VinaLiving scoops three awards at Asia Property Awards 2016
VinaLiving scoops three awards at Asia Property Awards 2016

VinaLiving, a prestigious real estate brand belonging to VinaCapital which is a leading investment management and real estate development firm in Vietnam, recently became the recipient of three major awards presented at the 2016 International Property Awards in Kuala Lumpur. 

VinaLiving scoops three awards at Asia Property Awards 2016
Steel imports continue to rise high
Steel imports continue to rise high

VOV.VN - Vietnam imported 7.5 million tons of steel in the first four months of this year, up 48% against the corresponding period last year, according to the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA).

Steel imports continue to rise high
Mobile-commerce booms in Malaysia
Mobile-commerce booms in Malaysia

Mobile commerce (m-commerce) in Malaysia is growing at breakneck pace, according to the country's leading online payment provider iPay88.

Mobile-commerce booms in Malaysia
HOLM unveils Vietnam’s most exclusive riverfront residences
HOLM unveils Vietnam’s most exclusive riverfront residences

Developer Sapphire reveals its premium private community HOLM Residences with an exclusive showcase of the secluded riverfront project’s show villas this week.

HOLM unveils Vietnam’s most exclusive riverfront residences
Food ingredients take centre stage at expo in HCM City
Food ingredients take centre stage at expo in HCM City

VOV.VN - A grand three-day food and beverage exhibition from May 18-20, inclusive, has kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City with more than 150 exhibitors from 26 countries exhibiting a diverse selection of wares in hundreds of pavilions.

Food ingredients take centre stage at expo in HCM City
Tilapia fish exports to reach 180,000 tons by 2020
Tilapia fish exports to reach 180,000 tons by 2020

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has approved a tilapia breeding master plan for the period till 2020 with a vision to 2030, aiming to develop tilapia production into a major sector to meet exports and domestic consumption.

Tilapia fish exports to reach 180,000 tons by 2020
Firms vie for safe food ventures
Firms vie for safe food ventures

Amid growing concerns in Vietnam about unsafe food, many foreign and local firms are exploring opportunities to produce safe food in the country.

Firms vie for safe food ventures
Fair trade a priority among EU consumers
Fair trade a priority among EU consumers

Fair trade is now one of the most important concerns for European Union (EU) consumers, along with concern for sustainable development, a Ministry of Trade and Industry official said.

Fair trade a priority among EU consumers
First Vietnam Int’l Café Show opens in Ho Chi Minh City
First Vietnam Int’l Café Show opens in Ho Chi Minh City

The first Vietnam International Café Show is taking place in the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City from May 12-14. 

First Vietnam Int’l Café Show opens in Ho Chi Minh City
Toyota Vietnam recalls imported Lexus for brake problems
Toyota Vietnam recalls imported Lexus for brake problems

Toyota Viet Nam (TMV) on May 12 issued a recall notice for 113 Lexus ES250 and ES350 cars it imported and distributed in Vietnam for brake problems. 

Toyota Vietnam recalls imported Lexus for brake problems
Solution sought to assist farmers in adapting to TPP
Solution sought to assist farmers in adapting to TPP

A workshop was held in Hanoi on May 12 to look into challenges facing millions of Vietnamese farmers when the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement takes effect. 

Solution sought to assist farmers in adapting to TPP
Car sales record 42% annual surge in April
Car sales record 42% annual surge in April

Car sales in Vietnam were posted at 25,725 units in April, soaring by 42% from a year earlier, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA). 

Car sales record 42% annual surge in April
Forex market still sees exogenous risks: report
Forex market still sees exogenous risks: report

he foreign exchange market is still vulnerable to latent exogenous risks, especially crisis risks arising from emerging markets, said the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR). 

Forex market still sees exogenous risks: report
Vietnamese prefer to patronize foreign-made goods
Vietnamese prefer to patronize foreign-made goods

VOV.VN - The vast majority of the nation’s consumers say they prefer to purchase foreign made products instead of lower priced local alternatives, according to Dinh Thi My Loan, president of the Vietnam Retailers Association.

