Local retail electricity price will be adjusted under a market mechanism by 2016, said Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang.

(VOV) - Roughly 5,384 tonnes of fresh lychee valued at US$850,374 were exported to China via the Tan Thanh border gate over the past 20 days.

(VOV) - The Ministry of Construction has forecast that sales of cement and clinker in Vietnam will jump on-year by up to 4% to 74 million tonnes in 2015, of which domestic sales will be 54 million tonnes and exports 20 million tonnes.

(VOV) - Vingroup has announced the launch of retail specialty stores BeautyZone, Sportsworld, ShoeCenter and Fashion MegaStore boasting an impressive assortment of fashion and accessories.

(VOV) - The first batch of Vietnamese litchi weighing about 3 tonnes will be shipped to Australia on June 10. 

The competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural products, including seafood, is decreasing in the global market, leading to a sharp fall in exports, experts warn.

(VOV) - Twelve Vietnamese shrimp farmers have been certified as having achieved four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) status for shrimp or any species, the Global Aquaculture Alliance has announced.

The increasing number of giant US companies pouring money into Vietnam recently is likely to make the country the leading investor in Vietnam in the near future, reported Dau tu online. 

The Central Highlands’ pepper market has heated up with the presence of Chinese businessmen who are scrambling to compete with Vietnamese to buy pepper.

(VOV) - Hong Kong has temporarily stopped importing poultry and poultry products from Vietnam for fear of the avian flu (H5N1 and H5N6) that is occurring in Dak Lak and Dak Nong provinces.