Jul 9, 2008

Vietnam's capital allocates $18b for transportation projects

Ministry of Industry and Trade organises first online meeting

Brazil interested in investment in Vietnam

Asian Currencies: Korean Won Gains on Intervention Speculation

Call for better quality coffee to boost export revenue

Permits required for steel imports, exports

Dai-Ichi Life Vietnam announces new product

Vietnam joins discussion on world’s sovereign wealth funds

First of merger marked with donation

Hanoi earmarks 300 trillion VND for transport infrastructure

Golden chance for Vietnam’s coffee exporters

Food crisis – an opportunity for Vietnam’s agriculture

Caravelle is Vietnam’s Top Hotel

IPVG eyes IT services market in Vietnam

FPT Software to open Malaysian subsidiary

Curbing inflation: a lot of things still need to be done

Vietnam Airlines cancels direct air route to US again

Vietnam to build third oil refinery

Lending rate spike scares all borrowers

Entrepreneurs should have intellect to better serve the nation’s development

Vietnam’s rubber export value leaps

Import tariffs on cars to decrease, registration tax to go up

Embedded technology forum opens in Hanoi

Chile’s investments to soon pour into Vietnam

Gov’t okays iron ore exploration in Quang Ngai

Int’l exhibition helps boost trade in machinery

Acecook-a successful Japanese enterprise in Vietnam market

FDI enterprises gain trade surplus

The USA to probably apply GSP on Vietnam since Fall

Saigon Petro buys 20,000T; low premium

Phone, Internet subscriptions rise in first half

Gtel Mobile - seventh mobile network in Vietnam

VietinBank Tho Says Central Bank Dong Controls Are `Effective'

BIDV's Manh Says People's Confidence in Vietnam Dong Improved

Vietnam to Cap Fuel, Steel Prices to Curb Inflation

Gov’t plans investment in 60 impoverished districts

Craft villages to get $687.5m

Thu Thiem tunnel project needs cash

Eurocham talks corporate governance

Canon Viet Nam sits pretty

Vinh Hoan Corp opens third catfish plant

Two more projects for Tan Huong Industrial Zone

Farmers leave their fields

Workshop discusses Vietnamese & Russian trade ties

Finding ways to develop coffee, cacao, pepper and cashew nuts sectors

Deputy PM urges firms to boost exports to cut deficit

Government Retains Control of Petrol Price despite Rise in World Price

Mushrooming SMEs Face Too Many Hurdles

Currency Regulations Must be Followed, State Bank Says

Coal mining in Red River delta basin to start in 2010

Textile, garment sector sets $9.5bil export target

Energy-saving project shows cost savings

96 Toyota Innova assembled with expired engines

Foreign investors opting for slow courtship of Vietnamese companies

Building oil refineries not only about money: PetroVietnam

Jul 8, 2008

Vietnam’s export turnover to Algeria on the rise

Vietnam to host security, safety exhibition in November

Foreign banks post better growth in first half

Zentourism finds its way in Vietnam

Investors cautious but not fleeing Vietnam’s economic woes

Vietnam vows to keep 2008 fuel prices stable

Int’l travel exhibition scheduled for September

PM warns against stockpilling and speculation

Construction on most modern road of Vietnam to start

Economic policy in a tailspin

Paradox in interest rate races among banks

Where is Vietnam in global creative system?

