November 15, 2011
 Several economists are saying the government should not commit itself to any gross domestic product target, adding economic growth cannot be a forced process. Vietnam should just follow other countries and release regular economic forecasts instead, they suggest. Vu Quang Viet, who has worked with the United Nations Statistical Division, said GDP growth [...]
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September 9, 2011
The central bank has capped credit growth at 20 percent this year The National Financial Supervisory Committee says Vietnam’s credit growth target should be revised down to 15 percent to ensure loans do not expand too fast in the next few months, putting economic stability at risk. The central bank has capped credit growth at 20 [...]
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May 23, 2011
Vietnam posted credit growth of more than 5 percent in the first four months The State Bank of Vietnam has banned foreign bank branches from setting credit growth targets of higher than 20 percent, persisting with a tight monetary policy to fight inflation. According to a statement dated Friday, the central bank said most foreign [...]
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May 9, 2011
Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik, seen here in 2010, told an Arab satellite TV he knew of the US raid which killed Osama bin Laden only 15 minutes after its launch but had no idea of the target. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik told an Arab satellite TV on Monday he knew of the US [...]
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January 1, 2011
 A customer leaves a clothes store in Hanoi. Inflation has been a big problem for Vietnam in 2010, and the country needs to take more drastic measures to deal with it, an official said. Vietnam’s economy has seen promising development through 2010, but still faces challenges in 2011. In an exclusive interview with Thanh [...]
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December 2, 2010
A soldier aims an XM25 weapon system at Aberdeen Test Center, Maryland. It looks and acts like something best left in the hands of Sylvester Stallone’s “Rambo,” but this latest dream weapon is real — and the US Army sees it becoming the Taliban’s worst nightmare. The Pentagon has rolled out prototypes of its first-ever [...]
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November 13, 2010
An Afghan soldier stands guard after clashes with Taliban fighters near Jalalabad airport. The Taliban launched a pre-dawn attack on a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, triggering a firefight with foreign and Afghan forces that left eight militants dead. Another 10 people, including three children, were killed in a motorcycle bombing in a [...]
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February 7, 2010
Workers of the Binh Dinh Footwear Co make shoes for export. Vietnamese footwear manufacturers need to focus on domestic market due to a downturn in footwear exports.LookAtVietnam – A downturn in footwear exports and loss of competitive edge has prompted Vietnamese footwear manufacturers to focus on brand recognition and the long-neglected domestic market.“The nation is [...]
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February 6, 2010
LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) has set its highest growth rate target of 14 percent to be reached by 2020. LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) has set its highest growth rate target of 14 percent to be reached by 2020. The sector aims to earn US$50 billion [...]
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February 1, 2010
At recent meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-corruption, Deputy Prime Minister and Vice Chairman of the committee Truong Vinh Trong spoke with Vietnam News Agency. LookAtVietnam – At recent meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-corruption, Deputy Prime Minister and Vice Chairman of the committee Truong Vinh Trong spoke with the Vietnam [...]
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