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The Ministry of Transport on July 6 officially put into operation the coastal shipping route from Quang Ninh to Quang Binh.

The credit rating agency Moody's has predicted that ASEAN economies will be affected considerably if China’s economic growth in 2014 and 2015 drops below Moody's baseline projection of 6.5-7.5 percent.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta region have harvested one-fourth of the summer-autumn rice, with an average yield of 5.6 tonnes per ha, according to the local Plant Cultivation Department.

Renovations got underway on July 5 at the Thac Mo hydropower plant in Binh Phuoc province to lift its capacity from 150 MW to 225 MW.

The southern province of Dong Nai on July 4 opened to traffic new Hoa An Bridge spaning over the Dong Nai River and launched the construction of a tunnel at Tam Hiep junction and a flyover at Amata

For the seventh consecutive year, Vietcombank has been selected the Best Trade Bank in Vietnam in the prestigious Trade Finance Magazine Asia-Pacific Awards 2014 for excellence.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked Binh Thuan province to further develop its maritime economy as it boasts one of the country’s three largest fishing grounds.

The Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum (MDEC) 2014 will take place in Soc Trang province from July 5-7, focusing on restructuring the agricultural sector and building new-style areas in the region, announced representatives from the Steering Committee for the

Present tensions in the East Sea have created opportunities for Vietnam to adjust its economic policies with China to avoid becoming too dependent according to one economic expert.

The Vice President of Monsanto Company’s Sustainability and Signature Partnerships said that agriculture should be an engine for economic growth in Vietnam.

Thailand’s leading retailer Central Group plans to open its Robins Department Store at Ho Chi Minh City-based Crescent Mall in November, 2014.

Vietnam's gross domestic product is estimated to grow by 5.7-5.8% in 2014 according to a forecast by the National Financial Supervisory Committee.

The People’s Committee of northern Bac Ninh province on July 2 granted an investment license to Samsung Display Co, Ltd for a US$1 billion project in the Yen Phong Industrial Park.

Credit growth in foreign currencies increased by 10 per cent in the first half of this year stirring both confidence and doubts about the foreign liquidity of the banking system.

According to the Hong Kong-Shanghai Bank Corporation, Vietnam’s June manufacturing activity saw improvement despite a slow rate of growth in output and new orders.

The People’s Committee of northern Bac Ninh province is considering pouring VND298 billion into infrastructure at the Yen Phong Industrial Park (IP) in an attempt to entice Samsung Display to build a US$1 billion plant there.

The total export turnover in the first half of 2014 reached US$70.9 billion, increased 14.9% from the same period in 2013.

Standard & Poor's affirmed its ‘BB-' long-term and ‘B' short-term sovereign credit ratings on Vietnam, with the outlook on the long-term rating being stable.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will lead the US delegation to the sixth meeting of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, the State Department said Monday.