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.

The purpose of the survey is to gain a thorough understanding of the local food safety situation and to identify non-compliance promptly, allowing for corrective actions to be taken to mitigate health risks.

Vietnam’s industrial production index (IPI) in the first ten months of 2016 grew 7.2 percent year-on-year.

At the yesterday`s reception for General Director of Russia’s Zarubezhneft oil and gas company Sergei I Kudryasov in Hanoi, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said that cooperation in oil and gas production has formed one of the main, effective sectors of bilateral relations and brought huge revenues to both countries’ budget.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung arrived in the northern port city of Hai Phong to inspect preparations for storm Sarika.

The Government report on the implementation of the 2016 socio- economic development plan delivered at the 2nd session of the 14th National Assembly’s Economic Committee in Hanoi on October 7, the macro economy was stable and the inflation rate was still under control.

The General Statistics Office revealed the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) increases by 7.4 percent in the first nine months of this year.

At a roundtable discussion about coffee business held in London, Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VICOFA) Chairman Luong Van Tu said that Vietnamese and British coffee enterprises are keen on promoting doing business together.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has ratified the Master Development Scheme on beer, wine, beverage by 2015 with a vision towards 2035. Vietnam expects to earn 900 million USD from exporting beverage products by 2035, according to the industry’s planning.

With tax reductions for beauty industry products included in free trade agreements (FTAs), Vietnam is seen as a promising market for cosmetics firms and foreign suppliers of beauty-care machines and equipment.

The PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP) is actively developing a number of gas projects with the aim of extracting the first flows of gas at Su Tu Trang (white lion) field in the fourth quarter of 2016 and at Dai Hung field on August 31.

On July 5, a forum held by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vinatas) in collaboration with the Textile Machinery Association under the Germany Engineering Federation (VDMA) to introduce Germany’s latest garment technologies to local enterprises in Hanoi.

The Vietnamese leading company in wood-working and decorative materials An Cuong Wood Working JSC will receive financial supports worth 30 million USD to branch out its business.

According to the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department, there are 12 more Vietnamese Tra fish exporters are now eligible to ship their products to the US, pushing the total number of eligible firms to 57 ones.

Generally for first five months of the year, the industrial production index increased by 7.5% compared to the same period of 2015.

Vietnam will face challenges in implementing policies and laws on environmental protection, especially in industries seeing strong growth, said Nick Thorpe from the People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) centre.

Hanoi Statistics Office reported that the industrial production index (IPI) of Hanoi in the first five months of this year increased by 6.1% over the month last month and 8.9% over the same period.

The signing ceremony to cooperate on developing 1,000MW of wind energy in Vietnam between the Ministry of Industry and Trade with the US`s General Electric was organised in Hanoi on May 23.

This has been considered as one of the Governement`s specific measures to support and develop enterprises operating in the field of high technology.

On May 17 afternoon, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited Zarubezneft Petroleum Corporation, one of the leading Russian natural gas giants within his official tour to the Russian Federation.

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) are expected to offer more market opportunities for insurance companies in Vietnam, but will also present tough challenges in a more competitive international environment.

Vietnam’s garment-textile sector wants to revise a development plan to 2020 with vision for 2030, to match the progress of the country as they mainly specialise in straightforward production stages and study market demands.