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The World Bank East Asia and Pacific Regional Vice President, Axel van Trotsenburg, is paying an official visit to Vietnam from May 6-9.

Government revenue hit 76 trillion VND in April, raising the total revenue in the first four months of this year to 244.1 trillion VND, the Ministry of Finance said on its website.

Hanoi is seeking to set up its own capital investment company to support enterprises.

Vietnam should participate in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, according to a report conducted by Adam Smith International.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Dao Minh Tu, Deputy Governor of the SBV, is attending the 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the ADB in New Delhi, India.

A total of 16,000 enterprises across Vietnam had filed for bankruptcy in the first four months of this year, up 16.9% from a year earlier, a report said.

Vietnam is quickly earning a reputation as a nation of beer lovers, with alcohol sales rising rapidly and local breweries flourishing.

A number multi-billion dollar projects have been approved to start in 2013.

Unscrupulous electronic traders have been travelling to rural areas to promote products with exaggerated descriptions at extravagant prices.

Families are cutting costs by renting out large homes in areas where business rentals can bring in much needed cash.

A series of festivals kicked off the tourism season over the past week as the industry launched a fight back following news that the number of international visitors to Vietnam took a dip during the first four months of

Despite the potential for better opportunities in the global market, many Vietnamese enterprises struggled to fulfill their corporate social responsibility, according to a leading business development figure.

The growth of mass manufacturing in South East Asia has not been problem-free, but having shed its "sweatshop" reputation, the region could have lessons for Bangladesh.

The export of agro-forestry and fishery products in the first four months of this year has brought in $8.67 billion, up 0.4 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Leaders of many corporations have announced that they are receiving low or even no wage during this economic downturn.

Just few households in Yen Phu Village, which is famous for ornamental fish breeding, have maintained their traditional industry.

Vietnam ranked second in the Southeast Asian region for overseas remittance with 10 billion USD in 2012, according to the latest report issued by the World Bank.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has recommended the government delay an increase in the minimum wage.

Many people living in the Old Quarter's streets are finding it hard to lease out their houses, even at much lower prices.