Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.14% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2016, higher than the level of 5.52% in the first six months of this year, according to the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM). 

VOV.VN - Exports of wood pellets and chips from Vietnam used for fuel have seen dramatic growth over the past 15 years skyrocketing from 400,000 metric tons in 2001 to more than 1.2 million metric tons in 2015.

Vietnam is expected to have 1 million businesses by 2020 as targeted by the government, but economists warn that companies won’t be able to grow in a stifling business environment.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will organise a safe farm produce fair on the first and third weekends of every month, starting on August 6.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s recent proposal on sugar import has put local sugar firms on the tenterhooks, and there is a demand for urgent support from the government to help firms get out of the woods.

An ambitious Vietnamese company is developing a new coconut product with an eye on the international market.

Farmers in the southern province of Dong Nai are growing Thai rambutan because of its high profit, according to the Dong Nai Agriculture and Rural Development Department.

During her business trips to ASEAN member countries, Nguyen Hong Hoa of HCM City finds it very hard to find Vietnamese goods on supermarket shelves in Malaysia or Singapore.

Australia will promote the conclusion of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) during an upcoming visit to the Southeast Asian nation by Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo.

VOV.VN -  Britain’s decision to withdrawal from the EU, known as Brexit, has had an impact on the global economy and on Vietnam’s fiscal and monetary market and investment flow. But the latter will be minimal thanks to proper and timely responses.