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The zone on the border of the two countries aims to attract more tourists from China, Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas.

When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, China and 10 Southeast Asian nations will usher in the world’s third-largest free trade area.

Manila and Hanoi are collaborating on developing rice technologies aimed at increasing the production of the staple.

Vietnam’s government has asked 7 state-owned companies to “immediately sell” U.S. dollars to ease a dollar shortage and meet currency demands.

When the State Bank announced a 30 per cent credit growth target for 2009, some banking experts thought back to 2007.

The global economic slowdown has not caused job losses in Vietnam as severe as had been expected, government officials said.

After seven years of development, Lifan has finally managed to set a foothold in the market.

Recently, a seminar was held in HCM City to discuss the challenges and solutions for the preparation of consolidated financial statements.

Vietnam will join the International Tripartite Rubber Council in 2010.

State-owned Vietnam Airlines Thursday forecast a pretax profit of VND150 billion ($8.1 million) on revenue of VND23.74 trillion this year.

DTiNews looks at 9 economic footprints of the year.

The recent trip of the two Koreas to China and Vietnam was a major sign of Pyongyang's shift towards greater cooperation with Seoul.

Retail imported milk prices are nearly doubled once they hit the market due to over-expenditure.

Malaysia’s largest operator of oilfield vessels is seeking to borrow as much as $260 million from banks to fund a tanker-conversion project in Vietnam.

Vietnam's logistics industry has many natural advantages and is well placed, to help develop a regional hub, or free port called logistic parks.

A Danish programme is helping small-scale traditional fish-sauce producers in Quang Ninh and Nghe An provinces.

The company is now prepared to begin breaking ground for initial construction at Philand Ranch in Quang Nam Province.

The Hanoi hub of Malaysian firm Walter Rhodes is expected to achieve US$3 million turnover within five years

Debenhams has exported its concept to the Vietnam marketplace through a franchise agreement with the Viet Thai International Company.