VOV.VN - Expansion of the nation’s gross domestic product has slowed to 5.52% in the first half of 2016 hurt by a crippling drought linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, says the General Statistics Office.

The global leading networking solutions company, D-Link International Pte Ltd, just appointed Thuy Linh International Trade Co., Ltd. their new distributor in Vietnam, forming another strategic partnership apart from their partnership with Viscom JSC.

VOV.VN - Suoi Lon Mango Cooperative based out of the Xuan Loc District of Dong Nai Province has entered into a deal with two partners to ship mangoes to the Australian market.

VOV.VN - The US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on July 19 advised the US public by notice in the Federal Register they have prepared a pest risk analysis that has evaluated the risks associated with importation of fresh star apple fruit from Vietnam. 

Analysts have noted signs of a decrease in imports from China, while imports from the Republic of Korea rose by 7.9% in the first six months of the year.

Vietnam is becoming a hot spot for light emitting diode technology competitors.

Digital marketing has proved to be vital as a bridge bringing Vietnamese brand names to international markets, heard attendants at the Vietnam CEO Summit 2016 held in Hanoi on July 27.

Seven outstanding agriculture firms from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong joined the Greenhouse Horticulture & Plant Factory Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan on July 27. 

Asiana Airlines Inc.’s sale of InterContinential Asiana Saigon Hotel to Saigon Boulevard Holdings Pte. has been ranked among the Top Ten Biggest Property Real Estate Deals in Asia Pacific in the first half of 2016, according to Jones Lang Lasalle Consulting Company (JLL).

The authorities of Lam Dong province, Vietnam’s major producer of flower, fruit, and vegetables, have decided to stick logos on their agricultural products to avoid being mistaken as Chinese products.