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Vietnam’s pledged foreign direct investment falls 26 percent 

January 6, 2012
Vietnam’s pledged foreign direct investment falls 26 percent 

  Pledged foreign direct investment into Vietnam fell 26 percent this year through December 15, the Foreign Investment Agency of the Ministry of Planning and Investment said in a e-mailed statement on December 30. Committed investment was $14.7 billion over the period, according to the statement. Disbursed foreign direct investment for the whole of 2011 [...]

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PetroVietnam’s oil output may rise to 16 million tons

November 25, 2009
PetroVietnam’s oil output may rise to 16 million tons

Vietnam Oil & Gas Group, the state- owned oil company known as PetroVietnam, expects production to increase to 16 million metric tons this year after the discovery of new fields. Output has already exceeded its 10-month target, PetroVietnam said in a statement Tuesday. Production in the first 10 months rose 19 percent from a year [...]

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Vietnam expects 7-8 pct annual GDP growth in 2011-2015

November 24, 2009
Vietnam expects 7-8 pct annual GDP growth in 2011-2015

A pedestrian walks past a Phuong Dong Bank banner. Vietnam’s economy may grow between 7 percent and 8 percent annually from 2011 to 2015, according to a statement on the government’s website that cited draft measures from the ministry of planning and investment. The Southeast Asian nation expects the economy to expand 5.2 percent this [...]

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Vietnam urges rescue, aid as typhoon casualties climb

September 30, 2009
Vietnam urges rescue, aid as typhoon casualties climb

A Vietnamese resident tries to get into his flooded house after Typhoon Ketsana swept through Hoi An. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged “rapid” rescue and relief efforts for central Vietnam after Typhoon Ketsana smashed into the coast Tuesday, leaving at least 74 people dead. Local government offices must use all available resources to [...]

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Vietnam may allow private sector participation in oil market

July 31, 2009
Vietnam may allow private sector participation in oil market

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked the government to open oil and fuel markets and futures trading to fully-private operators. The government should loosen controls of the industry and move toward a market-based system, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Cam Tu said in a statement posted on the government website.Vietnam’s Industry [...]

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China lowers gasoline, diesel prices

July 29, 2009
China lowers gasoline, diesel prices

China will cut gasoline and diesel prices from Wednesday by 220 yuan (32.4 U.S. dollars) per ton, or by about 3 percent each, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced Tuesday. A staff member works at a gas station in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, July 28, 2009.(Xinhua/Li Jian) The retail price [...]

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Chevron, Mitsui, PetroVietnam sign Vietnam gas accord

July 25, 2009

Chevron Corp., the second-biggest US energy company, Mitsui & Co., and Vietnam Oil & Gas Group signed an initial agreement for a US$4 billion project to develop offshore natural-gas fields in Vietnam. Under the non-binding accord, the three companies together with Thailand’s state-controlled PTT Exploration & Production Ltd., will start design work for the project [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/7

July 24, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/7

Southern helicopter firm increases fleet; US consultants for Vung Ang thermo-power plant; Sembcorp to build big township and IP in Vietnam; Shares rise following credit reassurances   Vietnam’s Southern Service Flight Company has increased the size of its fleet with a long-range passenger transport helicopter just delivered by Eurocopter, the helicopter manufacturer said in a statement [...]

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Southern helicopter firm increases fleet

July 24, 2009
Southern helicopter firm increases fleet

Vietnam’s Southern Service Flight Company has increased the size of its fleet with a long-range passenger transport helicopter just delivered by Eurocopter, the helicopter manufacturer said in a statement Wednesday. The flight company, SSFC, is a leading helicopter service provider in Vietnam, providing a wide range of helicopter flights for offshore exploration, search and rescue [...]

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Outstanding loans rise 17.5 pct in Vietnam

July 9, 2009
Outstanding loans rise 17.5 pct in Vietnam

Vietnamese banks’ total outstanding loans rose 17.53 percent in the six months ending June compared with a year earlier, the central bank said in a statement on its website Tuesday. Credit in the banking system grew 17 percent during the period compared with the end of last year, the State Bank of Vietnam said. Total [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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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...