VOV.VN - The Craft Fair Hanoi, August 26-29, has opened at the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi showcasing hundreds of fine art and handicraft items in roughly 200 booths spanning a 2,000 square metre exhibition area.

VOV.VN - The recent acquisition of the remaining 30% stake in Driftwood Dairy Inc., one of California’s largest processors of milk and dairy products based out of the City of El Monte, by Vinamilk is a textbook example of how to enter a foreign market.

The Vietnam’s General Statistics Office reported on August 24 that the national consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, has recorded a seven-month lowest increase since February this year and the lowest level on a monthly basis over the past 10 years.

VOV.VN - From fake electronics, shoes, nutritional supplements to medicines, the sheer size of the business of counterfeit goods in Vietnam is staggering, said a panel of leading experts at a recent business forum in Ho Chi Minh City.

Developer Nam Anh Real Estate Consultancy and Investment Corporation officially has launched 153 vacation villas and 25 commercial shop houses in The Coast Villas in Phu Quoc.

VOV.VN - The number of vehicles imported through customs points has dropped almost 6% year-on-year to 60,600 during the first seven months of 2016, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Local companies have been swimming against the tide, trying to make headway into the lucrative Lao retail market, says the Hanoi Women Association of Small and Medium Enterprises.

The construction ministry is drafting a project on management of the property market through six measures to support transparency and stability, Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha said.

The prices of RON 92 petrol and bio-fuel E5 were raised VND675 and VND975 per litre from 3:30 pm on August 19. 

VOV.VN - A variety of mooncakes are on sale with a month to go for the Mid-Autumn Festival. This year many Vietnamese people choose handmade mooncakes for their good taste and design.

VOV.VN - FrieslandCampina Vietnam marks its first step in Hong Kong by shipping the first consignment of sterilized milk to the market early this July.

VOV.VN - Thailand based Siam City Cement Public Company (SCCC) has agreed to purchase a 65% stake in cement manufacturer Holcim (Vietnam) (HVL) from French headquartered LafargeHolcim, according to an SCCC statement.

VOV.VN - A five-day Thai trade fair has opened at the Hanoi Friendship Culture Palace located in the Hoan Kiem District on August 18 with companies displaying top-notch brands in more than 100 exhibition booths. 

VOV.VN - Italy is the biggest importer of Vietnam tuna in the EU, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Domestic steel prices are expected to rise in the near future, thanks to increasing construction demand, the real estate market’s recovery and high consumption, Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) said.

Laptop sales have plateaued despite companies launching new products to stimulate the market, with insiders blaming it on the economy and a switch by consumers to tablets.

A programme to select the top 50 IT firms in Vietnam in 2016 has been officially kicked off by VINASA (Vietnam Software and IT Service Association).

False, unproven information posted on social networking sites have unwittingly affected farmers and producers.

US enterprises are considering Vietnam as a priority market in the ASEAN region for their business and investment expansion in 2017, according to the 2017 ASEAN Business Outlook Survey recently issued by the US Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.

Online marketing in Vietnam is entering a period of rapid development, but this development continues to face obstacles, including consumer confidence, payments and online marketing, according to a report.

The HCM City authorities' plan to put 23 land plots in advantageous positions, called ‘golden land plots’, into auction this year. Only a few Vietnamese enterprises are financially capable of buying the land.

VOV.VN - Star-apple is the fifth Vietnam fruit to be exported to the US market, after dragon fruit, rambutan, lychee and longan.

VOV.VN - Turkey continues extending anti-dumping (AD) duties on motorbike tyres imported from Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Exports of bivalves (clams, oysters, mussels and scallops) from Vietnam in the first half of 2016 have jumped 1.6% against last year’s same period to US$40.86 million, reports the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The retail sector in Vietnam has been garnering a lot of interest from foreign storekeepers over recent years— many of whom report better opportunities in Vietnam than in their own country.

VOV.VN - Shrimp exports for the first half of 2016 have fallen 15% short of the target, according to an announcement by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - A Japan rice export association has launched an initiative to sell more rice to Vietnam, taking advantage of the rising middle class’s appetite in the Southeast Asian nation for Japanese cuisine.

Concerned about the safety of vegetables sold at markets and supermarkets, many Saigonese are now growing their own greens at home.

VOV.VN - May Emerald Company from the Republic of Korea (RoK) which owns Vpresso coffee brand name will  grow its footprint in Vietnam by opening more chains of shops operating under a franchise model in the time ahead, said its General Director Sung Seung Hoon.

The Top 50 Best Annual Reports of listed companies on Vietnam’s two stock exchanges were honoured during a ceremony held on July 29 to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the HOSE, which began operation in July 2000.