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Vietnam's trade deficit this year was the lowest in the past 10 years, reaching just over $9.5 billion, the General Statistics Office reported.

A wind power plant is expected to be built in the central province of Binh Dinh in the first quarter of 2012.

The Da Nang International Airport in the central coastal city of Da Nang put a new terminal into service on Dec. 25, after four years of construction.

The Long Bien Vincom Centre, a commercial complex developed by Vingroup, officially opened to the public on December 24.

A total of 16,238 investors have registered to buy shares in the BIDV, the country’s second-largest lender by assets.

Vietnam's industrial production in 2011 has grown at 6.8 percent, lower than last year, due to global economic volatility, according to the General Statistics Office.

France leads the world as the "most pessimistic" country in terms of the economic outlook, according to a global poll published on Friday.

The consumer price index in December rose 0.53% against last month, representing a year-on-year increase of 18.12%.

The Vietnamese Government has set a goal to limit inflation rates to around 9% in 2012, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Hanoi will carry out regular inspections over real estate brokerage houses with the aim of heightening their efficiency.

An inspection team is looking into salary issues at the Electricity of Vietnam Group.

Vietnam Airlines will continue to sell 112,000 more tickets on the Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City routes for the coming Tet holiday season before January 1, 2012.

A new policy on attracting foreign direct investment will be set up based on high quality and efficiency, sustainable development, commitments on technology transfer and worker training.

The debt of the Electricity of Vietnam Group has exceeded VND240 trillion (USD11.4 billion) as of 2010, according to a recent report from the State Audit of Vietnam.

Yahoo! is considering trimming its stake in Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba and letting go of its share of Yahoo! Japan, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal reported.

Vietnam and Myanmar have agreed to boost cooperation in trade and investment, with two-way trade expected to reach 500 million USD in 2015.

The consumer price index of Vietnam’s biggest cities, Hanoi and HCM City, saw slight increases in the last month of the year.

The World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors has discussed the Vietnam Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for the 2012-16 period.

The Bank of Japan said that the country's economic recovery "has paused" because of the slowing global economy.