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Vietnam to put rules on gold trading floors

VietNamNet Bridge – SBV is hurrying to complete the draft regulations on the management of gold trading floors. The document has been long awaited by investors, which is believed to help stop the problems on the floors. By December 2008, over 10 gold trading floors have been established and become operational. These do not include small transaction... Read more

Lula rules out possibility of running for 3rd presidential term

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said he will not compete for a third term in the 2010 election. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he addresses a news conference during at a summit of leaders from Latin American and Caribbean nations in Costa do Sauipe Dec. 17, 2008. Lula has said he will not compete for a third... Read more

Brokers seek delay to new capital rules

VietNamNet Bridge - Stock brokerages are calling for more time to comply with a regulation requiring them to increase their charter capital. The Vietnam Association of Securities Businesses (VASB) wrote to the Ministry of Finance and the State Securities Commission last week seeking a delay in the deadline for securities companies to make the compulsory increase... Read more

Rules for moneychangers tightened

VietNamNet Bridge – Many jewellery shops and travel companies in HCM City are likely to be banned from exchanging foreign currencies under a new central bank rule, and banks have been told to submit a list of their foreign exchange agents who cannot meet the new requirements. The central bank also requires shops to have separate counters for forex and gold... Read more

HCMC centers agree to new radiation rules

A health worker uses a scanning machine at the scanning department of Binh Dan Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City The 52 X-ray centers, hospitals and research centers in Ho Chi Minh City that use radioactive material Friday agreed to abide by new safety rules. Phan Minh Tan, director of the HCMC Department of Science and... Read more

Ministry issues rules for OTC market

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has issued a regulation on over-the-counter (OTC) stock transactions at the Ha Noi Securities Trading Centre (HASTC). VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has issued a regulation on over-the-counter (OTC) stock transactions at the Ha Noi Securities Trading Centre (HASTC).Under the regulation, the... Read more

Microsoft CEO rules out Yahoo buyout

Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday dismissed the possibility of buying out Yahoo, sending Yahoo shares diving by 14 percent. Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang declines to speak to a reporter at the 26th annual Allen & Co conference in Sun Valley, Idaho July 10, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)“Let me be clear,” Ballmer said at Microsoft’s... Read more

Ministry’s melamine rules spark confusion

VietNamNet Bridge - While the Ministry of Health banned melamine in manufactured food products, during testing a limit of 50 parts per billion (ppb) has been deemed acceptable. The volume of confiscated and destroyed milk accounted for 1.43 per cent of the total quantity of imported milk. VietNamNet Bridge - While the Ministry of Health banned melamine in manufactured... Read more

HCM City gets new zoning rules

VietNamNet Bridge - Authorities in HCM City have said that they would allow the construction of eight-storey buildings on some inner city streets, where previously only six-storey buildings were allowed. HCM CityA list of streets where the new zoning rules apply has been finalised by the Department of Planning and Architecture and people’s committees of... Read more

Microsoft CEO rules out another bid to buyout Yahoo

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has said his company would not make another bid to buyout Internet firm Yahoo, it was reported on Friday. “We made an offer, we made another offer, and it was clear that Yahoo didn’t want to sell the business to us and we moved on,” said Ballmer, quoted by the Wall Street Journal. “We... Read more

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