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Many billion-dollar FDI projects have been registered in Vietnam since 2006, accounting for one-fourth of the nation's total FDI commitment.

A number of companies have used social networking, forums and blogs as a way to defame their rivals, causing big losses for some.

Consumer prices will continue to surge at a rate of about 1% in August, predicts the Ministry of Finance.

G7 nations pledged to "take all necessary measures to support financial stability and growth" as nervous global markets re-opened.

The European Central Bank is due to hold emergency talks on whether to start buying Italian debt to contain spreading turmoil on financial markets.

National Assembly deputies approved a resolution on tax reductions and exemptions for businesses and individuals to boost economic development in 2011.   

There are no energy sources which could replace nuclear power in Vietnam by 2050, said Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai.

Standard & Poor's has cut the US credit rating for the first time in history.

National Assembly deputies gathered at a plenary session in Hanoi on August 5 to discuss tax measures to boost economic development in 2011.

China said Friday that debt deals in the United States and in Europe would not be enough to save their economies.

Newly-elected Minister of Finance said transparency and close supervision are needed in calculating energy and petrol prices.

Vietnam ranks eighth in the world in terms of gold consumption, announced the World Gold Council.

The Vietnamese real estate sector has become less attractive to foreign investors, as the country saw a sharp drop in FDI.

New York's attorney general will oppose Bank of America Corp's $8.5 billion settlement over repurchasing toxic mortgage loans.

The European Union said the debt crisis is now striking at the heart of the eurozone and the central bank threw out lifelines on Thursday.

Newly-elected Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang said he needed a ‘breakthrough’ mechanism and full empowerment to transform the sector.

Debt, growth and credit ratings dominated markets which rallied slightly as the European Central Bank faces up to a new eurozone crisis.

Hanoi's Department of Planning and Architecture on August 3 announced plans for an urban rail system.

The Electricity of Vietnam Group owes VND10 trillion, which may soon lead to a power price increase.