Jun 26, 2008

Vietnam Airlines appoints Sharaf Travel as General Sales Agent for the UAE

Viet Nam not seeking IMF loan program - World Bank

Viet Nam dong drops to low end of new band

Zaid Ibrahim & Co Exports Legal Services To Viet Nam

Roads are key to development

Cutting catfish for higher export prices

Air carriers say market growing

Airlines raise fuel surcharges

Vietnam's first beer spa to open at Phan Thiet

Hybrid rice strain fetches 500,000 USD

Vietnam’s economy maintains growth despite inflation

Local firms get global trade dispute support

Airport terminal ahead of schedule

Master plan for Da Nang international airport

Bumper paddy crop will force inflation rate down: expert

Infrastructure development vital for growth

Khanh Hoa earns US$20 million from seafood exports

Hanoi hosts Japan’s Information Technology Festival 2008

Saigontourist, Caravelle named best tour operator, hotel

Export opportunities remain

Sea Links golf course to open in July

13 Rolls-Royces imported into Viet Nam in first six months

Japan's Aeon Credit Service Launches Joint Venture in Viet Nam

SGL Viet Nam enters investment arrangement with Spinnaker Asset Management

India pepper rise on low arrivals, Vietnam price rise

Cooperative agreement on nuclear safety inked between VN, US

Southeast Asian countries work to develop cacao industry

Viet Nam sees slowdown in CPI increase in June

State bank announces six-month plan

Viet Nam to double dollar/dong daily trading band

Inflation may drive Vietnam's tourism target down

Inflation Accelerated to 26.8% in June

Dong Little Changed; Central Bank Doubles Trading Band

Robust agricultural growth in Mekong boost for economy

FDI could reach $35 billion this year

Lack of capital delaying power projects: EVN

Auditing of State agencies is about cutting costs

Saint-Gobain re-brands its plasterboard

Autodesk offers latest design products

VN-EU forum guides business directors

Vietnam’s inflation to fall sharply in 2009

Petrol Stations Halt Legit Sales to Sell on Black Market

Farmers in Mekong Delta Enjoy Slight Increase in Rice Price

Italian food and wine promoted in VN

ADB agrees $196 mln loan for Viet Nam power project

Binh Thuan: VND 384 million for lighting oil support

MOF plans tax increases to re-orient consumption tendency

Farmers putting fish on diets in south

Jun 25, 2008

Viet Nam Prime Minister will talk business in Houston

Private investors want loans for infrastructure projects

Nescafe launches new instant coffee product

Watchdog sounds alarm on electronics counterfeits in Viet Nam

Construction output soon to triple

Dong Nai draws 2.1 billion USD in FDI

PM orders acceleration of inflation curbing solutions

Price pressure seen easing in rest of the year

Thousands of tariffs on ASEAN importsto be cut until 2013

Vietnam prime minister, on US visit, says government wants to curb inflation, lure investors

Viet Nam lowers rice export price

Malaysia's Scomi Marine to jointly operate product tankers

Viet Nam Inflation Slowed in June, Prime Minister Says

Viet Nam Limits State Company Investments in Finance

Mobilising individual capital for infrastructure development

The French Business Association President Frederic Sanchez says Vietnam is a large, potential market that provides a door to the ASEAN market that sui

Practising thrift the best way for businesses

Dai Duong (Ocean) Group finds US partners

Viettel mobile network reaches 20 mil subscribers

Int’l construction and building exposition opens

Viet Nam, EU release business administration book

Litchi exported to Chinese market

Ministry plans to boost rail safety by building bridges

Timber seminar takes aim at global markets

Business groups face many problems

Cisco’s technology road show rolls round

World traffic experts to meet in Hanoi

Emerging Asia's Growth to Slow to About 7%, ADB Says

28 million USD to expand GMS mobile information network in northern provinces

HAGL plans over US$100mil for projects in Laos

Enterprises to continue exporting ingot steel despite higher tax

Seminar introduces business opportunities in Vietnam held in Chile

Hai Duong, Hung Yen farmers harvest bumper crop

Foreign currency reserve and state secrets

Cement production up 16% in first half

Nearly US$150 million for construction of Dinh Vu Industrial Park

What solutions for interest rate and exchange rate problems?

