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Shares of four Vietnamese banks may rise 14-68 percent in 12 months, according to JP Morgan’s Asia Pacific Equity Research.

The Energy Ministry of Thailand has set a time frame to transition to gasohol E20 as the primary petrol grade by early next year to boost the value of commodity crops used in biofuel production.

Vietnamese products have entered over 200 markets around the world including markets with strict import regulations and standards such as the EU, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the US, according to a recent report released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

More and more households and commercial establishments in the southern province of Dong Nai are installing rooftop solar panels to generate electricity for their own use and to sell the surplus to the local utility.

Under-Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney has led trade mission to Vietnam in an effort to boost agricultural exports from the US to the Southeast Asian nation.

Vietnam’s export revenue was estimated at 217.05 billion USD in the first 10 months of this year, up 7.4 percent annually, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The woodworking industry will definitely meet this year’s export target of 11 billion USD, the Binh Duong Furniture Association has said.

Vietnam’s export turnover in the last 10 months yearly increased 7.4 percent year-on-year to over 217 billion USD, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Some 35 Israeli companies explored business and investment opportunities in Vietnam during a seminar co-held by the Vietnamese Trade Office and Israel-based accounting and consulting firm BDO in Tel Aviv on November 5.

Vietnam-Israel trade reached over 790 million USD in the first nine months of 219, with Vietnam’s export revenue of about 410 million USD, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Israel.

Vietnam’s total import-export turnover has surpassed 400 billion USD, according to the General Department of Customs.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted that Southeast Asia could become a net importer of fossil fuels in the next few years, raising the financial burden on governments and increasing carbon emissions in the region.

The private sector was the main driver of growth for Vietnam in the first nine months this year, a conference held by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) heard in Hanoi on October 30.

Exports by domestic businesses have increased at a faster pace than that by foreign invested ones between January and October, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

In the first 10 months of this year, Vietnam's export turnover increased by 7.4% and its import value increased by 7.8% year-on-year.

Asia and Europe are important markets for Vietnamese fruits and vegetable exports and imports, and flowers could be next, experts said at a seminar on “Fruit, vegetable and flower exports - New movements in Asian and European markets” in Hanoi on October 24.

The Vietnam – South African joint trade sub-committee convened the fourth session in Hanoi on October 16 to seek ways to bolster bilateral economic and trade partnerships.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien told a press conference in Hanoi on October 14 that the agriculture sector expanded by 2.02 percent in nine months of this year despite African swine fever.

The Vietnam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) has projected its export turnover to reach 2.89 billion USD in 2019, up 1 percent from last year and meeting 97.6 percent of the yearly target.

Thailand’s currency has surged in value to a 6-year high of 30.33 baht per US dollar at the end of October 9.