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The PM has confirmed that the calculations of GDP for a number of localities in Vietnam are not accurate and need to be quickly corrected.

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) needs to ensure that economic corridors yield benefits in terms of trade, investment, and jobs, participants at the 6th GMS Economic Corridors Forum heard today.

Many maritime shipping firms in Vietnam have complained that they are suffering from losses and difficulties in the context of economic downturn.

The head of the HCMC Real Estate Association said authorities should not allow foreigners to buy homes in Vietnam.

The first batch of Vietnamese tuna caught by new Japanese fishing technology, which weighed around 450 kilos in total was exported to Japan on August 6.

Many Vietnamese airlines firms have asked for help from the government because of the losses they have been taking as a result of tensions over the East Sea.

The National Wage Council on August 6 adopted a proposal on a 15.1% rise in region-based monthly minimum wage in 2015, which will be submitted to the Prime Minister for approval.

Vietnam’s GPD will continue to grow despite low credit growth, according to recent HSBC’s report on Vietnam at a glance.

Many traditional craft villages in Vietnam have yet to create effective marketing strategies, making it difficult to broaden their markets.

A DTiNews investigation found employees at yet another petrol station have been using their pumps to steal from customers.

The prestigious financial magazine, The Banker, has listed eleven Vietnam banks in its recently published Top World Banks ranking for 2014, affirming the country as a leading financial centre in Southeast Asia.

Food safety inspection teams have been facing difficulties in inspecting fruit and vegetable imports as a result of lack of funding and skilled staff.

A modernized fishing boat made of composite materials was inaugurated at a shipyard in the coastal city of Nha Trang on August 2 in central Khanh Hoa province.

VietJet Air has compensated hundreds of passengers whose flight was delayed by 10 hours on August 2.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has urged Vietnamese rice exporters to promptly manage the volume of rice exports and stockpile, thus accelerating the signing of new contracts by the year-end.

With an annual growth of from 5-6%, Vietnam’s meat industry now produces enough to meet domestic demand, but has had trouble finding markets for export.

Credit ratings agency Moody’s has upgraded by one notch the long-term deposit and issuer ratings of BIDV and Vietinbank, two of the largest commercial banks in Vietnam.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has asked Japan to continue to encourage its businesses to invest in Vietnam during his meeting with visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Airlines Corporation gained total revenue of nearly 28 trillion VND (1.32 billion USD) for the first half of this year, according to a report released by the corporation on July 31.