Vietnamese prefer to patronize foreign-made goods
Japan-Kuwait venture to join Vietnam’s petroleum market
Japan-Kuwait venture to join Vietnam’s petroleum market

The upcoming operation of Idemitsu Q8 Petroleum LLC in Vietnam’s petroleum market is expected to increase the competitiveness of the local oil and gas product market and bring more benefits to local consumers, experts said.

Japan-Kuwait venture to join Vietnam’s petroleum market
Petrol prices sneaking up again
Petrol prices sneaking up again

VOV.VN - As of 3:00 pm on May 5, the prices of RON 92 petrol and E5 bio-fuel inched up VND646 (US$0.029) and VND634 (US$0.028) per litre, respectively.

Petrol prices sneaking up again
Australia initiates AD investigation on Vietnam’s quicklime
Australia initiates AD investigation on Vietnam’s quicklime

VOV.VN - The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on quicklime imported from Vietnam and two other countries, the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) announced on May 4.

Australia initiates AD investigation on Vietnam’s quicklime
Vietnam's high street fashion market heating up
Vietnam's high street fashion market heating up

By 2017, Vietnamese branded goods market may reach US$2.7 billion in value, according to Euromonitor International.

Vietnam's high street fashion market heating up
Realty group requests State policies
Realty group requests State policies

Vietnam’s real estate market needs the Government to issue long-term policies to ensure sustainable growth in the future. 

Realty group requests State policies
Vietnam expects to become world’s banana leading exporter
Vietnam expects to become world’s banana leading exporter

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s banana has successfully conquered Japan’s market with first bunches hitting shelves of Don Kihote chain of supermarkets.

Vietnam expects to become world’s banana leading exporter
Seafood export forecast to surge
Seafood export forecast to surge

VOV.VN - Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) forecast seafood exports will jump high this year thanks to stable supply and demand recovery in major export markets.

Seafood export forecast to surge
Hi-tech agriculture a growing trend
Hi-tech agriculture a growing trend

Technology is regarded as the key to agricultural restructuring and the solution to tackling food security and agricultural produce quality.

Hi-tech agriculture a growing trend
Central Group wins bid for Big C Vietnam
Central Group wins bid for Big C Vietnam

Thailand’s Central Group and a Vietnamese partner have beaten many strong local and foreign rivals in a highly competitive bid for Big C assets in Vietnam.

Central Group wins bid for Big C Vietnam
Silk market: old brands seek new technologies
Silk market: old brands seek new technologies

Vietnamese businesspeople dream of reviving traditional silk weaving, and In order to do this, they need to find suitable modern technologies.

Silk market: old brands seek new technologies
Lobster farming to become key economic sector in central region
Lobster farming to become key economic sector in central region

A Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development master plan to develop lobster cultivation to 2020 with a vision to 2030 aims to make lobster farming a key economic sector in the central region.

Lobster farming to become key economic sector in central region
Nearly 11,000 new firms set up in April
Nearly 11,000 new firms set up in April

As many as 10,954 enterprises were formed in April with total registered capital of VND62.2 trillion (over US$2.7 billion), according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Nearly 11,000 new firms set up in April
India imposes anti-dumping duties on Vietnam MDF products
India imposes anti-dumping duties on Vietnam MDF products

VOV.VN - India has released its report on anti-dumping investigation into Plain Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) imported from Vietnam and Indonesia.

India imposes anti-dumping duties on Vietnam MDF products
House prices inch up in April
House prices inch up in April

The home purchase prices inched up in April, particularly the cost of houses in Hanoi, according to the Department of Housing and Real Estate Market Management under the Ministry of Construction. 

House prices inch up in April
Delegates propose changes to competition law
Delegates propose changes to competition law

VOV.VN - Delegates to a conference discussing competition law on April 27 in Ho Chi Minh City proposed measures to assist small and medium sized companies better compete with larger and more experienced foreign rivals entering the marketplace.

Delegates propose changes to competition law
Needed: A brand name that shouts “I’m Vietnamese”
Needed: A brand name that shouts “I’m Vietnamese”

VOV.VN - Ta Van Long, vice chairman of the Yen Bai Provincial People’s Committee says it’s vital that there's a unified agriculture brand for exports, so that farmers and exporters can build and capitalize on a strong reputation for Vietnam produce overseas.

Needed: A brand name that shouts “I’m Vietnamese”