The US wants to beef up economic ties with Vietnam and is willing to provide the latter with technical assistance, said visiting US Ambassador Demetrios Marantis.
The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai topped the rankings of Vietnam ’s annual Provincial Competitiveness Index in 2011, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has demanded that fuel wholesalers be held responsible for the quality of fuel distributed under their systems following a spate of unexplained vehicle fires.
Vietnam requested consultations with the US, under the WTO dispute settlement system, after the US introduced anti-dumping measures on certain frozen warm water Vietnamese shrimps.
European governments have opened the way for a radical offer of "debt relief" for Arab north African and Middle Eastern neighbours, EU and governmental sources said.
Hanoi was placed 13th and HCM City 12th among the most expensive cities in Asia in 2011 in terms of three-room apartment rent, according to a report from ECA International.
Vietnam will regulate prices of electricity, coal and petroleum in accordance with market fluctuations beginning in 2013, said Vuong Dinh Hue, Minister of Finance.
HCM City’s consumer price index in February increased by 1.32% over January – a record high in nine months, said the municipal General Statistics Office.