Business

Economic aftershocks of the devastation in Japan are rolling through Asia.

Scores of enterprises are waiting for invoices from printing houses while the deadline for issuing self-printed invoices nears.

Amid fears over Japan’s nuclear power crisis, a top Vietnamese official has confirmed the country will continue with its nuclear project starting in 2014.

A high-ranking UK official has pledged to share his experience in capital mobilisation and infrastructure development with Vietnam.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has proposed heightening ceiling on airfares for domestic routes.

The Vietnam Food Association has cut the floor price of rice meant for export by USD20 per tonne.

Luxuries like fine cosmetics, high-end cell phones, super cars and others now flood Ho Chi Minh City market amidst concerns over rising prices.

Many Canadian businesses are keen on investing in Vietnam, said C.Scott M. Shepherd, CEO of the Northstar Trade Finance Inc.

The Bank of Japan on Friday pumped three trillion yen into the financial system to soothe money markets shaken by huge earthquake.

Seven hydroelectric plants in Gia Lai province have ceased operation due to a lack of water.

A recent survey by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs showed that workers in mining and metallurgy industries get the highest payments.

Apple said that it was delaying next week's release of the iPad 2 in Japan because of the earthquake and tsunami which devastated the country.

Vietnam’s two biggest cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, dropped in the Provincial Competitiveness Index of 2010.

The US Department of Commerce has decided to reduce anti-dumping taxes on tra fish imported from Vietnam.

Vietnamese coffee needs to carve a brand identity for itself based on a system that guarantees a fair price for farmers, said a professor of Harvard University.

Experts said that it may be impossible to force people to keep VND instead of gold, unless the value of the dong increases.

Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami last week have resulted in insured losses of between $12 and $25 billion, risk assessment firm EQECAT said.

Vietnam’s coffee industry should focus more on the local market as this is a way of ensuring sustainable development, international experts said.

Despite the recent natural disasters to strike Japan, the country will still make efforts to fulfill its capital commitments to Vietnam, economists said.