Business

The Ministry of Finance is reviewing milk prices and the cause for their changes.

The country’s Consumer Price Index in September went up by 1.31 percent over the previous month, the highest level for September of any year since 2000.

Apple on Saturday launched the latest version of its iPhone in China and opened another two stores in Beijing and Shanghai.

A real estate firm predicted there would be a “tsunami” of second homes on the market.

Apple surpassed Chinese oil giant PetroChina during trading on Thursday to become the world's second-largest company in terms of market value.

Citigroup launched its stockbroking operations in Malaysia today, moving closer to its aim of having equity sales and trading operations throughout Southeast Asia.

Drugmaker Abbott Laboratories said it is recalling millions of containers of its best-selling Similac infant formula that may be contaminated with insect parts.

Vinacomin has its sights set on mining the Red River basin for coal with the help of Australian and Japanese companies.

Accor is striving to realize its new ambitious goal to operate 30 projects in three years’ time.

TNK-BP has signed the contract to supply Russian ESPO crude oil blend to Vietnam.

Taiwan luxury sedan maker Luxgen Motor plans to start exporting its vehicles to five foreign markets, including Vietnam, from the fourth quarter.

Despite difficulties in world markets, Vietnam’s average rice export price is as high as other largre rice exporting countries.

By 2010, aquatic products will account for 30-35% of GDP contributed by the agro-forestry and fishery sector.

After coping with the worst of the global economic crisis, the International Air Transport Association revised its 2010 industry outlook and is now projecting a profit of $8.9 billion.

Vietnam's appetite for mooncakes is rising as adults use the annual treats, traditionally enjoyed by children, to grease the wheels of commerce.

Electricity of Vietnam will have the responsibility for buying electricity from wind power farms at VND1,317 per kilowatt-hour.

The World Trade Organization raised its trade growth forecast for 2010 to 13.5 percent from 10 percent.

The Prime Minister has endorsed an air transport agreement that officials of Vietnam and the United States renewed in May this year.

The State Bank of Vietnam's branch in Ho Chi Minh City this week will inspect the use of foreign currencies in real estate transactions in the locality.