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Ho Chi Minh City office rents have continued falling so far this year, particularly Grade A offices.

Apple's eagerly-awaited iPad 2 went on sale Friday at 16:00 GMT in 25 countries in Europe, Oceania and the Americas.

Barriers for trading foreign currencies are expected to be partially removed by revised policies from the Government.

The Vietnamese taxation authority has asked software companies to help solve the backlog of unprinted invoices for businesses.

The trade deficit in the first quarter of this year reduced to USD3.028 billion compared with USD3.5 billion in the same period last year.

The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, accompanied by more than 100 business people, will pay an official visit to Vietnam.

Opera Software ASA said it is seeking Vietnamese partners to develop and localize mobile applications.

Vietnam’s consumer price index in March saw a month-on-month rise of 2.17 percent, pushing the first quarter’s CPI up by 12.79 percent year-on-year.

Hanoi is planning to turn the area west of West Lake into a world-class banking and financial centre by 2030.

As the summer and with it, periodical power cuts, are drawing near, businesses throughout HCM City are rushing to buy electricity generators.

The National Assembly will not issue a new resolution on personal income tax reductions and exemptions, said an official.

Many European countries have suspended imports of several kinds of fruit from Vietnam over quality considerations.

Vietnamese investors are hesitant about where to place their assets, amid rising inflation and market uncertainties.

The Research and Markets website forecasts that the payment card market in Vietnam will grow at about 18.5 percent during the 2011- 2014 period.

Well-off people who pretend to be poor so that they can buy or rent a low-income apartment will have to surrender the dwelling.

Agriculture authorities are in a twist about where to source investment capital for Vietnam aquaculture development plan to 2020.

Businesses involved in heavy industry and exporting have been asked to conserve power during the dry season.

Dung Quat oil refinery will suspend operations for around two or three weeks, beginning March 23, for equipment checks.

Tokyo stocks jumped 3.61% early Tuesday as traders returned from a public holiday and the Bank of Japan renewed its emergency fund provision.