Simon White, President of the Australia-Vietnam Business Council in Queensland, on October 8 said the Australian state places importance on Vietnam – its fifth largest export market, and hopes for stronger cooperation with businesses and localities of the Southeast Asian nation.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) forecasts that the revenue of the food and beverage (F&B) industry will grow by 10.92% this year, reaching more than VND720 trillion (US$29.8 billion).

The Vietnam Trade Office in Algeria and Tunisia last week coordinated with the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA) to organise a conference to connect Vietnamese businesses and their peers in Tunis.

The Vietnam-Cambodia-Laos Business Forum was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 6 to promote trade connections among businesses of the three countries.

VOV.VN - The northern port city of Hai Phong will offer special commitments, including due care, substantial support and effective measures, to accompany and assist foreign direct investment (FDI) businesses toward a win-win approach, said a leader of Hai Phong.

VOV.VN - As many as 163 Vietnamese businesses have been certified to meet the conditions for rice export, according to an update from the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has affirmed Vietnam’s willingness to offer favourable conditions for member companies of the MEDEF (the French Business Confederation) as well as foreign investors to do business effectively in the nation.

Vietjet and Castlelake, a global alternative investment manager specialising in asset-based investing with nearly 20 years of experience in aircraft investing, leasing and servicing, on October 3 exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to finance four aircraft valued at US$560 million.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always welcomes and appreciates Irish businesses for expanding co-operation, said Party General Secretary and President To Lam during a meeting with Irish businesses on the morning of October 3 in Dublin as part of his State visit to the Republic of Ireland.

Enterprises from the port city of Hai Phong and Japan’s Kitakyushu city on October 2 took part in a technology supply-demand connection session held by the Hai Phong Department of Science and Technology and several Japanese units.