Jul 24, 2008

Jetstar announces schedule changes

Cash-starved firms should look to foreign money: experts

Asian Currencies: Korean Won, Peso, Rupee Head for Weekly Gain

Asian Mineral Resources in talks with Vietnam on nickel export tax hike

PM urges Binh Thuan to tap tourism potential

Best strategy is generating highest income: IDG

Vietnam Airlines to Start Flights to Nagoya

Sony Plans to Close Factory in Vietnam

Internet on alert

iPhone 3G unlocked in Vietnam

Vietnam vows to facilitate Bo Y economic zone growth

European Union officially suspended GSP to Vietnam

Lion, Vinashin to Build $3 Billion Vietnam Plant

Backlog fees hit enterprises

Vietsovpetro to tap 7.65 million tonnes of crude oil in 2008

Japanese architects to design national historical museum

US to help Vietnam develop economy in long-run

Vietnam’s policies may prevent economy from deteriorating: ADB

MODEC FSO sets sail for Vietnam

Vietnam Not to Raise Electricity, Water, Coal Prices This Year

Vietnam’s apparel exports to US rise

RPG-group company to set up plants in Gujrat, Vietnam

The Nam Hai Resort launches Fishing Experience for Guests

Global rice prices surge on Vietnam's export duty

Vietnam considers allowing gambling under certain conditions

Spain helps tourism planning in Hue

Oil and gas projects with foreigners inside national boundaries

Sugar production meets domestic demands

Ministry targets 2 billion USD in ODA disbursement

Export value reaches 6.25 billion USD in July

Cocoa likely to be substituted for coffee in central highlands

Taxes on car and gold imports to increase

Khanh Son: Industrial Production Value Reached Nearly VND 5.1 Billion

Inflation Slows as Food, Energy Prices Drop

Import Growth Slows as Curbs on Economy Take Effect

Vietnam Right to Raise Fuel Prices

Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard Must Halt Use of Nix

Vietnam's Dong, Bonds Fall a Second Day After Inflation Report

Vinpearl with an underwater world

Race for 3G licence: Who will win?

Online marketing for travel agents

VNPT’s broadband Internet service qualified

Vietnam loses $1 million from energy waste

Viettel offers Push Mail service for mobile phones

Businesses need to save themselves, not wait for God

Chan May petrol port and depots put into use

July CPI rises 1.13%

2,971 projects worth over VND 35 trillion postponed

Vietnam to Host Int’l Travel Exhibition

More Power Needed to Relieve Shortage, Minister Says

Rewriting inflation scenarios after petrol price hike

Taxes could be raised to limit car imports

Commodity prices forecast to rise 7-10%

Vietnam inflation hits 27 pct, exports boom

Huge increase in tra catfish exports to Russia

High inflow of FDI: good or bad news?

