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The Ministry of Transport is seeking the prime minister’s approval to add VND6.8-trillion into its sluggish projects.

Gold dealers and businesses have expressed apprehensions about some provisions in the new draft decree on gold bullion trading.

The new Greek government got to grips fast with massive EU-IMF imposed budget reforms to stave off a wider eurozone debt crisis.

The Ministry of Finance will seek approval to raise personal income tax threshold.

Hanoi-based YNG Shin Food Co Ltd has withdrawn 12 fruit juices containing plasticizer DEHP, the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene said.

The investor of Phu My Bridge is considering handing over its operation to HCMC 25 years ahead of schedule due to losses.

Vietnam will export 50,000 tonnes of rice to Sierra Leone following a memorandum of understanding signed in Hanoi on June 21.

Figures released by industry tracker comScore credited Google with being the first online operation to attract over a billion visitors in a month.

Exorbitant monthly service fees for high-end apartments rented out as offices are creating major headaches for businesses.

The Greek PM survived a crucial confidence vote, keeping alive a government dedicated to averting a debt default.

JICA will provide aid to Vietnamese state agencies in their effort to develop small and medium-sized enterprises.

Energy groups have expressed their concerns regarding excessive loan interest rates and capital shortages, a recent seminar heard.  

The Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration has granted a license to Vietstar Airlines, the country’s seventh carrier.

Investors will also have the right to buy gold bullion, the State Bank of Vietnam has said following a change of mind, but it will have to only from banks and licensed firms.

Despite being built five years ago, villas worth tens of billions of dong in Bac Linh Dam area still lack any access roads.

The first quarter has seen a drop in confidence among business leaders and consumers about the national economic prospects, according to a survey.

Hanoi and HCMC’s consumer price index have increased more slowly, according to the cities’ statistics offices.

The number of representative offices of foreign travel firms in HCM City has fallen to seven from 11 last year due to restrictions.

Europe promised to unblock existing bailout loans for Greece and draw up a second financial rescue as long as its parliament approves fierce new budget cuts and a raft of asset sales.