For the first time in a year, business confidence and outlook among European businesses in Vietnam has stabilized and improved, a new survey has found.

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European businesses regain confidence in Vietnam

Coffee exports from Vietnam, the biggest grower of the robusta variety used in instant drinks and espressos, may increase this month as good weather helps beans to dry and as the Tet holiday ends, said traders and officials.

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Coffee exports from Vietnam may climb in February on weather

The government will facilitate the restructuring of banks but not fully subsidize the costs involved in the process, State Bank of Vietnam governor Nguyen Van Binh has said.

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Banks must cover restructuring costs: central bank

Vietnam’s northern port city of Hai Phong has approved the construction of a $575 million tire factory by a subsidiary of Japan’s Bridgestone Corp , the state-run newspaper Nhan Dan quoted municipal authorities on Thursday as saying.

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Bridgestone to build $575 mln Vietnam tire plant: paper

Rice exports from Vietnam, the world’s second-largest shipper after Thailand, may total 400,000 metric tons this month, 25 percent less than a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Vietnam rice exports may be 400,000 tons this month

Rice exports from Thailand, the world’s biggest shipper, may decline 10 percent this year on competition from India and Vietnam even as the value of the shipments gains, according to the Foreign Trade Department.

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Thai rice exports to drop 10 pct on India, Vietnam competition

There will be no power shortage this year even though a serious dry spell has been forecast for the summer, state-owned monopoly Electricity of Vietnam has promised.

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Electricity of Vietnam promises no shortage in 2012

Lower interest rates will help Vietnam overcome economic difficulties in 2012, said Vu Viet Ngoan, head of the National Financial Supervisory Committee.

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Lower interest rates key to economic recovery: official

Vietnam has successfully pursued a development strategy for agricultural growth, allowing the country to become one of the world’s major producers of various crops, a World Economic Forum report said Friday.

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Vietnam hailed for agricultural success

Vietnam plans to send 90,000 workers abroad this year since new employment opportunities are opening up in Japan and Libya.

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Vietnam to send 90,000 workers overseas in 2012