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Several partners in Thach Khe iron ore mining project, in Ha Tinh Province, have yet to make good on their funding pledges.

Having neglected to protect its leading coffee brand Buon Ma Thuot, the Central Highland province of Dak Lak will now have to fight for its rights back from a Chinese Company

The EU moved closer to toughening budget rules to punish overspenders after the EU Parliament and governments reached a compromise.

Swiss banking giant UBS revealed an estimated loss of $2 billion after the discovery of unauthorised trading at its investment bank.

Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar will co-operate with each other in organising tours to their world cultural heritage sites, officials said.

Emerging economies "could help to temporarily reduce this moment of volatility but it won't resolve the problem" of structural weaknesses in the eurozone, analysts say.

Though monthly inflation rate has been curbed, it is too early for Vietnam to ease macroeconomic policies, the ADB reported.

Despite banks having announced lending interest rates of 17-19% per year, many are still trying to exceed the cap.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group Chairman Doan Nguyen Duc is among the most influential executives in Southeast Asia, said Wall Street Journal.

The Ministry of Construction proposed the Government instruct credit organisations to loosen loans for real estate segments.

Foreign visitors will enjoy VAT refunds when they purchase goods in Vietnam under a draft currently being considered by the Ministry of Finance.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved a list of electric equipment that should be labelled according to their energy efficiency.

Asia's developing economies will post slower-than-expected growth this year and in 2012 as key trading partners reduce orders amid worries about the global economy.

A number of state-owned firms in Vietnam faced losses of thousands of billions of VND in the first eight months of this year.

Facebook, which has been dogged by complaints over privacy, announced Tuesday that it has named a director of privacy at the social network.

Le Van Tach has begun court proceedings to sue Toyota Motor Vietnam for unfair treatment and violating his privacy.

Prices of many prime houses in HCM City are reaching billions of VND per square metre.

Representatives from four regional countries are determined to cooperate to enhance their tourism sectors to boost socioeconomic development.

Vietnam is boosting its investment in Laos to regain its top position among foreign investors in the country.