Ethanol gasoline E5 (A92-RON petrol containing 5% ethanol) will be sold at all filling stations in HCM City beginning on December 31, according to the city's Department of Industry and Trade.

Vietnamese consumers have chance to enjoy succulent apples imported from Japan as the fruit is being sold at Aeon’s 75 stores across the country, said Nagahisa Oyama, managing director of Aeon Vietnam Co., Ltd.

The recent decision of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to hike key interest rates could see foreign investment flowing out of the Vietnamese stock market in the future, stock analysts forecast.

The prices of RON 92 petrol and E5 bio-fuel were reduced by VND391 per litre as of 3 pm on December 18, the 5th consecutive cut and the 22nd adjustment so far this year.

Vietnam is enjoying a surge of investor interest and the auto market is one area where the enthusiasm is warranted, according to the UK’s Financial Times. 

(VOV) - At a seminar in Hanoi on December 18, key leaders in the timber and forest products industry talked about global trends in the field and other pertinent technical and managerial issues.

Thailand’s Robins department stores have launched three big promotions for shoppers during this festive season.

Economists have repeatedly urged to think of solutions to escape the reliance on Chinese goods, but the task remains difficult.

Joining free trade agreements should have boosted Vietnam's exports but the anticipated inflow of imports is posing a challenge to local production, urging the use of trade defence instruments.

The picture of Vietnam’s monetary policy in 2015 is brighter than that in 2011, affirmed Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong at a seminar on the management of the policy in the period and its impact on the economy in Hanoi on December 17. 

The maximum interest rate paid to individuals depositing US dollars in local banks will be zero percent per year from December 18, the central bank announced.

The distance between the dream and reality of an aircraft industry in Vietnam is very wide, experts say.

(VOV) - The commercial and residential real estate market in Ho Chi Minh City is going great guns and there’s been a marked improvement in mortgage lending practices, reports Shanghai-headquartered securities brokerage and wealth manager, BNP Partners.

Seafood companies are experiencing tough days, but they are still spending big money to take over companies in the same field to prevent their situation from becoming even worse.

Changing top managers was a highlight of Vietnamese banks in 2015.

(VOV) - The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has enacted legislation establishing a new inspection regimen significantly impacting exports of tra fish, the major farmed freshwater species of the Mekong Delta.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Operation Centre adjusted the reference exchange rate between the Vietnamese dong (VND) and the USD up by VND90 on the morning of December 15. 

Despite the recent revision to the Law on Housing, which has created a more favourable legal system for foreigners to buy and own houses in Vietnam, there are still some barriers which should be removed to encourage foreign buyers.

(VOV) - The PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo) has inaugurated the unit of UFC85 - an essential additive in urea production at the Phu My Fertiliser Plant in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

Counterfeit and low-quality steel and iron products imported in bulk into Vietnam are tormenting the local steel sector’s major operators.

(VOV) - The Deposit Insurance of Vietnam (DIV) on December 14 signed a contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers Co Ltd (PwC) to provide consulting in connection with the Financial Sector Modernization and Information Management System (FSMIMS) project. 

Vietnamese cashew nuts are promoted at the 50th Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo at Victoria Park, Hong Kong (China) from December 12 to January 4. 

Four commercial banks have taken over finance companies, and other banks are consulting with their shareholders about buying such firms to expand their consumer lending.

(VOV) - Chinese government officials have lifted the ban on the import and culture of fresh prawns as of December 7, paving the way for their re-entry into the market, reports the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).  

The local beer market is set to face tough competition due to a rising number of foreign brewers moving into the market after Vietnam joins the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), experts said.

Final consumption expenditure (percent of GDP) in Vietnam was estimated at 70% last year by the World Bank with household consumption accounting for 90 percent, making the country among Asia’s top 5 retail markets. 

(VOV) - Africa represents a tantalizing market for expanded commerce, particularly in a range of food and farm-related industries, according to a panel of experts at a recent business forum in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - French beef and apple have been shipped to Vietnam after a ban on the import of these products was lifted on May 1.

The Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) triangle development region's trade and tourism fair 2015 opened in Champasac Province, southern Laos on December 8.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s mango exports to Japan have jumped high, said Nguyen Xuan Hong, head of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.