Jul 19, 2008

First dry-storage battery plant in Vietnam debuts

What lies behind commercial banks’ liquidity difficulty?

Mobifone remains leader

Tax procedures for SMEs to be improved

Government encourages transport service on Ho Chi Minh road

Jul 18, 2008

Saigon Invest Group ventures into power sector

Hardwood Association Says Cash Shortage Serious

Cooperative alliance works to increase profit-making members

Banks in race to reduce interest rates

Trade ministry promotes exports to reduce trade deficit

Posco Group submits plan to build 5.3 bln USD steel plant

Banks To Follow SBV Decision on Card Surging

Hanoi Days in Moscow helps sister - cities trade

Craft co-operatives set for shake-up

Deutsche trader moves to Citi Vietnam unit-source

Vietnam's best ICT firms honored

Vietnam Dong Completes Best Week in Four Months; Bonds Fall

Vietnam Should Weaken Currency and Widen Band

Experts Urge State Firms To Reform

Another 53,000-tonne ship handed over to foreign owner

Commodity jam fee makes enterprises moan

Steel imports rise again

No more queuing for dollars

Vietnam recognizes ITE as national travel fair

General Electric celebrates 15 years in Vietnam

Vietnam Likely to Raise Credit Growth Cap for Exports

Central bank punishes loan violators

Ha Noi eyes double-digit growth, reduced inflation

CMC Telecom joins Data Center Alliance

Measures to lower animal feed prices

Ministry building system to anticipate anti-dumping lawsuits

Salt production lowers and consumption rises

Salt prices triple in one year, record high

Too much tax red tape hurting small businesses

Four bank officials face sack over loans

Vietnam-Asia’s biggest woodwork exporter

Little impact seen as Vietnam banks trim loan rates

Vietnam's Dong Gains; Central Bank Set Stronger Reference Rate

Malaysia Airlines offers promotional fares

Jul 17, 2008

Vietnam, Thailand eye tie-up in rubber industry

Vietnam pepper too hot for Indian traders

ASEAN ministers to tackle rising oil, food prices

Airline slashes expenses by $23.8 million

Israeli businessmen pleased with conditions in VN

VCCI to hold 2nd leadership training course

Vietnam May Raise Cashew-Nut Exports This Year

PM calls for more efforts to quicken major projects

Apparel material centre projects stalled due to slow land handover

Agribank to cut rates to help business

Changing shopping habits fuels retail market

Jetstar launches Extra Leg Room services

Fertiliser plant in Morocco to supply Vietnam

Vietnam to host int'l conference, exhibition on ICT in finance

India pepper up on low Vietnam crop, rainfall

Foreign investment must not come at expense of environmental safety

Banker calls for Canadian help in deposit insurance

IDG Ventures Vietnam invests in two web ventures

Vietnam Dong Advances for Fifth Day

Cruise liners make coastline busier

Credit structure to be adjusted

Saint Gobain Material company tells it like it is

Admin reform council inaugurated

Small, medium-sized businesses hunt for capital

Vietnam Dong Climbs in Tandem With Central Bank Reference Rate

Tax department, IFC to jointly improve tax procedures for SMEs

Steering Committee on Personal Income Tax Law established

Salt Price Rises in Can Gio, HCM City

Simplifying administrative procedures for taxation on SMEs

Vietnam's 2008 pepper output down slightly, prices up

EVN General Director apologises to power users

Vietnam to boost China highway links

New therapy for speculation

EVN needs funds to continue power projects

Vietnam to spend VND16bil on tourism publicity

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