Jul 16, 2008

World computer firms flock to HCM City

Philippin eyes Vietnam as new tourism market

Taiwanese firm to afforest central province

Ha Tinh Tourism-Trade Fair 2008

Electricity Power firm reprimanded

Vietnam to Lend Dollars to Makers of Wal-Mart, Hilfiger Clothes

Delek Group Interested in Vietnam Businesses

Catfish surplus for Mekong Delta province

Vietnam cuts labor pipeline to Czech Republic

VN Ambassador encourages British companies to invest

Textile industry loose at the seams

Yamaha Motor to Build Cast Wheel Plant in Vietnam

Macro-economic situation and forecast in 2008

Agricultural exports to exceed US$ 11 billion

Vietnam retail market: Connecting for developing

More than 4,000 organizations gaining the ISO 9001:2000 standard

Techmart 2008 to debut next September

US$ 2 billion of ODA to be released in 2008

Cashew nuts hoping for US$ 825 million

Coffee Rises in London on Concerns Vietnam Holding Back Supply

Vietnam Airlines Selects IAE V2500 Engine for Leased A321 Fleet

Financial management of deposit insurance

HSBC licensed for dual currency deposit services

WB-funded highway upgrade project kicks off

Ministries of Health, Trade to revamp pharmaceutical sector

Vietnam May Increase Fuel Prices to Cope With Rising Oil Costs

Vietnam's Dong Strengthens for Fourth Day

Vietnam axes tariffs on eight Lao products

Jetstar Pacific adds new aircraft

Entry of foreign tourist vehicles to be made easier

Prices of 32 commodities to be controlled

Textile sector targets 9.5 billion USD

Rang Dong MV17 to arrive in Vietnam in August

Slowed momentum

Economists advise central bank against rate increase

IT conference discusses industry growth

Can Tho sees rapid economic growth

Flexible policies curb inflation

Gold fails to crack global market

Vietnam Computer Expo opens in HCM City

Samsung Life Insurance opens representative office in Hanoi

Tra fish problem needs to be settled to the roots

WTO impacts: negatives concealed

Materials for paper production go to woodwork factories

Experts warn of economic deadlock after high inflation

Tra, basa catfish exports to reach 1.2 billion USD

SMEs optimistic about national economy

Dong Tam water plant breaks ground

IDG continues to venture with US$500 mil more in Vietnam

HCM City Keeps Stabilizing Goods Prices

Exchange-rate drop hurts businesses

Deputy Minister tells paper industry to meet school needs

Cement firms seek broad market

Vietnam Airlines cuts down expenses

UK’s companies discuss opportunities in Vietnam

HCM City to invest in high-yield plants, animal for export

Gov’t endorses automatic import licence scheme

Consumers say no to upmarket goods

New economic corridor leading to China takes shape

Gold prices on rising trend

Vietnam rice-prices to fall despite Iraq shipment

TSRC Corp. to Set up Plants in Vietnam, India

General Electric Day to held in Hanoi

Experts’ predictions of CPI, inflation

Export Growth to U.S. Slows for 4th Month

ASEAN-Guangxi trade exchange increases

Jul 15, 2008

Notebook a knight in shining armour

Closer watch on M&As

PIV-Long Son to develop oil and gas zone in Vung Tau

Southern Bank increases gold deposit rates

VRA: No regulation about maximum storage duration for car engines

Vietnam’s ICT outlook brightens

Training – way to accelerate FDI disbursement

VinaPhone to Invest US$1 Bln in 3G Development

Foreign market portal to be launched

Delek Energy prepares for new Vietnam drilling

US$ 10 billion of FDI to be released in 2008

Cargo traded through Hai Phong ports surge

Seminar helps boost exports to Hungary

Sixth province launches business portal

Marubeni to Help Chalco Build Vietnam Alumina Plant

Vietnam to hire foreign economic consultants

Vietnam imports $5.8 bln worth of Chinese goods in 1st 4 months

PM pledges favourable conditions for Israeli businesses

Vietnam Airlines reports loss of 5 million dollars

Mekong Delta: farmers axing fruit trees to plant rice

Gold Glitters On Busy Day Of Trading

Vietnam’s e-Gov index increases 16 points

Kien Giang to get 4 million visitors

Euro Auto expands to Ha Noi

Seaport cargo at all time high

Travel sector anticipates decline in int’l arrivals

Railway Offers Big Promotion on HCMC-Hue Route

Import value to reach 80.2 billion USD

Interference threatens VinaPhone’s business

Da Nang, Quang Nam join forces

Jetstar Pacific to sell cheap airfares

Government, firms re-prioritise projects

Dai-ichi Life Insurance collects premiums through post offices

EVN asked to stop non-electricity investments

