Business

Hanoi is cutting taxes and improving infrastructure in hopes of becoming the low-cost alternative for new factories and outsourcing call centers.

Vegetable prices in HCMC have continued to skyrocket in retail markets leaving consumers shocked.

Bao Viet Insurance Corp, Vietnam's largest non-life insurer will raise its registered capital by 50 percent to 1.5 trillion dong.

Per dollar of income, the Vietnamese consume more gold on average than anyone else on earth.

Rising labor costs in China are forcing U.S. apparel and accessories retailers to consider relocating some of their production to countries like Vietnam and India.

Mekong Capital said it is raising a US$150 million Vietnam-focused fund, the firm's fourth, and expects its first closing at US$50 million in a few months.

Japan's largest food wholesaler, Kokubu & Co., and Sojitz Corp. (2768) said Tuesday they will join hands to sell food wholesale in Vietnam.

Port of Savannah continues to dominate the East Coast's share of growing Vietnamese market.

Gold prices in Vietnam slid by VND100,000 a tael over the previous day to below VND28 million a tael on June 15 amid corrections within the global market.

World stock markets were mixed following a drop on Wall Street triggered by anxieties over Europe's economic health.

East Coast Diversified Corporation welcomes SplendID Technology JSC as a new channel partner.

HCMC's supermarkets, restaurants and cafes are seeking ways to attract customers as the 2010 World Cup season opens.

Potential partnerships between Vietnam and major US companies to improve and expand the Southeast Asia’s infrastructure have been discussed.

The International Monetary Fund warned Asia of potential spillovers from the European debt crisis.

If Vietnam, which had one third of India's coastal belt, had emerged as a major leader in the world fishing industry, India could replicate the success.

Businesses found "golden investment opportunities", said Co-chair Frans W. Muller as the event concluded.

Damco has introduced a new cross border trucking service that links Thailand and Vietnam to Cambodia

Southeast Asia's largest property developer, CapitaLand, is doubling its real estate investments in Vietnam to up to US$2.5 billion.

Calling it the "biggest leap since the original iPhone," Apple chief exec Steve Jobs proudly unveiled the widely expected iPhone 4.