(VOV) - A seminar was held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on July 3, to discuss Japan’s experiences in the implementation of consumer protection law in Vietnam.  

(VOV) -Many companies in the manufacturing sector have to cut back their production due to a sharp decline in export orders.

(VOV) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has lowered loan interest rates and increased the exchange rate in an effort to stabilise the currency market.

(VOV) -Vietnam has exported 1.18 million tonnes of coffee since October 2012, representing a year-on year decrease of 9 percent.

(VOV) -The price of SJC gold has dropped to a record low of around VND37 million/tael since March 2011.

(VOV) - The latest statistics show that Vietnam is on track to keep inflation under control. However, experts warn there is no room for complacency as market prices fluctuate in the second half of the year.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s exports to Turkey hit US$11.6 million in May, up 79% from a year earlier.

(VOV) -Vietnamese tra and basa fish will continue to face challenges in the US as the Senate recently did not approve stopping the investigation into these imported products.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in June rose slightly by 0.05% over May’s figure, equal to a year-on-year increase of 6.69%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

(VOV) - Russia is a potential market for Vietnamese exporters, a conference was told in Hanoi on June 20.

(VOV) - The 15th Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish) will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in HCM City from June 25-27.

(VOV) -Vietnam has earned US$1.350 billion from 2.969 million tonnes of rice exported since early this year.

(VOV) - Local and foreign experts discussed prospects for revitalizing the suffering property market at a seminar in HCM City on June 13.

(VOV) - Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam inaugurated a new office in HCM City on June 11 to meet its increasing service demand in the south.

The Government's new VND30 trillion bank loan package is providing positive signals to Vietnam's gloomy real-estate market, said the Director of the State Bank's Credit Department, Nguyen Viet Manh.

(VOV) -Vietnam exported 2.858 million tonnes of rice from January 1 to June 6, earning US$1.302 billion.

(VOV) - Vietnamese tra (Pangasius) fish may no longer be a leading staple in the global market in the near future because it must now compete with other rivals for the lion’s share of the market.

(VOV) -British car brand Bentley plans to set up a sale agent in Vietnam thanks to the growing number of luxury cars in the Southeast Asian country.

(VOV) - Can Tho city exported 77.300 tonnes of rice in May, bringing its total rice export volume in the first five months of the year to nearly 364,000 tonnes worth US$180 million, up 34 percent against the same period last year.

(VOV) - The National Food Safety and Quality Service of Argentina (Senasa) has approved the list of 203 Vietnamese seafood processors eligible to export products to Argentina.

(VOV) -High inventory levels are attributed to low credit growth and an increase in banks’ bad debts.

The price-stabilized-product system should be developed nationwide and co-ordination among enterprises in creating a “goods reserve” should be improved, a conference was told on May 29.

(VOV) - Agilent, the world’s premier measurement company in the US, has decided to open two offices in Hanoi and HCM City to provide local customers with sales, applications and support services.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese Fruit and Vegetables Association (Vinafruit) predicts that the country’s fruit and vegetable export value is likely to hit US$1 billion in 2013.

(VOV) -Domestic businesses demanded an anti-dumping investigation into a number of imported steel products.

(VOV) - Agro-forestry and fishery exports fetched nearly US$2.2 billion in May, bringing their total five-month export earnings to US$10.7 billion, down 4.6% from a year ago.

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has decided to increase anti-dumping duties on Tra fish imported from Vietnam by an additional US$0.52-1.29 per kilo, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

(VOV) - The Prime Minister has decided to establish the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) in an effort to settle bad debts that are hampering banking and business operations.

(VOV) -Businesses regard value added tax (VAT) reductions as a practical measure to help them through a difficult time.

(VOV) -Vietnam exported more than 38,000 tonnes of pepper in the first four months of 2013, earning US$370 million and improving on last year’s revenue by 30 percent.