CMS Computer has new symbol

Saigon Co.op to have 38 supermarkets

Vietnam CEO Club inaugurated

ANZ: Business expanding in Vietnam to be top priority

Mobifone biggest showroom opened

DBS Bank opens office in Hanoi

MDEC Can Tho 2008 to discuss infrastructure development

Khanh Hoa introduces local specialties to foreigners

VNPT forms first overseas joint venture with ETN Singapore

Premier Continues Drilling Program in Vietnam

Coffee Falls in London as Growers Boost Sales

Vietnam Dong Weakens to Lowest Since 1993 on Inflation, Deficit

New tax association established to improve tax policy efficiency

MoneyGram home delivers overseas money transfers

Australian economist hails Vietnam’s economic performance

Danish businesses seek opportunities in Vietnam

Poor regions work on food security

New tasks for trade sector in second half of this year

Top tourist businesses to be honoured

Czech Republic focuses on trade relations with Vietnam

VimpelCom to form joint venture in Vietnam

HCM City takes aim at inflation

HCM City gov’t to regulate retail activities on essential goods

Industrial park to set up in Dong Nai

INAX opens sixth mosaic-tile factory

Gov’t rejects rise in car fees

Over 1,000 instructors to attend Int’l Martial Arts Festival

Tam Coc’s mystic marvels

Central bank keeps a close enough eye on forex market

Rescuing tra fish remains impossible mission

Response from Yahoo Vietnam’s CEO

Vietnam’s July CPI forecast to keep dropping

Ministry Vows to Help Distressed Catfish Farmers

MTA 2008: Vietnam’s Largest Manufacturing Solutions Event

Vietnam – US trade turnover surges

January-June export turnover up 31.8%

Sales of locally-made cars sliding

Clean coal amount to reach 48-50 million tons by 2010

Coffee Drops as Vietnam, Indonesia Boost Sales; Cocoa Advances

Improper port development programming causing goods jams: Vinamarine

Drug Companies May Be Punished for Unauthorized Price Increases, Inspector Says

Molasses Poisons Catfish in Mekong Delta

Asian Development Bank sets up Future Carbon Fund

Motorbike sales hit by inflation

Export firms invest in green projects

Electronic goods’ prices soar over last month

Jul 7, 2008

Vietnam’s pepper exports forecast to drop, says expert

Mövenpick announces takeover of two new hotels

Stabilising the prices of essential commodities

Ministry proposes more aid for equipment upgrades

AirAsia opens office in HCMC

Thousands of Mekong Delta homes prone to landslides

Song Thu Company wins 15mln EUR ship building contract

Turkish Airlines opens representative office in Vietnam

Chinese commodities fair to open in capital

Vietnam Dong Black Market Rate Gains, Narrowing Gap

Bulgaria reopens labour links with Viet Nam

Vietnam's Slowdown in Imports Is `A Welcome Sign,' Moody's Says

Vietnam has potential for 3G network development

Vietnam’s Dragon Fruits to Fly Direct to US

Railway Joining Ha Noi Station with Noi Bai Airport Proposed

Government intervention fails to bail out catfish farmers

Vietnam’s car sales up 141 percent in first half

EVN needs 700 million USD for power projects

IDC expects slower growth in Vietnam's PC market

Subex, Siemens help Vietnamese telecoms provider combat fraud

Info-tech M&As synch

PetroVietnam delays 112 projects

PetroVietnam, Petroecuador ink oil cooperation deal

Worleyparsons PetroVietnam Engineering Co to make debut

1.6tr dong of G-bonds to be issued for Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway project

AIA Vietnam opens new agent

Cathay Insurance Co. enters Vietnam

SBV issues new rule on bank accounts

Buyers’ confidence sinks but still buoyant

Net being cast wide to capture internet growth

Nha Trang Offers Clear Ocean and Mild Climate

Hotels Offer Deals to Summer Travelers

US$ 865.5 million thermoelectric plant to be built

Animal food prices soar

Some 10,000 crocodiles to be exported to China

Trade balance burdened with luxury goods

Nam Dinh to become centre of southern Red river delta

New regulations drafted to facilitate CEOs hiring

Vietnam and Germany share experiences in WTO implementation

Thanh Hoa to have civil airport

Corbis supplies Vietnam with photos

Vietnam ranks the fifth on FDI attraction

Ministry urges tighter border controls on petrol smuggling

U-Li May Set Up Vietnam Plant

Nha Trang: Home-stay service permitted during Miss Universe contest

Vietravel to hold underwater wedding

3G licenses open door to foreign phone operators

Sharing experiences in honouring WTO commitments

The monetary market bounces back

US statistics show trade increase with Vietnam

HCM City to host international ICT and electronics expo 2008

Top ten of travel agents and hotels in Vietnam

Da Nang attracts foreign investment worth millions of dollars

Reducing scattered investments

Firm Exports Find Profit Exporting Bamboo Handicraft

Drug Prices Headed Up, Official Says

Toyota Vietnam apologizes for use of rusted engines for new cars

Difficulties for local banks are opportunities for foreign banks

Super cars still arriving despite measures

Bumper crop will not affect rice price considerably

US$ price slightly increases on black market

Consumers thunderstruck by price increases of imports

Southeast region attracts more FDI

Prices of milk products rise again in July

Products stay on HCM City shelves

Hanoi industrial zones grab over $152mil

Works begins on north-south road link, scheduled to open in 2013

Interbank dollar trade picks up, dong near low

Petrolimex Buys More Than 90% Of Oil Products Planned For 3Q

Korea, India, Vietnam Intervention to Fail, Morgan Stanley Says

Jul 6, 2008

Dong's Little Changed on Central Bank Reference Rate

Vietnam-India Trade May Reach $3 Billion in 2008

Mobile phone retailer moves in on capital

Industrial zone firms to relocate

PetroVietnam proposes expansion of Dung Quat oil refinery

Experts confer on Vietnam’s WTO economic growth plan

Blackouts put fish business in poorhouse

PetroVietnam to halt output slump by starting new oil fields

New oil fields set for exploitation off southern Vietnam

Domestic firms shun derivative trading: economist

ANZ Bank launches mobile banking service

AusCham HCMC turns 10

Petech to build 100 hi-tech public restrooms in town

ITC reviews anti-dumping rate for US catfish export

Access to listed prices resumes

Maintaining strong economic growth in the long term

Vietnam-US economic cooperation

Gov’t axes projects to cut costs

Fashion industry short on skilled designers: seminar

Fake fertiliser, high prices leave farmers in a bind

HCM City trims projects, refocuses

Formosa Iron-steel complex and deepwater port under construction

Firms without GMPs get reprieve

No sooner earned than spent

Brighter economic outlook

National Power Transmission Corp makes debut

ASIANA Airlines launches Seoul-Da Nang direct flight

Kon Tum: 300 million USD for hydroelectric plants

Jul 4, 2008

Big challenge to the coal sector

Yahoo “ignores” Vietnamese laws?

