Business

The Minister of Construction proposed certain measures to deal with the outstanding problems in the real estate market.

The ECB is coming under increasing pressure to come to the rescue once again as the eurozone debt crisis deepens, with analysts suggesting it could cut interest rates soon.

Many people have been flocking to buy gold again as the market showed signs of recovery since the end of last week.

The carrying out of bank restructuring in Vietnam is going ahead at a very slow pace, said the World Bank.

State management agencies would inspect foreign-invested projects periodically or unexpectedly in a bid to guarantee the effects of legal regulations.

Bank interest rates may continue to decrease this year, said Nguyen Duc Kien, Vice Chairman of NA's Economic Committee.

As the days become hotter this summer, businesses in Hanoi come up with imaginative solutions to attract customers.

The US Department of Commerce has preliminarily decided against steel garment hangers imported from Vietnam.

A Greek exit from the eurozone will be on the agenda if Athens fails to impose required austerity measures, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said.

The number of interbank transactions have risen sharply after SBV cut its deposit interest rate by 1% to 11% per year.

Denmark decided to halt three out of four of its ODA climate change study projects in Vietnam due to misappropriation of funds.

Bad news about domestic economy and changes in world market would be a big challenge for Vietnamese banks' plan to issue international bonds in 2012.

The circular on the management of prepaid mobile subscriptions is predicted to reduce the number of mobile subscribers.

The State Bank of Vietnam may reduce deposit interest rates to 9 percent per year to cut loan rates and help businesses.

When world gas prices increase, domestic prices rapidly follow, yet when world prices drop, domestic prices tend to drop at a slower rate and by less.

China and Japan started direct currency trading as Beijing marked another stage on its journey to foster the yuan's use internationally in line with its growing economic clout.

The quality of human resource management plays a decisive role in the restructuring of State-owned enterprises, officials said.

The Electricity of Vietnam Group may be authorised to increase power prices by 5% upon an equivalent rise in the generation costs.

The delegation of European Union (EU) in Vietnam launched the “EU Blue Book 2012,” the annual publication on EU development in Vietnam, on May 31.