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The price of gold in Vietnam hit a record high on September 15 after global market climbed to an all-time high of US$1,276 an ounce.

Ten companies under the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group have made production expansion investments to meet increasing orders.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Vietnam International Bank have completed arrangements for a strategic partnership.

The Dong Nai Tax Agency has ordered British American Tobacco - Vinataba to pay over VND263 billion worth of overdue taxes from 2005-2008.

Consumer awareness when Vietnamese choose milk products may help prevent unreasonable milk price hikes.

Vietnam Association of seafood exporters and producers said the US Department of Commerce had issued a decision on anti-dumping tax over catfish imported from Vietnam.

Europe's economy will grow by a substantially faster than expected 1.7 percent across the core eurozone this year, according to new European Union forecasts.

A better guideline for foreign investors to unlock the local retail market was talked up with a new retail sales decree’s arrival.

Central bank governors and senior regulators are meeting in the Swiss city of Basle to agree a deal requiring banks to hold more capital in reserve.

Foreign investment flow in Vietnam is surging, according to the latest report on Vietnam’s economy provided by Standard Chartered bank.

Japan's economy expanded more than first thought in the April-June quarter, soothing fears that a fragile recovery could grind to a halt.

More than 500 containers (23-25 tons per container) of imported food have been stuck at Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City for the last week.

A new law becomes active next month, aiming to prevent unreasonable price hikes for imported milk. However, it has prompted companies to do just that.

Global economic recovery is slowing faster than expected and extra stimulus from governments may be needed, the OECD warned.

Vietnam expects to earn US$5.2 billion from footwear exports in 2010.

Google is giving Web searchers a turbocharged engine that displays suggested Web links as fast as a person can type.

More than 30 Chinese cassava importers and suppliers of cassava processing technology met local businesses on Sept.7 in Ho Chi Minh City.

World stock markets fell on Wednesday as investors sought safety amid fresh worries about the fragile economic recovery.

The price of gold in Vietnam jumped to an all-time high of VND29.45 million a tael on September 8.