VOV.VN - Vietnam faced 14 trade safeguard lawsuits, including 12 anti-dumping lawsuits last year, up 140% compared to the previous year, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA - Ministry of Industry and Trade).

The State Treasury sold G-bonds worth nearly VND7.5 trillion (US$336.3 million), or 73.2% of the bonds offered on the primary market, between April 11 and 15.

The real estate market in Vietnam will see a growing number of property developments which offer quality living environments and amenities as developers are moving to meet the market demand amidst an improved economy.

VOV.VN - Vinhomes Times City has announced it has begun pre-selling commercial and Asian-themed housing units for middle-class families of its two ‘Shophouse’ real estate developments located at 458 Minh Khai Street in Hanoi.

Vietnamese e-commerce firms are excited rather than worried about the news that Alibaba has taken over Lazada.

Vietnam has seen a series of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in its property market in 2016, a trend expected to continue throughout the year. 

A surge of US$5.9 billion in overseas foreign currency deposits by local commercial banks in the third quarter of last year was normal, said director of the State Bank of Vietnam’s Forecast and Statistics Department, To Huy Vu.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped 1.2 million tons of crude oil to China to get US$323 million in the first quarter of this year, up 253% in volume and 130.5% in value against the corresponding period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The positive development of the local economy was the continued growth of the domestic property market in the first quarter of this year, according to experts.

Vietnamese rice exporters have been told to try to penetrate non-China markets to make bigger profits. However, they have not made efforts to attack markets in France and the US.

Mobile electronic commerce or m-commerce is soon set to take off in Vietnam thanks to the increasing number of mobile phones and rapid internet development, experts have predicted.

VOV.VN - Sales of cement and clinker for the first quarter jumped 4.6% in volume and 20.1% in value year-on-year to 4.38 million metric tons valued at US$159.19 million, according to the latest statistics of the Vietnam Ministry of Construction.

VOV.VN - Real estate developer Vincom has announced the start of preconstruction sales at its new mixed-use condominium, shopping and entertainment development located at Rach Gia City in Kien Giang Province.

Vietnamese meat processor Vissan will sell fresh pork that meets the Vietnam Good Agricultural Practices (Vietgap) standards from April 15.

Italy will benefit most from the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA), former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta commented at a seminar held recently in the northern Italian city of Milan. 

VOV.VN - Vingroup was successful at the prestigious Asia Pacific Property Awards in Kuala Lumpur, according to an announcement by the company’s public relations department.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) on April 5 announced the ‘Final Results of the Administrative Review’ of the antidumping duty order imposed by the US Department of Commerce (DOC) on certain frozen fish fillets imported from Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Competition Authority announced on April 8 that the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to renew antidumping duties on polyethylene (PE) retail carrier bags.

Financial institutions in Vietnam expect the banking system’s outstanding loans to increase 20.09% in 2016, the highest in the past five year, as a report from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Monetary Forecasting and Statistics Department.

Convenience store chains which have been expanded in Vietnam will serve as the important channel for Japanese manufacturers.

With the number of children aged 0-14 accounting for 40% of the population of 90 million and improved living standards, Vietnam has seen an increase in the world’s famous brands.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese textile companies are getting ready for the introduction of a wide array of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), hoping they will usher in an age of unparalleled growth and prosperity.

The ever-growing incidence of cybercrime in Vietnam’s enterprises and organizations has opened up a new market for foreign IT firms.

Real estate developers are raising their land funds via mergers and acquisitions as well as stock purchases, instead of conducting land clearances and compensation, which often take time and money.

Vietnamese life insurance companies are seeing good growth in a niche market, holding a majority market share in the north central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh as well as in south western localities. 

VOV.VN - The Indonesia Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) has announced its final decision after an administrative review of the anti-dumping investigations into cold rolled steel coil and sheets imported from Vietnam and four others.

A joint venture led by Vietnamese military-run Viettel has won the fourth telecom license from Myanmar’s outgoing government.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked the Prime Minister to allow granting an air transport license to Vietstar Airlines Multirole Corporation (Vietstar Airlines).

Iron & steel manufacturers can anticipate a tough year 2016, when low-cost products, especially from China, will flow to Vietnam.

Savills Vietnam, the largest property company in the country, forecasts that the real estate market will be on the upswing in 2016, thanks to improved economic conditions, monetary policies and international trade agreements.