(VOV) - The consumer price index (CPI) for August in Ho Chi Minh City rose 0.05% over July, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

(VOV) - Retail giants from Japan, Thailand and the RoK find the Vietnamese marketplace highly lucrative and are stepping up efforts to grow their establishments and put the squeeze on domestic companies.

(VOV) - The number of live cattle imported into Vietnam from Australia over the past two years has increased nearly 90fold since the 2011-2012 fiscal year, according to the Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA).

(VOV) - Vietnamese shrimp exports to the Republic of Korea (RoK) skyrocketed 92.2% since the start of the year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP).

(VOV) - Vietnam together with other ASEAN countries gives top priorities to developing the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

The demand for rented office space in Hanoi increased sharply in the second quarter of this year, pointing to a gradual recovery of the domestic economy, said property experts.

(VOV) - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has initiated a preliminary investigation on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariff on certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from several countries, including Vietnam.

The domestic steel market has continued to be quiet as consumption is at a low level, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

(VOV) - Facing fierce competition in the packaged beer market, foreign breweries are migrating towards draft beer, with pubs and beer gardens springing up as fast as mushrooms throughout urban Vietnam.

(VOV) - The Middle Eastern nation of Israel, though small in size, is a highly lucrative market for Vietnamese agricultural exports with tremendous potential for growth.