(VOV) - Vietnam’s automobile industry is beset by relatively low rates of domestication and scattered designs.

(VOV) - Vietnam has jumped five notches to 70th among 148 economies listed in the World Economic Forum’s 2013-2014 Global Competitiveness Report.

(VOV) -In a decision entering into effect on September 1, he Vietnamese Ministry of Finance (MoF) lowered the tax rate on exported coal to 10 percent from its previous 13 percent level.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s export revenue from rubber has hit more than US$1.52 billion in the past eight months, representing a year-on-year decrease of 14.1%.

(VOV) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will impose countervailing duties (CVD) on imported vegetable oil as of September 7, 2013.

(VOV) -Many Japanese businesses have expressed keen interest in the long term potential of Vietnam’s real estate market.

(VOV) -The 2013 Vietnam Finance Conference needs to recognise the importance of improving the nation’s macro-economic and financial supervision proficiency in the context of a turbulent market environment.

(VOV) -Vietnam Customs has taken tougher measures to control the import and export of dairy products.

(VOV) - It’s time for the agricultural sector to accelerate its restructuring process to improve product quality and boost farmers’ income, says agricultural minister Cao Duc Phat.

(VOV) - Timber exports to the US, Britain, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea and China are rising rapidly, yet businesses fear that they are not able to cash in on bulk orders.