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Credit institutions and branches of foreign banks have been requested to report on their activities with other institutions.

Vietnam Airlines safely transported over 1 million passengers during the Tet festival from February 7-30, representing a year-on-year increase of 7 percent.

Despite earning much from advertisements, Google and Facebook have paid very little in taxes in this country.

Garment and textile exports are expected to have a difficult year as global economic woes are still plaguing major markets such as the EU and the US, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association.

Greek parties will try yet again on Wednesday to strike a reform deal in return for a new international rescue to avoid a chaotic default, after a string of delays.

Greek trade union leaders called a general strike, as embattled Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos faced growing pressure from EU leaders to adopt tough new austerity measures.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade said it was reviewing the work of the former chairman of the Electricity of Vietnam Group.

A recent survey by Colliers revealed Hanoi’s women spend around VND4 million (USD200) on retail therapy.

Vietnamese goods sold better than imported ones, while there was no ‘price fever’ before and during Tet holiday, according the Ministry of Finance.

Many real estate trading centres in Hanoi have remained closed after Tet holiday, with some even planning to stop operations.

The Vietnamese post and telecom sector posted revenues of VN11.1 trillion in January, up 23% on-year.

The PM stressed that keeping inflation at a single digit is one of the urgent tasks to help the country maintain a reasonable growth of around 6 percent for the whole year.

Greece insisted on extending talks on a debt rescue into Monday, as the government's coalition backers denounced pressure from public creditors to pass austerity measures.

The southern office of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on February 3 announced airfare discounts on many international flights until March 3.

Disbursement of foreign investment reached $400 million during the first month of this year, a decrease of 4.8 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Hanoi guesthouses have turned to renting out rooms on a monthly basis as the by-the-hour hotel sector suffers a slump.

Vietnam imported 3,000 complete built unit automobiles in January, down 49.8 percent from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Japan's Panasonic on Friday warned it would see its worst-ever net loss of 780 billion yen ($10.2 billion) for the year to March, blaming the strong yen, flooding in Thailand, and acquisition costs.

High methanol content was detected in two of 27 petrol samples sold in five cities and provinces.