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Japan said it was ready to buy bonds to be issued by the European Financial Stability Facility to help finance Ireland's bailout and support the debt-hit eurozone, report said.

Britain and China signed trade deals worth 2.6 billion pounds Monday and announced Beijing will loan a pair of giant pandas to Edinburgh Zoo for 10 years.

The State Bank of Vietnam has announced that for now, it has no plans to raise the cash reserve ratio.

Several economists have raised concerns that projects using government bonds are not being carried out effectively.

Slick touchscreen tablet computers and smarter devices for the home and the car took center stage as the Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up on Sunday.

VN will center on developing 4 hi-tech industries, namely information and communication technology, biotechnology, automatic technology and new material technology.

Vietnam is mulling over the setup of a national gold exchange in order to put citizens public gold into circulation.

Vietnam National Petroleum Corp has been blamed for misusing VND1.2 trillion worth of petroleum stabilisation fund.

Motorola Mobility's Xoom tablet computer was the star of the Consumer Electronics Show.

The Ministry of Transport has supported the national aviation authority’s proposal not to pass a plan to establish an aviation joint-stock company serving businesspeople.

Pharmacies in Ho Chi Minh City that fail to meet with Good Pharmacy Practices (GPP) standards will no longer be allowed to sell prescription drugs in 2011.

Consumers are turning their back on generic imports instead choosing more expensive local goods as Tet approaches.

Smarter devices, homes and cars for the always connected lifestyle are taking center stage as the annual Consumer Electronics Show kicks off.

The significant improvements in Vietnam-US trade relations have opened up new opportunities for both countries.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung attended the official inauguration ceremony of the Dung Quat oil refinery today, January 6.

New mobile operators, Vietnamobile and Beeline, are trying to make a splash in the market against giant competition.

South Korea will develop rare earths in Vietnam, Australia, Kyrgyzstan and South Africa this year, while cooperating with Japan for overseas development of the minerals.

The Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro extracted the 190 millionth tonne of oil at the Bach Ho and Rong oil fields off the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Vietnam dong inter-bank transactions recorded approximately USD10.94 billion during the last week of 2010.