BP hires HSBC to sell stake in Vietnam gas field - source
BP has hired HSBC Holdings to sell its stake in a natural gas field in Vietnam, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Higher authorities defend economic housing plan
According to the Deputy Minister of Construction, economic apartment housing is a concept that should be put into action in HCMC.
Rates set for status quo
Market interest rates are in line for a period of stability.
Gold shortage to hit Vietnam
Gold imports to Vietnam are being squashed despite strong gold investment demand.
Vietnam\'s 19 insurers fined for colluding on fees by antitrust agency
Vietnam Competition Council fined 19 insurance companies for colluding to increase insurance fees for motor vehicles.
Global by design
Vietnam can't boast many companies that compete overseas. Nguyen Quoc Khanh started one 20 years ago, and he now wins contracts from New York to Kiev.
Vietnam textile sector reports labour shortages as demand recovers
Vietnam\'s garment and textile industry needs up to 200,000 more workers as demand picked up following the global economic recovery, officials said.
Road to ignite prices
A master plan for a key Hanoi ring road is set to get the property sector buzzing.
US recovery fears weigh on Asian markets
Concerns about the strength of economic recovery in the United States weighed on Asian stocks on Thursday.
Vietnam’s first private helicopter touches down
A wealthy businessman has purchased Vietnam’s very first private helicopter.
Credit card fees transfer wealth to rich, study finds
Credit card fees and rewards programs exacerbate income inequality by acting as a transfer of wealth from poor to rich, according to a new study.
Japanese groups home in on Vietnam
In opening a factory in Vietnam, MHI Aerospace is taking a path that more and more companies are taking, driven by cheap labour and relative political stability.
Power producer secures Vietnam\'s largest ever ECA-backed loan
The $470 million 12-year loan obtained by a unit of Petrovietnam will be used to finance the construction of a 750MW combined-cycle power plant.
Ho Chi Minh City has low luxury tourist return rate
Poor traffic infrastructure in Ho Chi Minh City has negatively impacted the luxury hotel business.
Mobile data to drive Southeast Asian telecom sector: report
Data services will drive earnings growth in the sector as cellphone subscriptions hit saturation levels, an industry report said.
US bank failures in 2010 surpass 100
U.S. bank failures this year have surpassed a bleak milestone of 100
After slump, steel prices surge
The domestic steel price, after 4 consecutive periods of decline, has suddenly jumped thanks to changes on the world market.
Formosa Plastics partners with China Steel in Vietnam
Formosa Plastics Group and China Steel Corp will team in Vietnam to tap the Asian steel market.
Prawn farmers suffer devastating losses
75 tonnes worth of prawns have died in a large-scale dilemma for farmers in Hoang Phu Commune, Thanh Hoa Province.
UK’s Economist ups Vietnam’s growth forecast
The Economist Intelligence Unit has lifted its forecast of Vietnam’s GDP growth rate in 2010 to 6.4 percent.
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