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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.

The State Capital Investment Corporation has earned trillions of VND via bank deposits, accounting for 40% of its revenues in 2012.

The decision by the US's DOC which imposes anti-dumping taxes on Vietnamese frozen tra fish is unfair, a Vietnamese official said.

Vietnamese consumers may have more choices when the first locally made smartphones and tablets are unveiled at around just USD50, one official said.

Tourism officials from four Southeast Asian countries - Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam - gathered in HCM City to discuss connectivity measures to develop the industry in the Mekong Sub-region.

Many Vietnamese banks in HCM City have lowered deposit interest rates since early March as deposits continue to rise.

Many Vietnamese enterprises expecting more growth this year as foreign investment increases.

Taiwan's HTC has delayed shipments of its new flagship smartphone due to parts shortages, a report said on Wednesday, dealing a blow as it looks to lift sales and compete with the iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy.

The WB Board of Directors approved the first Economic Management and Competitiveness Credit for Vietnam to help the country with economic management reforms for higher productivity and competitiveness.

Banking staff received lower wages last year, but their incomes are still high despite the current economic difficulties.

A proposal to reduce corporate income taxes was raised during a discussion about amendments in the Corporate Income Tax Law.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors has opposed the US Department of Commerce’s new calculations of tax rates imposed on Vietnamese Tra fish imported to the US.