Larger role of associations recognised

Vietnam must develop its seaport system

Singaporean group expands investment in Thua Thien-Hue

Jun 24, 2008

Several U.S. firms sign deals to invest in Viet Nam

Life Resorts takes over management of Blue Ocean Resort in Viet Nam

PM Dung meets US groups’ leaders

Communications on German-Vietnam agenda

VNPT signs contract with ITA

Vietnam to start importing coal from 2012

Lam Dong boots agricultural training

ASEAN commodities to enjoy preferential import tax

Vinaphone signs deal to expand GSM network

Dak Nong to get waste treatment plant

Viet Nam agronomists to help African rice yield

Viet Nam cuts minimum export rice price by 2.5 pct

Bus companies race to survive in price-slash feud

$350 million health centre to be built in Ho Chi Minh City

VietJet Air to fly at end of this year

Foreign banks expand market share despite turmoil

Alcoa Inc. signs agreement with Viet Nam

Cashew prices double as Vietnam defaults

US, Vietnam boost trade ties as firms seal deals

FDI businesses report gains in six months

Japan willing to help Vietnam develop seaports

Consumers flocking to supermarts, traditional markets deserted

Hanoi’s six-month CPI skyrockets

Malaysia's Scomi Marine to jointly operate product tankers in Viet Nam

Russian and Vietnamese businessmen to meet in Moscow on July 8

Viet Nam: Coffee Prices Rise 5 pct on Tighter Supplies

Viet Nam must accept lower growth rate: Alan Greenspan

Viet Nam looks to Algeria for oil, agriculture investors

Viet Nam must be prepared for worse: US adviser

China Southern Airlines to Put Off Freight Plan in Viet Nam

Dung Quat economic zone to quadruple in size

Higher import taxes cut into car market revenues

Building oil refinery factories to ensure energy security

Stabilizing prices of essential consumer goods for people’s welfare till end of 2008

