Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang spoke to the Vietnam Government Portal on how Vietnam can make use of the free trade agreement signed with the Republic of Korea in Hanoi on May 5.

An international exhibition on technological devices was held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) Ho Chi Minh City on May 7.

(VOV) -The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has temporarily stopped granting import licences to US poultry products as from May 1 due to a complicated avian flu situation in the country.

One-third of the Vietnamese consumers (34%) love shopping at hypermarkets, supermarkets, and other modern channels, according to the latest Future of Grocery Report prepared by Nielsen.

(VOV) - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued its final ruling and regulations allowing for the importation of litchi and longan fruit from Vietnam into the continental US – with the exception of the State of Florida.

(VOV) - Vietnam is implementing a contract on exporting rice to the Philippines while negotiating with Malaysia on the same issue.

An international symposium encouraged Vietnamese banks to provide loans using intellectual property (IP) assets as collateral to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

(VOV) - Last year, foreign direct investment (FDI) in real estate accounted for 40% of Vietnam’s total foreign investment. 

(VOV) - Vietnam domestic agribusinesses have new opportunities to boost exports and break into key Australian markets with the implementation of landmark trade agreements in 2015. 

Car sales have shown a positive trend this year with the distribution number for high-end imports on the rise.