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Vietnam will start importing its first fruit and vegetables from Australia on July 1, in a partial easing of an economic ban maintained due to the earlier detection of the fruit fly.

EU member states agreed Wednesday to extend damaging economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis by another six months to the end of January 2016, officials said.

Microsoft has officially launched its first Microsoft Store in Hanoi, which will provide customers with the best Microsoft products including the most popular Lumia Window Phone.

Skills mismatch and the relevance of skills to business needs are major concerns in Vietnam and across the region.

The EU called an emergency eurozone summit next week after Greek debt talks ended Thursday without a deal, sparking warnings of an "accident" that could push Athens out of the euro if there is no breakthrough by the end

Vietnam recorded a trade deficit of more than 3 billion USD, despite an increase in exports, in the first five months of 2015, according to the most recent statistics released by the Vietnam Customs agency.

The Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed on May 29 is expected to offer vast opportunities for businesses operating in Vietnam’s garment and textile industry.

The Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement signed on May 29 is expected to offer ample opportunities and tough challenges to Vietnamese businesses.

Vietnam's rising trade deficit has economists worried about the exchange rate and macro-economic management.

Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has granted a license to Vietnamese mangoes from Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai province, to be imported to the Japanese market.

Foreigners can buy a home in Vietnam, but inconsistent regulations make it hard for expatriates to realise their dream of living in Vietnam, and discourage foreign property investors choosing the country as a venue for development.

Vietnamese lychees will be further shipped to France and distributed through Thanh Binh Jeune Company's supermarkets in Paris and Lyon this year, General Director of the company Ngo Minh Duong said.

Coastal areas of Hue and Danang City have been recognised as having high tourism potential, but real estate and resort projects have been abandoned for many years, wasting opportunities for investors wanting to become involved in growth of the areas.

Six genetically modified (GM) corn varieties are being trialed in a midland commune in northern Phu Tho Province.

High-quality Vietnamese lychee meets the standards of the Canadian market, according to a Canadian importer.

Last year when Samsung Electronics announced plans to create a new US$3bn smartphone factory in the north-eastern province of Thai Nguyen, close to the capital city of Hanoi, many industry insiders were ecstatic.

Heads of Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) said they need more power instead of more money to deal with bank bad debt, because the legal framework is inadequate.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc confirmed the Government has been cautious in public debts management via stabilising the macro economy and improving the investment environment as he took the floor at the Q&A session of the ninth sitting

More than 17,920 cars were sold in Vietnam in May, which were fewer than the month before, but still higher than the same period last year.