Jun 30, 2008

Viet Nam adopts Euro II standards to cut emissions

Dong recovers from new multi-year low versus dollar

Economic Growth Weakens to 6.5% as Construction Slows

Flying taxi service launched in Hanoi

US investor mulls building giant film studio near Hue

Viet Nam H1 coal export volume down on year

Ecolocap Solutions Announces 5 Hydro Power Projects in Viet Nam to Reduce 3.1M Tons of CO2 emissions

Pre-mature bank withdrawals to be hit with fees

Hanoi's banks raise 367.790tr dong in deposits in H1

Viet Nam to rank in top ten dynamic tourism spots

Viet Nam set to become average income economy by 2020

Why VN must still ask to pass the salt

The ins and outs of the energy problem

Viet Nam to plant rubber in Africa

Village crafts need better support

Mineral sector draws foreign investment, creates employment

Association raises the bar for conference standards

Inflation control successes

Future of development brightens with FDI

Wood furnitures target 5 billion USD export value

Chinese machinery exhibition to be held in Viet Nam

Encouraging result of FDI attraction in Vietnam

First highway in Lam Dong opens to traffic

Global meeting of emerging markets opens in Hanoi

Vietnam's cocoa among world's leading ones in quality

Trade Remedies Council debuts

Van Chan district home to 4,200 hectares of tea

Petroleum price increases not advisable

SBV to set up legal framework for gold trading floors

VND deposit interest rate hits new peak at 20% per annum

SBV’s decision cools foreign currency market down

No sign of further consumer goods price increases

Jun 29, 2008

Nidec to Pay Preferential 10% Tax Rate in Viet Nam

Dung Quat EZ to have new thermal power station

Enterprises should be more informed when joining the world market

Viet Nam gears up for ASEAN Tourism Forum

Hundreds of Tons of Fish Die from Possible Plant Leak

HCM City Industrial Output Rises Against Inflation in H1

Business seminar closes in Ho Chi Minh City

Over 300 million USD slashed from public investment

Express ship fleet in the making

Steel consumption falls strongly in domestic market

Vietnam’s retail market still attractive

Viet Nam welcomes 2.5 million foreign visitors in six months

Survey guides future management policy

Dong Gains as Central Bank Sets Stronger Reference Rate

Asian Currencies Head for Quarterly Loss on Rising Oil Prices

India's Minda Group builds a new plant in Vinh Phuc

World Bank pledged to aid 5 billion USD for Vietnam in the coming 3 years

VIDOTOUR listed in Vietnam’s Top Ten Tour Operators

SK Energy secures 20 pct stake in Viet Nam oil field

Viet Nam Errs in Bid to End Grey Market in Dong: Andy Mukherjee

Global meeting of emerging markets opens

Processors want import of seafood materials

Viet Nam reaps US$1.8 billion from seafood exports in six months

US$900 mil invested in building Ca Mau fertilizer plant

Hai Phong attracts 1.9 million tourists

Hong Kong trading intermediary comes to VN

Sheraton Ha Noi named leading business hotel

US computer giant IBM introduces new power systems

US’s Dell names Digiworld Corp as its Viet Nam distributor

African farmers learn about Vietnamese rice farming

Big lychee harvest doesn’t mean profits

Phone firms in 3G frenzy

First joint venture law firm licensed

Motorbike makers stay buoyant

Industrial output to reach $20 billion

$3m project to help develop VN co-ops

HCM city shoppers welcome lower prices for some essential goods

Long-term solutions needed for Tra fish farming industry

Summer tours to Phu Quoc Beckoning Tourists

Delek Group eyes investment opportunities in Viet Nam

Fakes hurt Japan’s Pioneer

Jun 28, 2008

HCMC asks central bank to back commercial loans

U.S. firms push for preferential tariffs

Viet Nam commits to better investment environment: President

Can Tho Airport to be opened early next year

HCMC’s hotel occupancy is falling

VND17 billion Cham tower under construction in Viet Nam Ethnic Village

Record wine jar in central coastal province

GE Energy licensed to build plant in Hai Phong

No big fluctuations in market prices till the year’s end

Viet Nam among Asia-Pacific’s top five business destinations

Industrial production value up 3.4%

Global CyberSoft Viet Nam partners with Japanese firms

Hiccup upsets HCMC gold exchange again

New recruitment service launched in Viet Nam

Nosco sea transport firm posts 80b dong H1 profit

Tan Mai Paper Co. to build $36 mln pulp factory

Hot incentives in line for cold infrastructure and energy sectors

Auto sector seeks clear road to travel

Learning to swim in a fast-flowing river

Jun 27, 2008

Vietnamese goods will go direct to US: MOIT

Dozens of applications to establish new banks submitted to State Bank

BankInvest to invest in local shampoo maker

Mobile phone prices to go up on higher tariffs

PM meets Viet kieu business leaders, intellectuals on US visit

Vinacapital's Chi Says Widened Dong Band Increases Flexibility

PM agrees to build large-scale national fair centre

Cai Lan port gets 120 million USD for wharves

World Bank approves 320 million USD credits to Viet Nam

Project targets sustainable tourism development

Drug prices rise despite order

Is Viet Nam in dire financial straits?

Economy saw improvements in first half

Which should prevail, legal provisions or usual practice?

Expensive dollar forces US$ deposit interest rates down

$2bil worth of seafood material imports proposed

Three Japan-financed constructions operational

Import-export value hits US$74.17 billion in six months

Gold prices hit VND19 million per tael

Government urged to import unprocessed seafood

HCM City aims to double it tourism revenue

Dong falls to new multi-year low versus dollar

Asian Coffee Prices Up But Rangebound; Slow Roaster Demand

Dong A Securities' Wolfe Says Central Bank Shows Its Confidence

VIB Bank's Vu Says Dong Trading Band Widening Is `Good Move'

HSBC's Yetsenga Says Wider Band Eases Concern Dong Will Plunge

Mercedes named as car sponsor for Miss Universe 2008

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