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The National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) judged that confidence of the market and foreign investors in Vietnam's economy is being strongly recovered, after successful efforts in maintaining macro-economic stability.

Vietnam's wood export turnover may reach USD5.5 billion with a growth rate of 10-15 percent in 2013, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association.

Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh led the Vietnamese delegation to the fourth ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF-4) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from October 1-2.

Vietnam's export revenue for 2013 is forecast to reach US$131 billion, a 14% year-on-year increase and a 4% improvement on the National Assembly's previous estimate, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) co-ordinated with the British Embassy to hold a forum with members of both countries' business communities in Hanoi on September 30.

The country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 5.14 % in the first nine months of this year, according to a report released by the Ministry of Planning and Investment on September 24.

With an export value projected at USD5.5 billion this year, Vietnam is set to become Southeast Asia's biggest wood and wood products exporter, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Switzerland plans to increase its grant budget to CHF 123 million (US$132.8 million) over the next four years to promote further economic development co-operation with Vietnam.

Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and his Russian counterpart Olga Golodets announced they are taking robust measures to boost bilateral trade and investment, at a meeting in Moscow on September 17.

The seventh Vietnam Business Forum in Europe was held in Kharkov, Ukraine on September 14, drawing more than 200 Vietnamese entrepreneurs who operate in European countries.

Delegates participated in a button-pressing ceremony on September 14 to begin construction on a flyover at the North-South Railway crossing on National Highway 1A in Tam Diep town, northern Ninh Binh province.

The Australian Financial Review, a leading daily newspaper, published an article on September 11 entitled 'Good name helps SMEs gain foothold in Vietnam', which reflects Australia's strong desire to do business in the Vietnam market.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) on September 11 announced that the US Department of Commerce (DOC) has concluded Vietnam shrimp exporters have not dumped their frozen shrimp products on the US market.

Ngày 28-8 giới văn học nghệ thuật Ninh Bình bất ngờ đón nhận một tin vui: nhiếp ảnh gia Ninh Mạnh Thắng giành giải ba Triển lãm ảnh toàn quốc với chủ đề "Khám phá văn minh sông Hồng" với tác phẩm "Chiều vàng Tam Cốc".

Sau 18 năm dự thi, lần đầu tiên mỹ thuật Ninh Bình vinh dự có tác phẩm - tác giả đạt giải A. Đáng kể hơn, khi tác phẩm đạt giải A duy nhất tại Triển lãm Mỹ thuật các tỉnh khu vực đồng bằng sông Hồng II do Hội Mỹ thuật Việt Nam tổ chức. Người họa sỹ đem về thắng lợi vẻ vang cho giới mỹ thuật tỉnh nhà tại sân chơi nghệ thuật khu vực là họa sỹ Kù Kao Khải, thành viên của câu lạc bộ họa sỹ trẻ Ninh Bình.

The third round of negotiations on a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan opened on September 9 in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

Vietnam earned nearly USD280 million from shrimp exports in August, a year-on-year increase of 38 percent, bringing the total shrimp export value to USD1.67 billion in the first eight months of this year.

Vietnam exported almost 4.7 million tonnes of rice in the first eight months of this year, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) General Secretary Truong Dinh Hoe has described the US Department of Commerce's preliminary decision on anti-dumping taxes imposed on Vietnamese tra fish exports as not completely objective.