The legal system, organising mechanism and the performance of Vietnamese agencies in charge of controlling the quality and safety of seafood production at both central and grassroots levels have met European Commission (EC)’s regulations.

(VOV) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) released a statement on February 22 revealing it is ready and willing if intervention is necessary to stabilise the foreign exchange market.

(VOV) - Many Vietnamese agricultural export commodities, including coffee, pepper, and cashew nuts, have started early 2013 off positively thanks to increasing order numbers and good prices.

HCM City’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February went up by 1 percent and 1.44 percent compared to those of the previous month and last December respectively.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s business confidence index (BCI) fell by 14 points in the fourth quarter of 2012, painting a gloomy picture of the national economy.

(VOV) - Made-in-Vietnam products have gained consumer trust over the last three years since the “Vietnamese People Buy Made-in-Vietnam Products” campaign began, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

(VOV) - The State Bank of Vietnam has insisted that it is not the time for an adjustment to the exchange rate and consequently the rate margin will still remain at +/-3 percent this year.

(VOV) - A number of Vietnamese exports will penetrate Argentina after the South American country decided to rescind its non-tariff trade measures.

(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh struck a gong at the Hanoi Stock Exchange on February 18, kick-starting the first trading session of the stock market in the new lunar year.

(VOV) - Vietnam will be one of the 10 most competitive nations in the world in the next five years, according to a study by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and the US Council on Competitiveness. 

(VOV) - Vietnam earned more than US$15.2 billion from 2.22 million tonnes of seafood exported to the US market in the first 11 months of last year.

(VOV) - As the traditional lunar New Year (Tet) holiday is drawing near, the trade sector has secured reliable supplies of goods to ensure there is no goods hoarding or price hikes.

(VOV) - Can Tho exported 76,660 tonnes of rice and 14,166 tonnes of seafood in January, earning more than US$82 million, a year-on-year increase of 3.3 percent.

(VOV) - The days near the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival are an opportunity for commercial centres, supermarkets, and shops in Ho Chi Minh City to take advantage of business opportunities and increase revenue.

(VOV) - Starbucks Corp, one of the world’s leading retailers, roasters, and brands of specialty coffee, is committed to purchasing more high-quality Vietnamese coffee in the future.

The Vietnam Fisheries Association (VFA) has protested against the US Department of Commerce (DOC)’s launch of investigation into an anti-subsidy lawsuit against frozen warm-water shrimp imported from seven countries, including Vietnam. 

(VOV) -Vietnam’s trade surplus to the Americas in 2012 is estimated to hit US$15.3 billion, a growth of 15 percent on the previous year.

(VOV) - Spring Fair 2013 officially opened at Hanoi’s Giang Vo Exhibition Centre on January 28 in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Australia is seeking to develop a sustainable supply chain for its wool industry in Vietnam.

(VOV) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is expecting January’s agro-forestry and fishery exports to rise 39.7 percent compared to the same period last year, hitting US$2.17 billion.

(VOV) - The industrial sector is struggling to achieve the 6.7 percent growth target set for 2013, beset by difficulties, including high inventory levels, high bank rates, and the sluggish global economic recovery.

(VOV) - Vietnam is considered a huge potential market for luxury watches, says Phillippe Leopold-Metzger, Chief Executive Officer of Piaget – a watch making and fine jewelry brand.

(VOV) - The consumer price index (CPI) in January rose 1.25 percent in January against the previous month, in line with expert expectations.

(VOV) - As many as 389 foreign-invested projects were licensed to operate in the domestic property market in 2012, with a total capitalisation of around US$49.8 billion.

(VOV) - The Finance Ministry has announced Vietnam’s public debt hit VND1,392 trillion by the end of 2011, equivalent to 54.9 percent the GDP for that year.

(VOV) - The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) will offer a 2-year fixed mortgage rate of 12.5 percent per annum for any new drawdown from now until February 23, 2013.

(VOV) - State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Governor Nguyen Van Binh believes the banking sector will implement practical measures to limit inflation rates to between 6–7 percent and maintain a credit growth rate of 12–13 percent.

(VOV) - Mekong Delta provinces have delivered 88,600 tonnes of rice to their overseas importers so far this year, earning US$41.4 million.

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) in January rose 0.44 percent over the previous month and 3.6 percent from a year ago.

(VOV) - Vietnamese garments earned more than US$1 billion in export revenue from four big markets each - US$7 billion from the US, US$2.6 billion from the EU, US$2.1 billion from Japan, and US$1.1 billion from the Republic of Korea in 2012.