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Peter Thompson, an expatriate businessman in Hanoi, shared his experiences after being treated for an acute coronary problem at the local Vinmec International Hospital.

Investors may pledge to implement huge projects, but many remain on paper, ignoring the impact on households who gave up their land.

Vietnamese notes and coins below VND5,000 in value could die out in the market since price hikes make it hard for people to keep and use them in trading, an economist says.

Vinacomin will export approximately 25,000 tonnes of coal to South Africa next month while planning to ship an addtional of 18,000 tonnes to Cuba in November.

The MoIC will stop the operation of pre-paid mobile subscribers who do not register personal information or provided incorrect details.

Eurogroup chief Jean-Claude Juncker insisted that Greece's place was in the eurozone but urged its government to redouble reform efforts to secure continued EU-IMF financial aid.

Global miner BHP Billiton on Wednesday announced a 34.8 percent dive in annual net profit to $15.42 billion and delayed a key project, citing weakness in commodity prices and cost pressures.

The family of arrested tycoon Nguyen Duc Kien took a VND164 billion hit to their share holding.

The mammoth Apple-Samsung patent trial went to the jury, setting the stage for a verdict that could have huge implications for the hot market in smartphones and tablet computers.

Consumer price index in the country's two biggest cities in August increased again after two consecutive months of decline due to the soaring price of fuel, according to statistics office estimates.

Company which manages Youth Park in Hanoi admits that due to financial difficulties, it has to lease space to service providers.

Spain's short-term borrowing costs tumbled as it raised 4.51 billion euros.

Apple dethroned longtime rival Microsoft as the most valuable company in history based on the value of its stock, which climbed to around $623.51 billion.

Stocks tumbled on the benchmark VN Index and HNX-Index on news of the arrest of football and banking tycoon Nguyen Duc Kien.

Japan's embattled Sharp is considering selling television assembly plants in China and Mexico and shedding 3,000 jobs, boosting the number of planned payroll cuts to 8,000, reports said Tuesday.

Experts have recommended that the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) adopt measures to inspect credit quality at banks, along with increasing credit-growth quotas for credit institutions.

World oil prices rose Monday, with New York crude reaching the highest level for three and a half months on tensions between Iran and Israel, analysts said.

The Prime Minister has approved a proposal to prioritise five coastal economic zones around the country to receive support from the State budget during 2013-15.

The State Bank's goal of helping struggling banks will become more difficult if the Government does not initiate more drastic measures, said an economist Le Xuan Nghia.