The legal system, organising mechanism and the performance of Vietnamese agencies in charge of controlling the quality and safety of seafood production at both central and grassroots levels have met European Commission (EC)’s regulations.

(VOV) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) released a statement on February 22 revealing it is ready and willing if intervention is necessary to stabilise the foreign exchange market.

(VOV) - Many Vietnamese agricultural export commodities, including coffee, pepper, and cashew nuts, have started early 2013 off positively thanks to increasing order numbers and good prices.

HCM City’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February went up by 1 percent and 1.44 percent compared to those of the previous month and last December respectively.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s business confidence index (BCI) fell by 14 points in the fourth quarter of 2012, painting a gloomy picture of the national economy.

(VOV) - Made-in-Vietnam products have gained consumer trust over the last three years since the “Vietnamese People Buy Made-in-Vietnam Products” campaign began, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

(VOV) - The State Bank of Vietnam has insisted that it is not the time for an adjustment to the exchange rate and consequently the rate margin will still remain at +/-3 percent this year.

(VOV) - A number of Vietnamese exports will penetrate Argentina after the South American country decided to rescind its non-tariff trade measures.

(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh struck a gong at the Hanoi Stock Exchange on February 18, kick-starting the first trading session of the stock market in the new lunar year.

(VOV) - Vietnam will be one of the 10 most competitive nations in the world in the next five years, according to a study by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and the US Council on Competitiveness.