Business

The State Bank emphasised that there is no shortage of gold at present and it’s not the right time to import gold.

Violation of regulations in listing real estate prices in foreign currencies by investors, brokerage companies has become a common occurrence.

By the end of 2010 the annual construction material production is expected to show a 30 percent rise, according to a new report.

Vietnam is looking to enjoy a 6.7% growth in 2010 and 7% in 2011, the Asian Development Bank forecasts.

Vietnam's central bank said it would let commercial banks lend money from a wider array of sources as of Oct. 1.

Slumberland (Thailand) Ltd may build a new factory in Vietnam as part of plans to drive annual sales to 800 million baht in three years.

Site preparation works for the proposed refinery and petrochemical complex jointly owned by Kuwait, Japan and Vietnam is proceeding "as scheduled."

A Vietnamese motorbike company is courting trademark conflicts by selling scooters that look like Vespas and use the Honda brand name.

Weak foreign investors are to be muscled out of the business ring.

The Asian Development Bank agreed to provide Vietnam with a $630 million multi-tranche financing facility to improve the country's state-owned enterprises.

Hotels said that visitors need not worry about Hanoi running out of accommodation during it’s 1,000 year celebrations.

Hyundai Motor is recalling nearly 140,000 of its 2011 model year Sonata sedans in the United States due to a steering problem, US authorities said.

The upcoming visit by Kuwaiti Oil Minister demonstrates the desire of Kuwait in strengthening the cooperation with Vietnam, especially in the oil field, Kuwait's envoy in Vietnam said.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is planning to speed up trade promotion activities in Mexico and Canada as part of its export program 2010.

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.