The price of fruit in the Mekong Delta has risen recently as the impact of drought and salt water intrusion has caused fruit output to decline while demand has increased.

The process of restructuring commercial banks in Vietnam mostly focuses on mitigating negative effects and not on promoting positive factors, one of which is the increase in private ownership.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has asked the supermarket chain Big C to refrain from asking for higher discount rates from Vietnamese suppliers, and has recommended a maximum rate of 15%.

The marine economy in Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang province has developed rapidly over the past five years after local government investment of US$5 billion  in the 2011 – 15 period. 

VOV.VN - Though Vietnam is the world’s third biggest rice exporter, the real value it gains remains modest. 

While domestic chicken prices are falling over abundant supply, the Vietnamese Department of Animal Health has proposed importing poultry breeders from China, shocking both farmers and experts.

Live pig prices in Vietnam have dropped significantly following a sudden buying halt from Chinese traders, who were willing to import the animals at any quality at high prices.

Doosan Vina, a Vietnam-based subsidiary of the Republic of Korea’s Doosan Engineering & Construction, said it would concentrate on its core businesses as well as turn attention to the renewable energy sector.

A recovery in prices in April was not enough to prevent a sharp fall in Vietnam's oil revenues. 

The year 2015 was an important milestone in Vietnam's international economic integration with two significant events: establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and wrapping up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.