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The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued more stringent requirements for car importers.

China would back France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to head the International Monetary Fund, chief French government spokesman Francois Baroin said.  

Entertainment property projects play an important role in the market as it will support significantly to the development of the tourism industry.

Although groundbreaking for a paper mill was in 2003, the site remains an empty lot.

Citibank, DBS, and HSBC Monday entered a joint financing agreement worth $457 million for Vietnam Airlines to buy eight new airplanes.

Despite higher output, sugar producers in Vietnam are increasingly concerned over rising inventories and illegal imports.

Credit institutions have been asked by the central bank to maintain stricter control over their lending activities to minimise risks.

Many retail markets in HCM City are facing a sharp decrease in stall occupancy rates, causing financial problems for market managers.

An increase in imports has compromised the “Made in Vietnam” strategy for the auto industry.

Local economists are warning inflation will continue to spiral unless the government sticks to its guns on tightened fiscal and monetary policies.

As the shrimp and tra fish prices rise both locally and globally, farmers and traders in the Mekong Delta are paying more for breeder shrimp and fish.

Despite an abundant supply, Vietnam is still among the world’s most expensive places to rent offices.  

BP had recovered over $1.0 billion in costs linked to last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill from a US subsidiary of Japanese Mitsui & Co.

IMF approved a EUR26-billion three-year loan to Portugal as part of a European Union bailout of the struggling eurozone country.

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde emerged Friday as Europe's choice to lead the IMF.

The EU has begun a joint effort with Vietnamese agencies to protect agricultural diversity in the country.

An US computer security research firm uncovered new ways that hackers could sabotage power plants, oil refineries or manufacturing operations.

The State Bank of Vietnam has purchased USD1 billion from commercial banks since late April.

Hanoi's Consumer Price Index rose by 1.76 percent in May, a 11.6 percent increase compared to the same period last year.