Posts Tagged ‘ Of This Year ’

China vice president to visit Vietnam 

December 14, 2011
China vice president to visit Vietnam 

China's Vice President Xi Jinping China’s Vice President Xi Jinping will visit Vietnam on December 20-22, Vietnamnet news web site quoted the foreign ministry as saying Monday. Xi is making the visit two months after Vietnam and China signed an agreement on ground rules to solve sea matters. The agreement was inked during the visit [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Politics | Comments Off

Input cost rise makes export growth unprofitable 

October 30, 2011
Input cost rise makes export growth unprofitable 

Foreign visitors examine Vietnamese wood products at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City. The demand for garments and woodwork is expected to fall as the global recession continues. Exports are growing and their prices are rising, but a faster rise in input costs is canceling export profits. Exporters worry that the development is expected [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business | Comments Off

Vietnam inspects loss-making shipping firm 

September 20, 2011
Vietnam inspects loss-making shipping firm 

A ship belonging to Vinalines. G overnment inspectors Thursday began investigating fund and property management at leading shipping firm Vinalines, which announced big losses recently.   The 75-day inspection will cover Vinalines’ long term investments initiated between the beginning of 2007 and the end of 2010.   Vinalines will be required to provide clear and adequate answers [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business | Comments Off

Workers struggle for jobs, firms struggle for workers 

September 3, 2011
Workers struggle for jobs, firms struggle for workers 

A man works at a factory which makes blankets, pillows and mattresses in Ngoc Nu Village, outside Hanoi. The factory had to reduce production this year. Vietnam’s labor market is experiencing yet again its familiar paradox of increasing unemployment and a shortage of workers. The number of people registering for unemployment assistance has increased, while [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business | Comments Off

Exports suffer as recession bites 

August 27, 2011
Exports suffer as recession bites 

People work at a furniture factory outside Hanoi. Many exporters in Vietnam are struggling to survive the difficult times. The global recession and resultant lower purchasing power has caused difficulties for many Vietnamese exporters. It has not helped that their heavy reliance on imported materials, coupled with rising input costs, have made their products less [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business | Comments Off

Vietnam confronts rubber dilemma 

August 20, 2011
Vietnam confronts rubber dilemma 

  Vietnam is a big name in the rubber industry. It is the world’s fourth largest exporter despite being a late entrant into the international market. But Vietnamese firms producing tires and needing latex for other production purposes are facing a shortage of the material and having to import it at higher prices. The increased [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business | Comments Off

China unlikely to cool investment as its growth engine 

August 16, 2011
China unlikely to cool investment as its growth engine 

One-hundred Yuan notes are seen in this picture illustration in Beijing March 22, 2011. China’s long-term plan to cut reliance on investment as a growth engine is clashing with its short-term need for protection against a worsening global outlook. Beijing has made it clear that consumption, not investment, must eventually do more of the work [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in International | Comments Off

People expect greater efforts to provide inflation relief 

August 13, 2011
People expect greater efforts to provide inflation relief 

A vendor sells fruits and vegetables at a local market in Hanoi. As the government starts a new term in office, people are looking for more determined efforts from the government to curb inflation that has hit them hard for several months now. The highest positions in the nation’s governing hierarchy have been filled. The [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in News | Comments Off

Dong deposit rates to go down, not by much 

July 15, 2011
Dong deposit rates to go down, not by much 

  As inflation slows and liquidity improves, the high dong deposit rates offered by commercial banks could fall slightly in the coming months, Nguyen Thi Mui, a member of the National Advisory Council for Financial and Monetary Policies, tells Thanh Nien Weekly. Thanh Nien Weekly: Firms say that interest rates are too high now at [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Reports | Comments Off

Seafood firms mired in crises 

July 10, 2011
Seafood firms mired in crises 

  Industry stakeholders grapple with falling production, higher costs and low prices Farmers harvest tra fish in the Mekong Delta. A shortage of the fish is expected to recur next month. As many as 147 firms have stopped seafood processing and export to pursue other kinds of business since the beginning of this year, pushed [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business | Comments Off

Feature

Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

By

Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...