(VOV) - The General Statistics Office has reported Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.69% over January compared to the previous month.

Credit rating firm Fitch has revised Vietnam’s credit outlook to Positive from Stable due to economic movements in the past time.

(VOV) - Japan has agreed to increase the maximum residue limit (MRL) of Ethoxyquin, an antioxidant preservative used in fish meal, in Vietnamese shrimp – a move that will benefit shrimp businesses.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso) is forecasting high export growth of Made-in-Vietnam handbags, suitcases and briefcases for the leather and footwear industry in 2014.

(VOV) - Vietnamese exports to Japan hit more than US$13.65 billion in 2013, an increase of 4.5% over the previous year, according to the General Department of Customs. 

(VOV) - Although the votive paper market for the traditional Kitchen Gods Festival has been bustling for the past few days, the purchasing power remains low.

(VOV) -The consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City for January logged in at a 0.4% increase, its lowest level in five years, on the back of a lackluster demand in the run up to the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) recently instructed credit institutions to continue to ease access to loans for enterprises by lowering interest rates, in a bid to assist struggling businesses and guarantee efficient bank operations this year.

The domestic beer market this Tet holiday will not face any shortages or price hikes, thanks to a 30% supply increase, confirmed beer producers around the country.

(VOV) - The Argentina government considers Vietnam one of the world’s most dynamic emerging economies and one of its key export markets over 2014-15.