Hanoi will continue promotion efforts with trade and tourism initiatives to achieve its investment attraction strategies.

The summit aims to share best practices and promote cooperation among Vietnam's provinces and cities in building and developing smart cities.

The total transaction volume in the Jan-Sep period increased by 37.7% compared to the same period last year.

To end any dependence on China and avoiding risks involved in doing business with Chinese enterprises, Vietnam should continue economic restructuring and integration.

The Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) has called for commercial banks to lower interest rates for local cashew nut exporters in a bid to stimulate lending to revamp the industry and increase competitiveness.

To develop its support industries, HCM City needs to identify the main sectors and focus on training, technology, and incentives for their development, experts told a seminar on attracting investment in the sectors last week.

Wood processing exports are likely to reach from US$6-6.2 billion this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Chairman of the Vietnam Cement Association, Nguyen Quang Cung said that cement consumption in the first six months was nearly 33 million tonnes, up roughly 10 percent year on year.

Vietnam import-export turnover of the first half of 2014 reached over US$ 116.04billion, said General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam`s industrial production is seeing improvement, with estimated growth of 5.8 percent seen in the first half of this year, higher than last year`s 5.3 percent rise.

The US praised Vietnam for stabilising orders in industrial parks and export processing zones as businesses resumed their normal operations after disturbances by rioters in response to China’s actions in the East Sea.

Vietnam sets the goal of meeting the standards of the ASEAN-6 group in terms of business licensing and insolvency; tax payment; customs formalities; and access to electricity supply and credit, as well as investment protection, by 2015.

Overall business conditions in the manufacturing sector strengthened in May amid an ongoing increase in client demand as output increased for the eighth consecutive month amid another solid expansion in new business, according to the HSBC Vietnam Manufacturing PMI report.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and the Economy, Trade and Industry Department of Japan’s Kansai region signed a framework agreement on cooperation, under which they will enhance connections in support industry.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung on Sunday issued an Instruction to task relevant ministries, agencies and localities to beef up the realization of measures to support foreign-funded enterprises which were affected by recent anti-China protests in some localities.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved supplementary solutions supporting businesses affected during disturbances triggered by opportunists in several localities in protests against China’s illegal placement of its Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig in Viet Nam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone.

The banking system is plagued by low credit growth, huge liquidity but firms unable to borrow, and difficulty in selling mortgaged assets to liquidate bad loans, heard a meeting between National Assembly members representing HCM City and the central bank in the city on Monday.

The Industrial Components and Subcontracting Vietnam (ICSV) Exhibition 2014 and the Vietnam Manufacturing Expo 2014 slated for August 27-29 in Hanoi will allow domestic manufacturers to seek new business and investment opportunities.

The first round-table economic workshop seeking cooperation on trade, investment and tourism between the two countries took place in La Valletta, capital of Malta on May 5.

Viet Nam was expected to ship around 15 million tons of coffee abroad and earn US$ 3 billion in export revenue this year, according to the Viet Nam Coffee And Cocoa Association (Vicofa).

Five years after opening its retail market in line with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) commitments, Vietnamese businesses are meeting with difficulties, struggling to survive in the face of fierce competition from foreign rivals.

The exports of garment and steel in the first quarter of 2014 achieved remarkable growth rates.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang TrungHai on April 19 cut the ribbon to inaugurate an all-steel radial truck tyre factory in the southern province of Binh Duong.