Vietnam's cement consumption increased 6% year-on-year to touch 53.22 million tonnes in the first ten months of 2014, according to the Construction Ministry's Building Material Department. 

The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) cut its retail prices for a number of fuel types nationwide from 18:00 on October 23. 

(VOV) - The Hanoi consumer price index (CPI) for October rose 0.04% against September and by 2.72% compared to the same period last year, according to the Municipal Statistics Office.

(VOV) - Vietnam exports to France more than doubled in the last four years, elevating it the third largest trade partner importing the Made-in-Vietnam brand of the European Union (EU).

(VOV) - Modern retail will boom and be a driving force for the development of the country’s retail sector, experts said at a seminar in Hanoi on October 13.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s wood and timber exports jumped 13.5% to US$4.41 billion in the first nine months of this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

(VOV) - Fresh litchi is all but on its way Downunder as the Australian Government is finalising its approval, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Australia. 

Ho Chi Minh City recorded a rise in its Consumption Price Index (CPI) in September 2014, the municipal Statistics Office revealed on September 22.

(VOV) - Germany is considered Vietnam’s biggest trade partner in the Europe, accounting for 20% of the Southeast Asian nation’s total exports to the European Union, and a gateway to other EU markets.

(VOV) - Office rental fees in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City averaged US$42 and US$48 per square metre, respectively during the first half of the year and were higher than comparable space in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Manila (the Philippines).