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Vietnam has attracted 14,550 foreign direct investment projects worth USD211 billion for over the past 25 years, one official said.

Apple appeared in a Shanghai court on Wednesday, accused by a Chinese firm of copying software used for the "Siri" personal assistant on its hugely popular iPhones.

As much as 50% of foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam have reported losses, the Ministry of Finance said.

Vietnam is expected to achieve a GDP growth rate of 4.89 percent in the first quarter of this year, a bit higher than last year’s corresponding figure of 4.75 percent.

Import taxes on used cars of nine seats or fewer and an engine displacement of less than 1,500cc will increase by up to 20 per cent on April 28.

BigC The Garden have disciplined a worker who mistakenly stamped a Chinese flag on Vietnamese grapes, one official said.

A draft regulation by the SBV that allows low-income households an annual preferential loan rate of 6% has not gained much traction among the public.

China, Japan and South Korea kicked off formal negotiations Tuesday on securing a free trade agreement to bind together three economies that account for around 20 percent of global GDP.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has applauded Samsung's decision to expand operations in Vietnam, adding that it would contribute to the strategic partnership between Vietnam and South Korea.

The State Bank of Vietnam has decided to lower interest rates by between 0.5% and 1% beginning from March 26.

Vietnam Report Company has had to review the recent ranking of 500 fastest-growing companies 2012 due to mistakes in the figures.

Huge port projects in HCM City are being deserted because of a lack of roads to link them to the transportation system.

Many Vietnamese cement companies are on the verge of bankruptcy, which would lead to them being bought out by foreign partners.

Cyprus secured a USD13 billion package of rescue loans in tense, saving the country from a banking system collapse and bankruptcy.

Domestic companies must improve their product quality to meet increasing demand of importing countries, speakers said at a forum in HCM City.

Business community and public officials have learnt how corruption works and how to combat the scourge in a more efficient manner at a workshop in northern Hai Phong city.

Vietnam’s consumer price index in March fell just 0.19 percent from February, bringing the three-month price index to 2.39 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.

The Japanese government has agreed to grant 202.926 billion yen (more than US$2 billion) in official development aid to Vietnam in the 2012–2013 fiscal year.

The removal of import tariffs within the framework of the free trade agreement with the EU will create better opportunities for Vietnam than for its rivals in the EU market.