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National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been struggling to keep its staff members from going to rival companies which are willing to offer them much higher salaries.

The consumer price index of Ho Chi Minh City in November increased by 0.17 percent from the previous month and 4.97 percent year-on-year.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attended the Mumbai business forum on November 22, joining representatives from leading Indian corporations and firms operating in industry, technology, pharmaceuticals, trade, and services.

Japanese Group- Sumitomo Corporation is keen to invest in Vietnam’s real estate projects, has said Hirokazu Higashino, General Manager of Sumitomo Corporation's Building and Overseas Real Estate Business Department.

Vietnam is rich in fire ice reserve which is a promising new energy source when conventional fuel such as coal, gas and oil, is becoming exhausted.

Two former leaders from a subsidiary of the Vinalines are being prosecuted for “asset misappropriation” in the Floating Dock 83M case.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will apply strict regulations on the quality of imported foods from December 20.

The government will carry out its fiscal and monetary policies consistently and effectively to support business production, control inflation, and stabilise the macro economy in immediate and medium periods.

The 15th International Telecoms and Information Technology (Vietnam Telecoms 2013) exhibition in HCM City is displaying the latest telecommunication technologies and services to local companies and customers.

With the basic salary increase of around VND350,000 per month, payment would meet only nearly 80% of an average worker’s budget.

Up to nearly 70% of overseas remittance were poured into Vietnamese production and business in the first nine months of this year, instead of real estate and securities.

Ho Chi Minh City gave host to the Vietnam CFO Forum 2013 themed “Resilience Strategies in Hard Times” on November 20.

Vietnamese retailers have expressed concerns about the increasingly competitive retail market, as the country plans to open up to an influx of foreign retailers in 2015.

International donors have pledged US$78.195 billion in official development assistance for Vietnam over the next 20 years.

A Taiwanese electronics company said Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against South Korean tech giant Samsung for allegedly infringing on its optics technology patents.

The trend towards retail banking will only get stronger in Vietnam as banks realise the vast potential of the market, experts said at the ASEAN Banker Forum held in Ho Chi Minh City.

Foreign investment into China rose 5.77 percent on year in the first 10 months of 2013, the government said on Tuesday.

Despite more people being allowed to buy low income kind of housing, they continue to complain about various difficulties in purchasing these homes.

Qatar’s construction sector is rife with unacceptable working conditions for migrant labourers, according to a report released by Amnesty International on Sunday.