(VOV) - Businesses are advised to study the cultural tradition, religious customs and political system of the Middle East if they want to successfully break into this potential market. 

(VOV) - Vietnam and Brazil have great potential for increasing bilateral trade to US$3 billion in 2014 and more than US$12 billion by 2020, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Brazil. 

(VOV) -Toyota Vietnam (TMV) sold 2,712 cars in March, up 12% from the same period last year, marking three consecutive months of increased revenue.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa) expects to export more than 1.5 million tonnes of coffee in the 2013-2014 crop, and earn US$3 billion, up 20% in value from the previous crop.

Software outsourcing companies recorded high revenue growth in the first quarter of this year and expected to maintain this momentum in the coming months based on the contracts they have won for the entire year.

(VOV) - The Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is introducing Vietnamese businesses to its wool products to expand its exports in the Southeast Asian nation.

(VOV) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has warned the first online Vietnam Bitcoin Trading Centre (VBTC) is illegal and all of its trading activities are not protected by law.

(VOV) -Navigating the risks and obstacles in developing Vietnam’s energy market was the topic of an international seminar held in Hanoi on March 28.

(VOV) -Japan has become Vietnam’s second largest fruit importer, second only to China, confirms the Asia-Pacific Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

(VOV) - The European Meat Alliance launched a communications campaign in Hanoi on March 21 to introduce quality meat products in Vietnam.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s bond market recorded the most rapid growth in the fourth quarter of 2013 in emerging East Asia, according to the Asian Development Bank’s Asia Bond Monitor update.

Low-income buyers will be allowed to mortgage their new houses or apartments to access loans from the VND30 trillion (US$1.3 billion) housing stimulus package.

(VOV) -The domestic dairy industry currently imports 70-80% of its input materials, creating a strong link between the price of Vietnamese dairy products and corresponding global prices.

(VOV) - The Norway business community is keen on bolstering economic trade and cooperation with Vietnam, said Finn Kristian Aamodt, acting President and CEO of Innovation Norway.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on March 17 announced a reduction in maximum interest rates for bank deposits in VND and USD.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) has predicted that this year’s auto sales may reach a record high of 120,000 units, or 9% higher than 2013’s figure.

(VOV) - Although Vietnam is a tropical country highly suitable for banana cultivation, it has yet to capitalise and make great headway into the regional and global marketplace.

(VOV) - Dozens of representatives from the Israeli business community thronged a seminar in Tel Aviv on March 12 to learn more about investment opportunities in Vietnam.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) has so far purchased approximately VND39 trillion worth of non-performing loans from banks, exceeding its VND30-35 trillion target.

(VOV) - Viglacera Corp., Vietnam’s biggest construction materials producer, plans to sell its stakes to strategic foreign investors to help triple its export revenue in the next five years.

The finance and trade ministries will set up delegations to inspect dairy production and trading companies after these companies submitted proposals to increase the prices of their products.

(VOV) - Exports to Australia rose by 4.1% to US$294.47 million in January, reports the Vietnam Customs office.

(VOV) -The February consumer price index (CPI) slowed to a five-year low following the Lunar New Year, which historically has driven prices up, reports  Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC).

(VOV) - Vietnam Customs statistics show two-way trade between Vietnam and UK reached a very promising US$4.27 billion in 2013, a year-on-year increase of 19.48%.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s export earnings from the US market hit US$2.35 billion in January 2014, a year on year increase of 16.2%, according to Vietnam Customs statistics.

(VOV) - Russia is likely to resume importing Tra (Pangasius) fish within the next one or two months, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

(VOV) - Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) rose just 0.49% in February against the previous month– a record low during the past 10 years, according to the municipal Statistics Office. 

(VOV) - With a wealth of experience in trade liberalisation and foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction, Hong Kong (China) is rapidly becoming a potential market for Vietnamese products.

(VOV) -Australian Television ABC recently featured a programme accentuating the high-quality of aquaculture breeding farms and aquatic products in Vietnam.

The price of domestic gold on February 17 rebounded by 1.53 percent to VND36.78 million per tael (1.2 ounces), driven by an increase in global gold prices.