When the dollar price goes down

A Vuong hydro-electric power plant's reservoir begins water storage

Tea Days scheduled in Hanoi

Profligacy of Vietnamese consumers greatly exaggerated

Credit policy hampering private businesses

Consumer installment loans shrinking

466 million USD aluminium processing factory to be built

Vietnam May Need to Inject Money

Vietnam Rubber to Grow Crops, Raise Cattle in Nigeria

Vietnam diversifies its breeds of shrimps for export

Green Labels to Go On Goods By 2009

State Bank tightens rules for foreign exchange agents

Mekong may get 13ha fertiliser depot

Long An promotes investments

Jul 14, 2008

Vietnam raises rice export floor price by 4 pct

Road delay could land Vietnamese builder in trouble

Vietnamese fruit farmers aim for global market

Vietnam to develop northern economic corridor

Key exports of Vietnam to see strong growth

Non-life premiums forecast to grow 24%: report

Vietnam Dong Is Little Changed at 16,834.50 Against U.S. Dollar

Vietnam to relax policy, stop draining cash

Vietnamworks to help many people find jobs

Honor awards for IT retailers

WiMAX gaining momentum in SE Asia

Steel firms' iron resolve

Capital shortage medicine

Banks put pressure on swap frameworks

Large state players plead for price rises

Vinalines subsidiary announces background

Deposit balance continues rising

Toyota’s assembly misadventure continues

Specific tax to be imposed on coal exports

US helps Vietnam develop textile and garment industry

Enjoy a Buffet at Floating Restaurant

Asian Currencies: Peso, Ringgit Lead Gains; Won Snaps Advance

Vietnam's economy showing tentative signs of recovery

Samsung life insurance sets foot in Vietnam

HAGL builds facility for SEA Games 25 in Laos

Vietnam-potential export market for India

Phu Yen licenses six new projects

Ministry shoots at 61.2 billion USD in export turnover

Swiber Holdings Signs Pipeline Deal With Vietsovpetro

Foreign access to Viet Nam assets increases

Thuan Phuoc Corp forges ahead

8 export commodities posting over 1 billion USD

HSBC tops world’s biggest banks

Honda targeting VN’s young generation

Dung Quat Oil Refinery's SPM successfully installed

Banks closed, businesses seek capital from investment funds

Stabilising foodstuff prices begins with breeding industry development

Lack of capital threatening garment exports

Automatic licencing scheme to be applied to control car imports

Hyundai Vinashin to be Fined for Attempt to Dump Toxic Waste

Vietnam to Let Banks Convert Dollar Deposits to Dong

Vietnam continues to tighten the screw on imports

Vietnam to hold more open talks with foreign investors

Vietnam Money-Dong surplus emerges as banks boost rates

Mekong wants policy shift

PM urges authorities to combat pest infestations in rice fields

Venezuelan Mendoza crowned '08 Miss Universe

Vietnam Dong Gains Against Dollar on Stronger Reference Rate

Vietnamese retailers joining efforts to make a breakthrough

Fashion should be goal for textile industry: Deputy Minister

Steel ingot producers find cash in exports

Local firms aim for Hungary market

Jul 13, 2008

Paper price goes up, offering the decrease in import duties

Cargo transported through ports hits record

Over 4 trillion VND to improve railway safety

Camau succeeds in breeding white leg shrimp

Medicine shortage looms as health sector can’t afford inflation

FDI in Hai Phong rocketed in the first half

Rok investments in Vietnam reach 13.5 billion USD

Chan May-Lang Co economic zone attracts large investment

First golf course by the sea to take shape in Nha Trang

Export continues to rise

India Inc making foray into Vietnam

Mekong Delta needs more funds for roads

Soaring inflation hits poor hardest

Mekong reaps good rice crop, but profits fall

Businesses count the cost of power outages

USD exchange rates fall into line

Gas prices fall for the second time

Public fund to provide phone services for 250 communes

Jul 12, 2008

Five star makeover

Cheap tickets to Macau

Personal-computer market grows steadily

Acer appoints new distributor

Ford provides driving skills

Dong Nai province targets more export growth

Vietnam, a bridge to promote EU-ASEAN co-operation: French Ambassador

CPI predicted to fall in July

Gov’t moves to boost rice production

Malaysia promotes tourism in Ho Chi Minh City

VNPT to change fixed phone numbers in 53 localities

Vietnam, attractive destination for Japanese enterprises

Gold prices exceeds VND 19 million a tael

HCM City, French localities boost multi-faced cooperation

