Vietnam's core inflation in July increased 0.21% month-on-month and 3.3% year-on-year. The seven-month figure of 3.18% remained slightly lower than the overall CPI increase thanks to the exclusion of volatile sectors like food, energy, health care, and education
A conference themed "Vietnam - a new strategic partner of France in Asia" was held in Paris on November 5 to introduce the investment environment in Vietnam.
Viet Nam shipped over 5.7 million tons of rice and earned nearly US$ 2.5 billion in export revenue in the first ten months of this year, according to the Viet Nam Food Association (VFA).
Seafood export turnover during the Jan-Oct period reached USD5.5 billion, a year-on-year rise of 7.3 percent, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP).
Vietnam expects to bring in US$2.5-2.6 billion from shrimp exports in 2013, 15% more than last year's total, owing to the stability of an average monthly turnover of US$250 million.
The Ministry of Finance and the German Reconstruction Bank signed agreements totalling EUR140 million for two projects to develop power supply and enhance capacity for the provincial hospital system on October 31.
Viet Nam has witnessed a relative export expansion in both scale and speed and seen a positive shift in export structure.
IMF Resident Representative for Viet Nam Sanjay Kalra applauded on the Government's success in stabilizing the macroeconomy, curbing with the inflation rate and accelerating the export turnover.
Viet Nam is ranked 99th out of 189 economies in the latest World Bank's report "Doing Business 2014.".
The index of industrial production (IIP) saw a 5.4% year-on-year increase in the January-October period, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Viet Nam has attracted US$19.2 billion in direct foreign investment (FDI) so far this year, up 65.5% from a year earlier, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The second phase of the Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP) has received a total investment pledge of 10 million euros for efforts aimed at fostering innovation activities in Vietnam from 2014-2018.
The EU's policies towards Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) were the highlights of an October 21 conference in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 5.5 percent in the third quarter of 2013. Compared with the second quarter, the growth is 0.5 percent higher. This is a good sign for the economy, especially towards the end of the year.
The Vietnam Government will always value and effectively manage ODA from the international community and will not betray their trust, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
The first Vietnam-Russia economic forum commenced on October 16 in Hanoi, bringing government officials and enterprises from both countries together to discuss measures to boost bilateral trade ties.
Business players from Vietnam and Italy were brought together at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on October 15 to explore co-operation opportunities in trade and the manufacturing industry.
Vietnam and Belgium have agreed to work towards closer co-operation and comprehensive bilateral relations at the second session of the Vietnam-Belgium Joint Committee on Economic Co-operation in Hanoi from October 14-15.
Pledges of foreign direct investment (FDI) were estimated at US$15 billion in the first nine months of 2013, exceeding the target of US$13-14 billion for the whole year.
The 2nd Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting between Belgium and Vietnam will be held on October 14-15 in Hanoi, the Belgian Embassy in Vietnam announced on October 10.
The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) has called on APEC to set up a centre supporting small, micro and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs) in the region to promote economic development.
