vietnam.