Northern coast to rise to int’l status by 2050

Jul 11, 2008

Power shortages remain a thorny issue

Nouveau riche’s new love fuels trade gap

State bank moves to reel in interest rates

Blackouts cut production in central provinces

Ca Mau electricity plant gets loans from EU banks

Vinachem to establish finance arm

Spanish companies keen on city’s metro development

Gov’t to invest in key sci-tech products

Chinese pharmaceutical company taps investment opportunities in Vietnam

Banks Receive $17 Billion In Deposits Due To High Rates Report

SBV Asks Money Changers to Re-apply for Permit

Vietnam Dong Completes Best Week in Three Months

Life Resort Hoi An to reopen in August

LPG price lowered to US$ 20 per tonne

Trade centre built at Cau Treo international border-gate EZ

SecuTech Vietnam to be held

Lilama 18 to build steel factory

Eximbank offers 8.4% loan interest

Component Production Industry Raises Quality Standards

Six-month garment exports fetch 4.2 billion USD

EU, Vietnam boast agricultural cooperation potential

Cashew nuts revenue hits US$350 million

HCM City boosts trade promotion in Germany

Central Highlands needs funds

Infrastructure key to growth in central VN

HCM City needs to invest in machinery: experts

TNT links China and Southeast Asia

Legend, Rex hotels offer special room rates

FDI capital to exceed 40 billion USD in 2008

VND17,000/US$1 threshold broken, people rush to sell dollars

State-owned corporations postpone almost 610 projects

Government Prioritizes Curbing Inflation, Stabilizing the Macro Economy

U.S. agency to ink new phases of air safety project

Ministry seeks paper import tax cut, offers incentives to recyclers

Border filling stations asked to check oil smuggling

Toyota Vietnam talks about assembling cars with forgotten engines

Overheating cement market cooling down

Jul 10, 2008

Nha Trang’s welcome mat still out

Vietnam, Brazil agree to boost multi-faceted ties

Vietnam Dong Advances After Central Bank Sets Higher Rate

Dung Quat nods RoK firm’s US$28 million project

State-owned firms reap profits

Express expansion planned by logistics company

New nitrogenous fertiliser plant to be built in central

SBV announces new hotlines

Interest rates could reduce in 2009

US dollar price gap between banks and free market narrower

Nearly 5% of population buy life insurance

Dong Nai bans new industrial parks

Twenty Danish firms seek to invest

Havico awarded five business certificates

Plan aims for uniform fertiliser prices

Japan helps central region in economic development study

Furama Resort Danang becomes Vietnam’s leading resort

1 billion USD clubs

Coffee exports reach almost US$2 billion

Agel Vietnam makes debut

BIDV injects US dollars in domestic market

Bank of Brazil considers opening branch in Vietnam

Vietnam Airlines to manage transport for Miss World contest in 2010

Vietnam, Brazil seeks opportunities to increase trade turnover

Mekong Delta traffic exhibition opens

Capital needed to build infrastructure

Financial Market in new “orbit”

Proposed to raise steel ingots export tax to 30%

Temporarily automatic export on iron and steel licensed

Sanyo to build electronic component plant in Vietnam

Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative enters third phase

Tariff restrictions aim against inflation

Inflation darkens benefits of pay rise

HCM City gets 1st below ground parking

Vietnam’s leading exports exploit WTO entry

Urea imports up 75 per cent

New petro company arrives in HCM City

2 Foreign Companies in South Found Use Illegal Software

ANZ Bank launches new service in Vietnam

Dollar price drops, nears VND17,000/US$1 level

Publishing industry in turmoil over increased fees, prices

Retail expenses up by 20-30%

Unnecessary to reconsider PIT threshold

Japanese steel makers expanding operations in Vietnam

Six-month steel production, consumption increase

Nitrogenous Fertiliser Plant project added in Vietnam chemical industry development planning

Vietnam – potential market of China

Seminar discusses WTO admission impact on coffee, cocoa, pepper and cashew sectors

Thanh Hoa develops farming economic model

Bank urges stricter controls

VMEPH unit Jun revenue NT$501M

Soco International Plugs Vietnam Well After Finding Oil Shows

Vietnam to host Miss World 2010

Banco do Brasil Signs Agribank Accord on Lula's Vietnam Visit

Vietnam May Raise Electricity, Steel Prices This Year

Intel and Yahoo to Jointly Promote Sales, Services in Vietnam

Vietnam targets 5 million foreign tourists this year