(VOV) - Eighteen Vietnamese businesses will make a fact-finding tour of Alger City, Algeria, from October 18-24, according to the Africa, West Asia and South Asia Department.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s seafood exports in September are estimated at US$558 million, raising the nine-month figure to US$4.61 billion, up 3% against the same period last year.

(VOV) - For the first time in several decades, the State Bank of Vietnam’s exchange rate management has successfully prevented what it terms the ‘dollarisation’ of the national economy.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) over the past nine months has increased by 6.83% year on year, announced the General Statistics Office (GSO).

(VOV) -Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) went up 0.57% in September against the previous month, or 6.68% from a year earlier, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

(VOV) -Recent market surveys show liquid milk products are destined to stand firm on home turf. The consumption of sterilised fresh milk is on the increase when Vietnamese people are better off and aware of the need for adequate nutrition.

(VOV) - Experts warn Vietnamese rice—one of its major export staples– risks losing its competitive advantages on global markets unless a long-term quality improvement strategy is developed as soon as possible.

(VOV) - Abbott Nutrition Vietnam announced it has destroyed all batches of imported milk for children suspected of containing the Clostridium Botulinum germ that may cause muscle paralysis.

(VOV) -Vietnam has imported 22,000 automobiles worth more than US$408 million in the first 8 months of 2013, up 21.9% in volume and 5.7% in value on the comparable period last year.

Vietnam, with a population of around 90 million, strong economic growth and its proximity to China, is one of the more appealing markets in Asia, according to The Australian Financial Review, a leading daily newspaper.