Business

An agreement between ASEAN and six European business organisations aims at tightening bilateral business relations.

The Vietnam Banking Association will increase the fee they charge for every cash withdrawal at other banks’ ATMs begning early June.

Office rent rates in Vietnam's biggest cities, HCM City and Hanoi, were among the highest in over 100 markets worldwide.

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines and Air Mekong have both announced higher prices for their domestic flights.

The HCM City Department of Transport has called on the private sector to invest in roads and bridges to ease the terrible traffic congestion.

Vietnam can curb inflation this year if the country successfully implements Resolution 11, said the president of the ADB.

Eurozone members are debating milder recovery terms for debt-hit Greece as it struggles to stick to a harsh austerity plan.

Smartphones powered by Google software widened their lead on BlackBerry handsets in the US market during the first three months of the year.

The export of aquatic products in the first four months of this year hit $1.6 billion, up 29% against the same period last year.

Some provinces are seeking approval to revoke investment licenses of delayed hydroelectric projects.

If Vietnam cannot settle the current deficiency of information security experts, it will fail in building up an e-government and become an IT power.

China’s yuan rise and inflation have made a number of its products more expensive than those of Vietnamese firms.

The target for average annual GDP growth for the next five years has been set at 7%, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

VietinBank has signed a deal to increase its cooperation with UniCredit S.p.A., the biggest bank in Italy.

With nine projects licensed last month, Vietnamese firms invested nearly USD1.8 billion abroad in the first four months this year.

Because of an oversupply of steel, the Government will now consider projects more carefully before granting licenses.

Vietnam will strive to attain a sustainable and environmentally-friendly economic growth, said the State Bank Governor.

The Asian Development Bank will provide Vietnam with a loan worth USD1.38 billion to provide access to clean water.

Vietnam's central bank raised the rate it offers for loans via open market operations by 100 basis points to 14 percent on Wednesday.