Vietnam may import electricity from Laos to minimize the risks from relying on Chinese imports and to offset supply shortages caused by cutting off power sources which pollute the environment.

A Hanoi delegation led by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung visited France’s Paris capital city from August 25-27, seeking ways to boost bilateral ties in health care, investment and environment. 

Rusagro, one of the largest agricultural groups in Russia, plans to sell pork to Vietnam in 2017, according to Sputnik radio.

The national oil & gas group PetroVietnam may have to spend more than US$2 billion, or VND40 trillion, to cover losses from the Nghi Son petrochemistry and refinery complex. 

The Finance Ministry has proposed ending a long-running policy that grants import tariff and value-added tax exemptions to cars imported by Overseas Vietnamese when they return to Vietnam to live or work.

VOV.VN -The global tea markets prefer mass-produced teas that are standardized in quality and taste, said speakers from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) at a recent business forum in Hanoi.

The European – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) would promote the flow of high-quality investments from the EU into the country with commitments on goods and services market access, the opening of Government procurement, investment policies and policy transparency.

Vietnam exported 432,000 tonnes of rice for US$191 million in August, bringing the total volume and value in the first eight months of this year to 3.37 million tonnes and US$1.51 billion.

The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAOV) has announced the official figure of the 2014 public debt at more than US$102.7 billion, yet hinting that it might have reached higher than that.

VOV.VN - Agriculture, forestry and fishing exports for the eight months leading up to September of 2016 have jumped 5.6% on-year to US$20.6 billion, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.