By encouraging all stakeholders to co-operate, Hanoi aims to improve food safety standards and protect public health.

Bilateral trade between Vietnam and Hesse has reached around EUR1 billion (US$1.05 billion) annually, accounting for one-tenth of total trade between Vietnam and Germany.

The event is part of the Hanoi Concentrated Promotion Program 2024, held in May, July, and November, attracting up to 2,000 businesses.

At the press conference held on October 2 to review the implementation of financial tasks and the State budget in the first 9 months of this year, Deputy Minister of Finance Vu Thi Mai said the ministry would continue to keep close eye on cost of key products.

Vietnamese displays have received a warm welcome at the Perth Royal Show in Western Australia (WA)’s Perth City, the biggest local farming show that runs from September 26 to October 4.

Some 300 enterprises groups and associations are showcasing their products at the Vietnamese Goods Identity Week - Pride of Vietnamese Goods fair, which opened on September 27 in Hanoi, the central coastal city of Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese Goods Week 2015 will be held on September 27 in Hanoi, HCM City and Da Nang to raise public awareness of Vietnamese goods as well as their competitiveness.

More than 100 Vietnamese businesses are showcasing their products and services at over 200 booths at the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in China’s Nanning city, forming the biggest number of exhibitors from an ASEAN nation to the 12th event.

Vietnam is considered a land of opportunities where consumers now have more power and willingness to spend, according to a recent report released by the global performance measurement company Nielsen.

The northern province of Quang Ninh, home to the World Natural Heritage Ha Long Bay, organised numerous activities to promote its tourism in the UK within the framework of the Vietnam Discovery event from September 10-13.

According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam`s crude oil exploitation output in 2015 is estimated to reach 17.58 million tonnes, rising 4.6% from the annual target of the government.

Prices of essential goods continued their downward trend this month, including those of petrol, oil and gas, according to the Ministry of Finance`s Price Management Department.

The northern province of Bac Giang has set up a Japan Desk to support Japanese investors in their operation in the locality, heard an investment promotion conference held in the province on September 9.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) and China’s national postal administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on postal cooperation in Hanoi on September 10.

The implementation of the national single window customs mechanism and the technical connectivity with the ASEAN mechanism is a turning-point in accelerating administrative reform towards an e-government, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh said at the lauching ceremony of the mechanism held in Hanoi on September 8.

Representatives from about 70 Vietnamese and Egyptian enterprises shared information on business opportunities at a forum in Cairo on September 7.

The Ministry of Transport is investigating transport companies who have failed to lower prices amid a drop in petrol costs.

On the sidelines of the 2015 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia from September 3-5, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang met with several Russian officials on ways to promote trade and investment connections between the two countries.

Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang joined about 5,000 delegates from 30 countries and territories at the Eastern Economic Forum 2015 in Vladivostok, Russia from September 3-5.

According to the General Statistics Office under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the total value of Vietnam`s exports reached over 106 billion USD in the past eight months of this year, up 9% against the same period last year.

Vietnam Airlines first Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner made its highly anticipated initial landing at Heathrow Airport in London on September 1, showcasing the airlines new corporate identity and brand image.

Garments and textile businesses are striving hard to be at the forefront to avail opportunities ushered in by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Forty-two business associations of the Republic of Korea (RoK) sent a letter to the country’s National Assembly on August 30, calling for a quick approval of free trade agreements (FTAs) with Vietnam, China and New Zealand to help boost the RoK’s exports.