Hanoi hopes to become auto industry centre

ACB’s gold trading floor breaks down, investors lose money

Vinashin cuts 49 investment projects

IMF sees little risk of contagion from Vietnam woes

Viet Nam and EU conclude first round of negotiation on PCA

Total salt production area up 1.5 times

Taiwanese company invests in Do Son Industrial Park

Steel export tariff increased

Asian Currencies Decline, Led by Thai Baht on Inflation Concern

Dong Little Changed on Steady Official Reference Rate

Gold Gains as Crude Rises, Spurring Demand for Inflation Hedge

Rice prices boosted after export limit lifted

From foe economic ally

One more heavy tonnage ship gets launched

Information on new tax laws released

Vietnam’s biggest tourism portal makes debut

Saigontourist accepts official rate

Vietnam-China technology fair to open in Lang Son

Ministry targets industrialised fishery

Gov’t vows to stabilise prices

Shoe firms face EU dumping tariffs

Vinacomin asks Gov’t to put coal on State monopoly commodity list

Jun 23, 2008

Report outlines VN weaknesses

Supermarts luring customers with promotion programmes

Anti-corruption conference told business holds the key

HSBC introduces Viet Nam to investors

More flights between HCM city and Tuy Hoa

Residents participate in tourism development

Rice export volume to be more than 4.5 million tones

Dong Gains as Government May Support Stocks; Bonds Fall

Ministry drafting State IT application scheme

Taiwanese firm increases investment in Viet Nam

Summer comes, more travelers flock to cooler Da Lat

Truckers Smuggle Petrol to Cambodia

Vinacomin to buy coal from Indonesia and Australia

Shipbuilder launches fourth 53,000 tonnes vessel

Construction of biggest FSO vessel launched

City to host construction exhibition

Tien Giang invests in aqua-culture

Cadovimex II opens seafood plant

Commercial vehicles: the playing field of Vietnamese manufacturers

Vietnamese auto-parts makers attend trade fair in Thailand

Viet Nam to work harder to lure international tourists

Canada dethroned as top foreign investor in Viet Nam by Taiwan

FPG Tycoon Wang to Fly to Viet Nam to Break Ground for Steel Mill

Exchange rate costing businesses billions VND/day

POSCO falls as Viet Nam firm drops steel joint venture

Foreign enterprises yet to re-register

Conference boosts Vietnam–Egypt trade relations

SMEs vital for economy, but short of cash

Jun 22, 2008

Viet Nam OKs GE consumer finance unit's operations operations in country

Pledged foreign direct investment in Viet Nam jumps nearly fourfold so far this year

Viet Nam suspends gold imports on trade gap

40% of nation’s milk needs to be met by 2010

Asian Investors May Buy Gold on Inflation, Standard Bank Says

Vietnamese Importers Struggle to Buy Dollars

Vietnam to Buy 70,000 Tons of Food for Reserves

June 23, Dong Gains; Central Bank Sets Stronger Reference Rate

Simat May Buy Stake in Viet Nam Company, Krungthep Turakij Says

Southern farmers grow to global standards

Southern salt makers reap bumper crop

Vinashin ship builder calls off POSCO steel JV

Professional communication essential to Vietnam’s development

Gold not a sparkling investment for some

Viet Nam to boost cotton imports by 11%

Viet Nam trade deficit triples to $16.9 bln in first half

Deputy PM asks faster work on Son La power plant

FDI reaches US$31.6 billion in first half of this year

Vinashin hits a business bonanza

City likely to see June CPI rise slow to 3.37%

Minister goes on-line to discuss transparency

Cocoa meet to generate ideas

Salt farmers edgy about plans to boost supply

Vietnam-US TIFA council convenes in Washington

Vietnam, Singapore businesses cooperate to build medical hi-tech zone

Cement prices fall to 4.5 USD a bag

Six business plans make final of 20 million USD Challenge

Laos-Vietnam insurance joint-venture company opened

Laos presents Labour Order to Laos-Vietnam bank

Hanoi records 10.9 per-cent GDP growth in six months

Vietnamese firm funds SEA Games 25 project in Laos

Country attains 6.6% GDP growth in six months

Jun 21, 2008

'Impossible' to lend dong loans with US dollar rate, says SBV governor

Jun 20, 2008

Government May Raise Steel Billet Export Tax

Viet Nam gov't issues another reassurance on inflation

Favorite fishing hole

Vietnam house speaker seeks oil, gas cooperation with Romania

Viet Nam move hits hopes of cheaper rice

Viet Nam waives tariffs on jetfuel imports

Traders miffed by gold exchange snafu

Societe Generale hedges it bets

Standard Chartered remains upbeat on retail banking

Dong crisis not over yet, says FPO

Viet Nam to help ease pepper market

What’s behind a beautiful figure?

Viet Nam Will `Get Over' Economic Problems, U.S. Ambassador Says

Smugglers first at border gas stations

European Commission doubles its budget support to Viet Nam to 20 million Euro in 2008

Car sales rise 106 per-cent on May 2007

RoK promotes tourism in Viet Nam

Vietnam’s fundamental advantages remain, says Hong Kong TDC

Businesses urge all-out efforts to fight counterfeit goods

Ministry wants less pig-iron exports

Vietnam H1 loans up 20 pct, June credit slows-c.bank

Viet Nam the promised land for giant Internet players

Five firms invest in Hi-Tech Agricultural Zone

VietJet Air appoints ex-Singapore Airlines CFO

Kisimex signs up with Australian firm

HCM City: CPI surges 2.37 per-cent in June

Northern Viet Nam to have more 12 thermoelectric plants by 2015

Gold, Greenback Prices Unexpectedly Plunge

Vietnam's inflation and macro-economy still under control

Gold, greenback prices unexpectedly plunge

Province chairmen have authority to set commodity price frames

Steel prices about to increase

US trade promotion chief sees opportunities in Viet Nam