USAID to offer Vietnam bigger assistance

ADB's Kuroda: Return of Asia currency crisis unlikely

Bach Ma Mountain offers primitive beauty

Fierce competition benefits cell phone users

EVN Needs over $51 Bln to Develop Power Projects by 2015

International trade fair held in Quang Tri

Two luxury cars flown to Vietnam

Vietnamese businesses to attend footwear export promotion programme

Thai media: Vietnam has “secret weapons” for development

Spanish businesses interested in Vietnam

Public-private partnership: effective model to attract capital

PetroVietnam targets 16 million tonnes of crude oil

HCM City plans two bridges

Firms forced to cut costs, shed staff

New projects for Chu Lai Open Economic Zone

Plenty of rice, cement, but too little salt

Cutting public investment of 1.1 billion USD

SBV, GTZ and InWEnt tie in training programme

Plastic export revenues hit 435 million USD

Vietnam suspends nutritional product, requests recall

Zongshen Group to acquire iron ore deposit in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City Targets 13% Growth

Investors Flock to HCM City’s Export Zone

A review of monetary policies in H1

Further ingot steel export tax increase proposed

VIB Bank manager sacked after crackdown announced

Overview of EU antidumping procedure

Prime Minister approves foreign-funded projects

Eight exported items exceed US$1 billion

Bus advertisements seduce locals

Jul 3, 2008

First multiplex cinema inaugurated in Da Nang

Franchising spreads across Vietnam

Deputy PM urges banks to fund power plants

The bitter tra

Drivers wanted on HCM Highway

296b dong spent on husk-fuelled thermo power plant

Vietnam Receives $1.1 Billion In Official Foreign Aid In Jan-Jun

Vietnam official dong rate hits new low

Prudential in deal with VNPost to provide services

Dong Heads for Weekly Drop as Vietnam Allows Weaker Currency

Fertilizer imports soar in first half

Using bank cards overseas imposed fee on forex rate difference

Vietnam learns from foreign expertise in post-WTO period

India pepper up on tight supply, Vietnam price hike

Olympus Assessing Financing Options for Phuoc Son Mine Development

GRG Banking has booth at Banking Vietnam 2008 Show

Asian rate policy, not intervention, to prop up FX

Mozambique: Country Imports Rice From Vietnam

Info needed to boost trade with Uzbekistan

Seminar: Japanese businesses continue eying Vietnam

Garments and textiles exports exceed 4 billion USD

High-tech agricultural zone to sprout in Binh Duong

Pakistani Senator: potential of cooperation with Vietnam unlimited

Beachside luxury for tourists

Mulling the best choice to travel around Vietnam

Australis Aquaculture hooks into Vietnam

Footwear industry likely faces added woes

Manchester United may play football in Vietnam

Manila Water bags $15-billion project

Foreign tourists to VN rise 8% in first six months

Mekong firm aims to launch airline

$37.5m pulp producing mill to be built in Lam Dong

Binh Thuan Province to get $2 million eco-tourism site

Oman invests $20m in Cat Ba tourism

Vietnam Can Wait on Rate Increase as Growth Slows, AmCham Says

SBV's Tien Says Dong Black Market Has Calmed

Vietnam to Reduce 2008 Coal Exports by as Much as 38 Percent

Economics Institute's Thien Says Companies `Still Weak'

Vietnamese market still attracts Taiwanese businessmen

Garment companies sign export contracts for the third quarter

Government strategies to tackle soaring inflation on right track: economic experts

Gov’t authorises drug price hikes

Viet Nam Agrees to Building of 90-million-dollar Brewery

Electrical Production Falls Short as Plants Go Offline

Investigative panel: Can Tho Bridge collapsed due to sinking of foundation

ANZ introduces financing service for local seafood exporters

Rice, tobacco, automobile parts imported from Laos to enjoy free tax

Symposium on impact of world economy on Vietnam held

Supply - demand forecast for some staple goods in second half

Ho Chi Minh City licenses biggest FDI project

Agro-forestry-fishery products fetch 7.6 billion USD

ODA disbursement makes progress

Quang Ngai set for 2.5 billion USD plant

Vietnam, Switzerland enjoy trade development

Cutting expenses, the best policy for now

Locally-made cars to also see price increases

New law to bring accountability

SBV orders VIB director sacked

State bank sets up complaints hotline

Finance leasing firms and the inflation lament