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Construction started on Monday on Becamex – Thuan An urban complex in Lai Thieu Township of Binh Duong Province’s Thuan An District.

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to create 160,000 jobs by 2014, the world's largest hotels operator said on Tuesday.

An abundance of demand from the Chinese market has caused Vietnamese rice prices to quickly jump.

Vietnam’s IT market is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9% over the 2010-2014 period, reported Business Monitor International.

PetroVietnam has sold the first batch of Jet A1 fuel for aeroplanes, produced by Dung Quat oil refinery to BP Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Honda announced the recall of 427,000 vehicles because of ignition problems which could allow drivers to remove their key when the vehicle is not in park.

Even modest rises in global temperatures will drive down rice production in Asia, a new study warned.

China Steel Corp., the largest steel maker in Taiwan, said that it is studying the feasibility of taking a stake in a Formosa Plastics Group's investment in Vietnam.

Bio-ethanol (E5) got off to a promising start after hitting the consumer market in Ho Chi Minh City over a week ago.

The country's two largest mobile service providers, MobiFone and VinaPhone, will cut charges on August 10 after a week long delay.

PetroVietnam Gas Corporation will make its initial public offering on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange next month, the company has announced.

State Bank of Vietnam Governor Nguyen Van Giau spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about measures to achieve higher credit and economic growth.

Drought has dried up hundreds of hectares of tea plantations in Anh Son District, Nghe An, devastating families.

Vietnamese businesses have stopped selling condiments made by Vedan in protest against this company’s environmental violations.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta have been unable to sell their crops at a profit as purchases have mostly been brokered through several intermediaries.

HP chief executive Mark Hurd resigned after an accusation of sexual harassment uncovered subterfuge with company expenses.

Real estate developers are struggling to find alternative funding for their building projects rather than having to rely almost entirely on bank credit.

Vietnam’s first ethanol plant has begun operations and is expected to provide a main source of ethanol petrol for the domestic market.

Russia Thursday banned grain exports for the next four-and-a-half months due to a record drought that has destroyed millions of hectares of its land.