Ho Chi Minh City’s November consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.1% over the previous month and even declined by 0.45% from the same period last year, the local statistics office revealed on November 23. 

(VOV) - The US is presently considered a big importer of Vietnam suitcases and bags, accounting for more than US$1 billion out of total US$2.4 billion in export value, far exceeding other key markets-the EU and Japan.

For the first time, customers will have a chance  to invest in properties and purchase homes in prime locations while enjoying the colourful, festive atmosphere at the Dragon City Festival 2015 – Dragons Gathering, to be held by Phu Long Real Estate Joint Stock Company on December 5-6.

Vietnam’s five-star hotels are expectedly hampered by a low occupancy rate due to an increasing supply in the sector.

(VOV) - The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on November 21 revealed plans to open a representative office in Taiwan, as it seeks to expand outside its home market of Southeast Asia.

(VOV) - The 2015 Asia Pacific Food Festival, November 20-23, is expected to gather in excess of 500,000 food enthusiasts to enjoy four days of sampling a vast array of tasty culinary dishes from 15 countries around the region.

(VOV) - Next year’s Vietnam International Motor Show (VIMS) – October 26-30, 2016 – will showcase nearly every major auto brand and give consumers an idea of what the automotive market has in store for the next decade.

Import tax on auto spare parts and components may be down to zero % next year, two years before schedule in 2018, under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

(VOV) - Consumers the world over have historically closely associated agricultural products with the territory of the particular country, region, or locality from which they were grown or raised.

(VOV) - Officials of the Hau River Farm in Can Tho Province recently revealed they reached a deal with Japanese farmers to ship about 220,000 metric tons of straw annually for use in cow feed.