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A recent report by the World Bank revealed some of the sectors with highest corruption problems in Vietnam.

Binh Duong’s industrial zones attracted more than US$42.4 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in October, bringing the ten-month value of FDI to US$1.198 billion.

As many as 52 countries and territories had new investment projects in Vietnam in the first ten months of this year.

The government would continue to tighten control over the hydropower industry, cancelling any inefficient projects, said one official.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) proposed that the state establish a production quota for tra fish in order to avoid an oversupply.

Minister of Planning and Investment (MoPI) Bui Quang Vinh has reassured the National Assembly session underway in Hanoi that 2013’s targeted 5.4% GDP growth is well within reach, citing concrete evidence.

For one Japanese man, being at the front of a Tokyo queue as the new iPad debuted around the world Friday was his way of saying "thank you" to Apple after a year that turned his life around.

Vietnam may fail to achieve their targets for sending 80,000 labourers abroad this year, experts said, forecasting that the situation would improve in coming years.

As many as 150 companies from 10 countries are showcasing their products at the Vietnam International Retail & Franchise Show 2013, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 31.

The Ministry of Transport has decided to cease operations of the state-owned Vinashin Group, which had been laden with debt for a long time.

Tens of thousands of workers went on strike across Indonesia Thursday, in the latest industrial action to hit Southeast Asia's top economy as its citizens seek a greater share of the spoils from stellar growth.

A delegation of 14 companies from Berlin, accompanying the German city's Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit, arrived in HCM City yesterday, seeking to lay the foundation for new co-operation projects.

Nearly a third of the world's economic output will by 2025 be in countries at the highest risk of climate change effects, said a research.

Nearly 200 domestic businesses are showcasing their products at the 2013 Mekong Seafood Trade Fair in Ca Mau city as part of the national trade promotion programme.

This year, Vietnam is ranked 99 out of 189 economies, signaling that the country needs to do even more in order to improve its position on the list.

Vietnam has exported $5.37 billion worth of seafood products over the first 10 months, according the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The world’s leading mobile phone manufacturer has inaugurated a 300 million USD factory in northern Bac Ninh province after one and a half years of construction, aiming to boost Vietnam’s capacity in phone production.

Singapore and Hong Kong rank the world's best places to run a business, according to the WB's annual competitiveness survey.

The 2013 Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum is slated to take place from November 21-24 in the southern province of Vinh Long.