The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade predicted that exports to Japan (not including crude oil) will increase 16 percent in 2009 and 17 percent in 2010 when compared to 2008.

Vietnamese woodwork displayed at the National Hardware Show 2009 in Las Vegas , Nevada , drew the attention of local and international visitors.

China was Viet Nam's leading rubber importer among 70 countries and territories, and this is set to continue this year, said the national rubber industry's annual report for 2008.

The US Senate has passed an $838 billion economic stimulus bill aimed at creating millions of new jobs and jolting the economy out of recession.

An open business environment will help companies make use of business opportunities, overcome challenges and contribute to the country's economic growth. International institutions as well as the Vietnamese business community is well aware that the business environment in Vietnam needs improving.

A conference was held on December 10 at the Office of the National Committee for International Economic Cooperation passing the program for the Mekong Delta-An Giang Economic Cooperation Forum 2009, which will be directed by the Southwest Steering Committee, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the National Committee for International Economic Cooperation and the An Giang Province People's Committee. Related ministries and branches will also get involved in the program.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Associate Professor, Dr. Le Danh Vinh accompanied Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem to Belgium, the EC and the Netherlands from September 18-20, 2008. He talked to the media about the EU's anti-dumping tax on Vietnamese leather upper shoes after he returned from the trip

Vietnam gained more American market share last year among garment and textile supplying nations than any country except China, according to a US report.

VietNamNet Bridge – Rice traders say that hardly any ships dock at HCM City ports these days to collect rice. Rice exports have been going slowly, according to the Agriculture and Rural Development Information Centre under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

our Vietnamese businesses are now exempted from anti-dumping taxes o­n their shrimp exports to the US market.