Agro-forestry, fisheries exports hit 22.5 bln USD

Oct. 29 | The export of agro-forestry and aquatic products in the first ten months of this year was estimated to earn Vietnam 22.5 billion USD, up 9.5 percent over...

FDI disbursements total US$ 8.1 bln

Sep. 27 | Disbursements of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) approached US$ 8.1 billion in the first nine months, equivalent to the same period in 2011. The figure...

Work starts on Turbine No. 2 at delta power plant

Sep. 22 | A ground breaking ceremony was held on September 21 for Turbine No 2 of the O Mon 1 Thermal Power Plant in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. It is being...

Vietnam, Italy boost industrial cooperation

Sep. 19 | Vietnam and Italy will work closer together to promote more in-depth cooperation in industry in the future. A joint declaration on this was signed in Rome,...

Fake SJC gold bullion returns to market

Sep. 18 | Gold bullion copying SJC, the country’s most popular brand name, has recently re-emerged on the market, dismaying both gold traders and the bars’ authentic...

Mekong Delta earns 1.1 billion from tra fish exports

Sep. 17 | The Mekong Delta has exported 377,000 tonnes of tra fish, worth 1.1 billion USD so far this year, to 133 countries and territories across the world. This...

ADB: Vietnam’s bond market grows fastest in Q2

Sep. 12 | Vietnam had the fastest growing bond market over the second quarter of 2012, according to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asia Bond Monitor, released...

Malaysian businesses pour 5.8 billion USD in HCM City

Sep. 10 | Malaysian businesses had invested 5.8 billion USD in 169 projects in Ho Chi Minh City by June, becoming the largest foreign investor in Vietnam’s southern...

Banks to help livestock, fisheries sectors

Aug. 27 | The State Bank of Vietnam has asked five major commercial banks to prioritise loans and debt extensions for farmers and enterprises in the livestock and...

State Bank Governor answers questions on bad debts

Aug. 22 | Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Van Binh on August 21 took the floor to answer deputies and voters questions on the settlement of bad...

Viet Nam reviews int’l economic integration

Aug. 15 | PM Nguyen Tan Dung on August 14 in Hanoi presided over a national conference to review the implementation of two important resolutions to facilitate national...

Vietnam, RoK to begin free trade talks

Aug. 7 | Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have announced the start of negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), to boost economic cooperation...

SMEs to enjoy 30 percent cut on corporate income tax

Aug. 6 | Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be entitled to a 30 percent cut on corporate income tax this year. Illustrative image Firms involved in...

Viet Nam to become attractive investment destination for Peru

Aug. 2 | Vietnam could become an attractive investment destination for Peruvian companies who are increasingly investing in foreign countries, Peru ‘s Foreign...