Business

Can Tho City is currently facing a shortage of modern and large-scale entertainment places or tourist-friendly souvenirs.

HCM City held the Vietnam Business Forum on January 19 to discuss the challenges facing small and medium-sized enterprises and their potential solutions after Vietnam’s five years as WTO member.

The General Department of Taxation has revealed that they are facing difficulties recovering debts of VND45 trillion from enterprises.

CEOs of state-owned economic groups will be dismissed if they let their holding companies suffer losses for two consecutive years.

Nearly 18,000 real estate and construction companies faced losses, went bankrupt or closed last year because of the challenging economic situation in the country.

China's economy grew at its slowest pace in 13 years in 2012, the government said Friday.

Falling oyster prices and mounting inventories have been troubling oyster farmers in Thanh Hoa Province’s Hau Loc District.

Due to lower hydropower output, the EVN intends to spend nearly USD239.6 million on power purchases from China this year.

The number of automobiles that were imported to Vietnam in 2012 was just 27,427, a decrease of 50% compared to 2011.

Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh met with the WB’s Country Director for Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa in Hanoi to discuss the financial sector’s reformation, and the restructuring of state-owned enterprises in the country.

A report on the operation, revenues and debts of state-owned enterprises in 2012 has just been submitted to the Prime Minister.

Vietnam will only license the development of 4G mobile services by 2015 or even later, one official has said.

C.P Vietnam Livestock Corp. on has admitted it had unreasonably increased chicken egg price from VND21,500 to VND29,500 per ten-egg carton and promised to adjust the price in the next few days.

The VASEP has all necessary evidence to prove that Vietnam’s shrimp producers and exporters do not receive any subsidy from the Government.

Vietnam will continue the circulation of coins after a period of discontinuation, one official said.

Starbucks Corp. will have to convince architect Tran Cao Tho and his friends to switch from stronger and cheaper coffee at their neighborhood cafe when it enters Vietnam next month.

With impending charges due on ATM services, consumers are looking for free of charge outlets.

Some 2,000 business and government leaders from around the world attended the Asian Financial Forum which opened today in Hong Kong.

The EVN is completing negotiations with financial institutions to get a USD2.58-billion loan for its power projects in 2013.