(VOV) -The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) reports the domestic auto industry’s 9,360 units sold in July represents a 3% slide from the previous month’s figures.

(VOV) - A seminar was held in Hanoi on August 12 to discuss mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy.

Domestic milk companies have increased powdered milk production to meet a higher demand on the local market.

(VOV) -The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has officially begun antidumping duty investigations into oil country tubular goods (OCTG) imported from Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA).

This year, one million tonnes of rice from the summer-autumn crop was scheduled to be stockpiled by July 31, but only 80-85 percent of the target was fulfilled.

(VOV) -Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has emphasized the urgent need to settle bad debts and strictly control the foreign exchange rate and gold market.

(VOV) -Local businesses and relevant agencies have learnt regulations on origin and issuance of certificate of origins, to help them expand exports in the EU market.

(VOV) - Abbott Nutrition Vietnam has decided to recall batches of Similac Gain Plus Eye – Q for infants aged 1-3 suspected of containing the Clostridium Botulinum germ that may cause muscle paralysis.

(VOV) - Nearly 150 Thai companies will participate in the 13th Thai Product Exhibition scheduled for August 15-18 in Hanoi.

(VOV) -Vietnam shipped 4.22 million tonnes of rice abroad, earning US$1.88 billion, in the first seven months of this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(VOV) - The Bankruptcy Law, despite amendments in 2004 since entering into effect in 1993, is still unable to prevent many insolvent businesses from littering the national economy.

(VOV) - Vietnam exported 241,668 tonnes of rice for US$94.94 million (FOB) between July 1-18, the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) reported.

(VOV) - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has said the US is considering removing barriers against fruit to be imported from Vietnam.

The national Consumer Price Index (CPI) in July went up by a modest 0.27% against the previous month and 6.81% over the same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on July 24.

(VOV) - State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has used a July 23 reception honouring 100 prestigious enterprise trademarks and brands in Hanoi to urge all domestic businesses to redouble their efforts at promoting their Vietnamese and international reputations.

(VOV) - Economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and India has been strengthened alongside the fine development of their political ties. 

A seminar on supplier managed inventory (SMI), also known as supply chain management, was held in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on July 19 to boost Vietnamese enterprises’ sustainable development.

(VOV) -Not a few Vietnamese exporters are worried that they will be suffering from the Thai Government’s decision to clear rice stockpiles at low prices.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s exports to the Netherlands have increased 15 % annually since 2002, according to the Vietnam Industry and Trade Information Centre (VITIC).

(VOV) - The recent US House of Representatives decision to repeal a catfish inspection programme is a relief for Vietnamese Tra and Basa fish exporters, but major challenges remain ahead.

Despite unpredictable ups and downs over the past five years, the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) market in Vietnam has been rated as the eighth busiest in Asia-Pacific.

(VOV) - Poland has emerged as a lucrative market for Vietnamese businesses in recent times. Yet, it is not easy to enter this market without carefully studying local consumer tastes.

(VOV) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will not adjust the foreign exchange rate at present and will take bold measures to stabilise the forex market, a senior SBV official has affirmed.

(VOV) -The Solowheel or Airwheel, weighing less than 10kg, is now being sold on the Vietnamese market.

(VOV) -China imported 1.135 million tonnes of Vietnamese rice worth US$472.4 million in the first five months of 2013, making it the largest consumer of Vietnamese rice.

(VOV) -Mondelez International – the world’s second largest coffee company – has opened its first centre in Vietnam to help local coffee growers improve their cultivation methods.

(VOV) - The Banker Magazine has placed the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) at 445th in its list of the world’s top 1000 banks.

(VOV) - Tuna export earnings saw a modest increase of 9.8% in the first five months of this year to US$253 million, reports the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP).

(VOV) -A delegation of the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) is attending the 3rd ASEAN Competition Conference in Singapore on July 4–5.

(VOV) -The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has decided to launch an anti-dumping investigation into cold-rolled stainless steel imported from China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Indonesia.