Business

Vietnam Posts & Communications Group has been short-listed for the international Broadband Infovision Awards 2011.

Over 450 websites owned by Vietnamese agencies and enterprises were hacked in June.

A Vietnam-US Business Forum was held in New York on July 13 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the US Chamber of Commerce.

The World Bank will provide USD710 million for Vietnam to implement three projects on public investment reform, irrigation and urban water supply.

The 12th National Assembly Standing Committee opened its 42nd session in Hanoi on July 13 to review the Government’s proposal on tax policies.

An investor of a trade centre and office building project offered tenants a USD2.3-million compensation price for a 56 s.q.m area in Hanoi.

Eurozone leaders mulled convening a crisis summit as global pressure mounted for a swift and solid response from Europe to stop debt contagion.

Power prices in Vietnam are very low compared with regional countries, which has been leading to energy squandering, officials said.

Doctors say Vietnamese consumers are being fooled by exaggerated ads about the cure-all benefit of nutritional supplements.

South Korea’s cinema conglomerate CJ-CVG will spend USD73.6 million to own MegaStar, the largest multiplex cinema chain in Vietnam.

Huge financial violations at state-owned enterprises have been uncovered, said an official of the State Audit of Vietnam.

The International Monetary Fund named Chinese economist Zhu Min to a new deputy managing director's position.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters & Producers said it would pursue the country’s claim against US-anti-dumping measures on its frozen shrimp shipments.

The rich and famous haven’t yet proved willing to buy their personalised site name.

Monetary tightening policies have created a capital shortfall, making difficulties for businesses and a gap for usurers to fill.

The digital data market is tipped to develop in Vietnam amid demand from e-government, education, health care and business, officials said.

Vietnam scored a victory in its first challenge at the WTO against the United States over anti-dumping measures imposed on frozen shrimps.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou warned fellow EU leaders to end division over the bloc's sovereign debt crisis.

Vietnam’s debts are forecast to reach a total VND1,375 trillion in 2011, accounting for 58.7% of the country’s GDP.