National technological fair to open in September

PM encourages development in central coastal province

Vietnam says 7-month trade gap doubles to $15 billion

Help offered amid rising costs

Marine transport needs risk management

ICA-AP assembly to convene in Ha Noi

Malaysia businessmen still upbeat on Viet Nam outlook

Vinafish launches its new processing plant

Laserfiche talks Vietnamese

Domestically produced luxury bus rolls out

Vietnam Airlines opens new flight route

Many more new projects in south central province

CPI scheduled to rise 1 percent in July

9200 DWT freighter get launched in Hai Phong

Thanh Hoa: Economic growth posted 9.4 percent in six months

FDI projects to be checked

Local brewery to export beer to Japan

Economy slows job ad growth

Citizens should bear burden with the state: tax official

HCMC, South Korean business ass’ns to boost relations

Bank support necessary to stabilize SMEs’ outlook

Vietnam inflation tops 27 per cent

Jul 23, 2008

Government enterprises find savings to help inflation battle

Additional assistance to fishermen

Urgent administrative measures to be carried out to fight petrol smuggling

Dong Nai attracts over US$2 billion in FDI

PM instructs more ODA capital for Central Highlands

WB encourages Vietnam to raise production, reduce deficit

Huge reduction in State budget spending

Vietnam sees lowest CPI increase in July

PetroVietnam boosts investment overseas

Iran spotlights poor trade with Vietnam

HCM City reports twelve-fold increase in FDI influx

Vietnam imports more salt to cope with shortage

New plan on mining materials for cement production

Vietinbank cuts lending interest rates

HCM City sees modest CPI increase in July

US funds 1.4 m USD in aviation safety

Hai Phong lures $1 billion in FDI

A long-term solution needed

Can increasing interest rates help to curb inflation

EVN not in danger of losing money: MOIT

Multi-billion USD projects pour into Vietnam

Barriers installed from… habits

Int’l consultant judged uninformed about Vietnam

Retail distribution gets overhaul

SBV calms public, dollar responds favourably

Petrol price hike will make CPI grow by 1.5%more: expert

Vietnam to import 400,000 tonnes of salt this year

Formalities create difficulties for trading centers

PM asked Ninh Thuan to develop seaports, wind power

PM announces excise duties on rice and fertiliser exports

Vietnam urged to boost exports and domestic production

Vinalines buys 73,350-DWT cargo vessel for US$72mil

BIDV Energy to be established

Cutting lending interest rates: inevitable trend

Vietnam sugar prices weighed by smuggled Thai sugar

Private buses veer into inter-provincial market

Expert: Petrol price hike “astonishing”

Local executives lack leadership

Asiatic Group invests US$6.3m in Vietnam

Vietnamese Dong Trades Unchanged at 16,640 Against U.S. Dollar

Gold prices slip, US dollar has slight surge

Chinese machinery exhibition kicks off in HCM City

Jul 22, 2008

Vietnamese Dong Holds at 3-Week High on Central Bank Support

Laos-Viet bank and Western Union to launch express money delivery service

American FDA recalls made-in-Vietnam ginger

Jul 21, 2008

APM Terminals to develop box port in Vietnam

Vietnam offers Q4-Q1 Bach Ho crude; Minas +$9.05/bbl

Vietnam dong drops in black market on fuel price rise

Rice exports up 2 percent, prices dip

Vietnam lifts fuel prices, raises inflation risk

Vietnam licenses third oil refinery

Vietnamese shoemakers face further European anti-dumping investigations

Vietnam Dong Gains Most in Nine Years as Banks Sell Dollars

Gasoline Prices May Push Inflation Past 30%

Vietnam to Support Dung Quat Refinery Contractors Financially

Vietnam's Inflation to Slow to 1% in July

VietinBank's Tho Says Vietnamese Exporters Are Purchasing Dong

Teco to Build $50 Million Factory in Vietnam

HCM City to Set Up Fund to Control Prices

Vietnam Dong Volatility Is Due to `Tight' Supply

Hoa Sen Group makes 93 per cent of profit target

Handbag factory breaks ground in Long An

Can Tho gets joint venture pig-iron plant

Private buses veer into inter-provincial market

Poverty line adjusts with rising inflation

PM encourages central provinces

Saigontourist boosts MICE tourism

Nearly US$10.3 billion invested in Nghi Son economic zone

Peru conducts anti-dumping investigation into Vietnamese shoes

Signs of stability in foreign currency supply-demand market

Vietnamese economy shows signs of recovery

New investment and export credit interest rates announced

Foster Wheeler Nergy Limited wins deal for designing major oil refinery in Vietnam

Taiwanese group builds hi-tech plant in Binh Duong

Thai paper: Vietnam suitable for long-term investment

Digital marketing takes off as latest trend to hit country

Tea sector targets 1 billion USD in turnover by 2020

Viet-It Affairs online makes debut

Lam Dong aims for 1 million tonnes of vegetables, flower

Petrolimex ventures with Sinopec in 4.5bn USD refinery project

Laos-Vietnam bank open quick money transfer service

Dai-Ichi Life Vietnam introduces new collection service

Powdered milk prices go sour

Vietnam refinery to use 30,000 bpd of Bach Ho from Feb

Delays at raw materials center hinder textile sector

Petrovietnam, Siam Cement in $3.77 bln petrochemical deal

Vietnam exporters warned about dodgy Singapore firms

New regulations on buying duty free goods in Moc Bai Border Gate Economic Zone

Foreign currency loan quotas granted to garment and textile group

Hoang Thach cement factory's output hit 1.7 million tonnes

Commodities Decrease, Dumex’s Products Climb

Work starts on Vietnam’s biggest software park

Dong Thap Farm Hit by Insect Diseases

Many Shortcomings in Construction Management, Policies

Petrol price surges to VND19,000/litre, dollar price skyrockets

243 days a year spent following tax procedures

Seafood shortages send Vietnam firms fishing for products abroad

Cashew industry thirsty for materials

Used cars still arriving despite tariff barrier

Gov’t aims for $61.2bil in exports

Trade sector moves to stabilise commodity prices in H2

Government raises floor price of exported rice

Vietnam’s inflation in focus

Feed industry sheds export dependence

Retail sales grow on shifting habits

Import under $1 billion per month

MPI to open its ears further to foreign investor concerns

Jul 20, 2008

Factors cooling down currency market

HCM City keeps 12,000 tonnes of rice in reserve

Danang sees increase in investment

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