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With only 2.5 million pay TV subscribers out of 86 million people, Vietnam is a fledging market for the service, experts said.

The Dung Quat Economic Zone in the south-central coastal province of Quang Ngai will be expanded from its 10,000 ha to 45,000 ha by 2025.

Up to 54% of respondent businesses had increased staff salaries by between 11 and 15% in 2011, a Navigos Search's survey showed.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Cabinet to pursue priorities in curbing inflation and stabilising the macro-economy.

Billion-dollar FDI projects become quite scarce in the first five months of this year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

The Government should enforce recent fiscal policies to minimise inflation and stabilise the economy, said a WB economist.

US aerospace giant Boeing is under "continuous" cyber attack but there has been no breach of its databases, a senior executive said.

Some 26,900 autos valued at USD524 million were imported into the country in the first five months of this year, according to the General Statistics Office.

The German Reconstruction Bank is to provide a second loan to fund the construction of metro line No 2 in Ho Chi Minh City .

Vietnamese farmers who once rushed to apply Good Agriculture Practices have become tired because their products cannot find buyers.

State-owned enterprises will have to sell foreign reserves in U.S. dollars to commercial banks from next month, the State Bank of Vietam required.

The number of phone subscribers fell by more than 46 million in just one month, according to the General Statistics Office Of Vietnam.

The number of phone subscribers fell by more than 46 million in just one month, according to the General Department of Statistics.

Some export giant tiger prawn processors are working at half capacity because of a shortage of raw crustaceans and consequent high prices.

Japanese auto giant Toyota said its domestic production would return to about 90 percent of pre-quake levels in June.

The World Bank will provide loan and four credits, totalling USD620 million, for development in Vietnam.

The retail sales value of goods and services increased by only 0.68 percent to VND156 trillion (USD7.4 billion) during May.

Increased domestic demand for gasoline would cause fuel imports to soar during the next few months, according to Petrolimex.

With tightened bank lending for real estate, large numbers of buyers are selling to cut losses.