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The central bank has sounded the final call for passengers to join the banking flight, placing additional pressure on lenders with chartered capital under the standard level.

Provinces throughout the country showed notable improvements in economic governance over the past year, creating more favourable conditions for the business community’s operations.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has reported to have 130.4 million phone subscribers in Vietnam, reaching 152.7 phones/100 residents.

Since its establishment in 1999, the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Co-operation has helped countries in the two regions get closer to each other, Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem has said.

The Philippine Stock Exchange and Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange have signed an MOU to enhance their cooperation in financial services.

The global financial crisis and economic slowdown has dealt a severe blow to Vietnam's plans to expand its petrochemical industry.

Vietnam Railways Corp is talking with a Japanese company about the construction of a train route linking Hanoi with its airport.

The economic growth rate should not be at too high as it would lead to a sharp increase in investment and the ineffective use of investment capital.

S-Fone to move on alone without SK Telecom's investments.

Strategic Mining Corporation announced the implementation of plans to expand its gold mining interests to the U.S. and Vietnam

Vietnam's payment card market has grown nearly three-fold over the last two years, says a new report.

Vietnam’s central bank will probably raise its benchmark interest rate this year to the highest among 16 regional economies.

Keppel Land signed a joint venture agreement with Vietnamese partner Tien Phuoc to develop a 11-ha waterfront residential site for 175 villas in HCM City.

New building to provide work place for 1,200 FPT employees in the central province.

After three weeks of touring using a scooter, a sketch impression of a fast growing, economic tiger was quickly vindicated and refined.

Foreign consumers highly appreciate Vietnam-made goods, which means the domestic market is completely within reach of Vietnamese producers.

SK Telecom plans to shut its Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City offices this year and pull out of Vietnam, according to a spokesman for the company.

Digital media consumption is booming in the Vietnam market, correspondingly marketers are increasingly using digital platforms in their campaigns.

Aquentium is offering distributorship opportunities for its complete line of commercial water and air purification treatment equipment for Vietnam.