Shares fell into the red during the May 17 session on both national stock exchanges.

HCM City will host a series of trade fairs to promote made-in-Vietnam goods this year in response to the “Vietnamese people use Vietnamese goods” campaign.

Vietnam exported more than 38,000 tonnes of pepper in the first four months of 2013, earning USD370 million, up 30 percent year-on-year.

(CPV) – Savills Vietnam has competed against a number of real estate agents and property consultants in the country to win four awards in the prestigious Asia Pacific Property Awards 2013.

(CPV) – Export turnover of FDI businesses (including crude oil) in the first quarter of 2013 reached USD19.1 billion, a year-on-year rise of 24.1 percent, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

(CPV) – In spite of impacts from the global financial crisis, bilateral trade exchange between Vietnam and Mexico continued to rise in the first three months this year.

(CPV) – A conference to introduce the call for a second round of proposals to the Vietnam Challenge Business Fund (VBCF) was held on May 15th, in Hanoi.

(CPV) – On May 16, the Made in Thailand Outlet 2013 opened in Hanoi, attracting more than 120 booths of 100 Thai companies and importers.

(CPV) - The Australian Government will provide AUD159.1 million (around VND3.3 trillion) in official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam in the 2013 - 2014 period, said its Embassy in Hanoi on May 15.

This information was officially announced by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association and automobile importers on May 14.

(CPV) – A trade fair of high-quality made-in-Vietnam goods opened in the central city of Da Nang city on May 14.

The 18th Annual World Electronics Forum (WEF 18) kicked off in Hanoi on May 14, drawing the participation of the world’s leading electronics industries, including the US, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, China and Israel.

(CPV) – The 2013 Zhejiang Export Fair will be held in Vietnam’s southern hub of Ho Chi Minh city from May 16 - 18 to boost investment and trade between Vietnam and the Chinese province.

(CPV) – On May 14, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held a press briefing announcing the results of purchasing from the 2012-2013 winter-spring rice crop for temporary stock in the Mekong Delta region.

A cotton yarn mill was put into operation in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 10^th after more than 10 months of construction on the first phase of the facility.

The Second Mekong Resources Forum to step up investment cooperation and sustainable development in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) was held in northern Vinh Phuc province on May 10^th.

The Customs Department of southern Binh Duong province coordinated with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) to organise a dialogue with nearly 100 Japanese businesses operating in the locality on May 10^th.

(CPV) – Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Tan Dung has signed Decision 689 approving the 2013-2015 medium-term debt management programme.

Vietnam and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on May 7 inked a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technological cooperation to develop Vietnam ’s rice sector.