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Lawmakers worried about Vietnam’s public debt 

November 5, 2011
Lawmakers worried about Vietnam’s public debt 

  Vietnam’s public debt will probably be higher than estimated, as the Ministry of Finance has missed including in its calculations several kinds of debt related to the government, lawmakers said at the National Assembly’s meeting on Friday. According to the National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee, their review showed that the country’s public debt will [...]

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Italy provides $4.3 mln for Vietnamese business development 

July 24, 2011
Italy provides $4.3 mln for Vietnamese business development 

  Italy will sponsor a program worth US$4.3 million to develop Vietnam’s garment, leather shoes and decoration wood industries, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said Friday. Businesses in the three fields will be supported with investments in design technologies, product promotion, marketing campaigns and cost management systems. The three-million-euro program will include the [...]

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The answer within 

February 25, 2011
The answer within 

A man places stacks of dong and US dollar notes inside a bag at a bank in Ho Chi Minh City. The State Bank of Vietnam devalued the dong by 9.3 percent on February 11 in an effort to minimize the gap between the official and black market exchange rates. Following the move, the dong [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/1

January 26, 2010
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/1

VN to export 750,000 tonnes of rubber in 2010; Embassy in Germany meets Vietnamese businesses; Hanoi to attract 180 million USD into IZs in 2010 The Vietnam Rubber Association predicted that this year’s total rubber exports will hit 750,000 tonnes, valued at over 1.5 billion USD. The association said that 2010 promises a growing year [...]

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Ministry hopes to attract $25 billion investment in Vietnam in 2010

January 20, 2010
Ministry hopes to attract $25 billion investment in Vietnam in 2010

LookAtVietnam – MPI forecasts FDI will increase slightly to 10 percent in 2010 over the previous year and is estimated to reach $22-25 billion. Bui Quoc Trung, FIA deputy director The information was released by Bui Quoc Trung, FIA deputy director on January 18 at the press conference announcing the 2009 Golden Dragon Awards.FIA believes [...]

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Tet 2010: Gift-giving expectations escalate

January 14, 2010
Tet 2010: Gift-giving expectations escalate

LookAtVietnam – Despite the economic downturn, demand for Tet gift-giving to superiors and partners will be the same as 2009. Four retail supermarket chains in HCM City told Saigon Tiep Thi newspaper that they are preparing 620,000 baskets of Tet gifts for Tet 2010 (the Year of Tiger). If they can sell all the gift [...]

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Property, resources fill top stock portfolios

January 2, 2010
Property, resources fill top stock portfolios

Dang Thanh Tam, head of Saigon Investment Corp. (SGI), holds Vietnam’s largest stock investment portfolio in 2009. Real estate and natural resource investors hold Vietnam’s most valuable stock portfolios, with the country’s top investor worth over US$700 million. Dang Thanh Tam, head of Saigon Investment Corp. (SGI), topped the list, leaving the second position to [...]

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Investigation at SCIC needed, says government chief inspector

December 30, 2009
Investigation at SCIC needed, says government chief inspector

Chief government inspector Tran Van Truyen said on December 29 that inspectors of the Finance Ministry should investigate the huge salary earned by officials of the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC).   VietNamNet Bridge – The chief government inspector Tran Van Truyen (photo) said on December 29 that inspectors of the Finance Ministry should investigate [...]

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Vietnam to boost investment in Cambodia

December 27, 2009
Vietnam to boost investment in Cambodia

Vietnam and Cambodia will facilitate businesses to boost their investment in Cambodia and explore its potentials for home and export markets, said heads of two governments. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Cambodian counterpart Samdach Hun Sen co-hosted Vietnam’s Investment into Cambodia conference Saturday (Dec 26) in Ho Chi Minh City.Dung said Cambodia [...]

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The 10 stock millionaires in 2009

December 17, 2009
The 10 stock millionaires in 2009

LookAtVietnam – Pham Nhat Vuong, with stock assets worth 9,099 billion dong, is now considered the richest stock millionaire in 2009. Pham Nhat VuongThe 41-year old businessman is now also the Chairman of Ukraine’s Technocom Group and Chairman of the Vietnamese Overseas Businessmen Association.Vuong was ranked the second in the 2008’s list of the top [...]

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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...