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Vietnam plans to boost stocks liquidity by loosening restrictions on the sale of equities next month, said chairman of the State Securities Commission.

All gold trading activities must be terminated before March 30, 2010, says the Government.

Vietnam spent 978 million U.S. dollars on importing pharmaceutical products in the first 11 months this year.

Korea's top mobile carrier said it will halt investing in Vietnam, citing low profits.

On Dec 29, domestic gold prices were transacted at VND2.672 million per tael, a drop of VND30,000 per tael compared with the previous day.

The banking sector in Vietnam is likely to grow at a compound annual growth rate of about 22% during 2009-2013, says a new report.

Petrolimex has sealed 2010 term deals to buy up to 2 million tonnes of diesel from more than four sellers, more than double last year’s volumes.

Securitas has agreed to acquire 49 percent of the Vietnamese security services company Long Hai Security.

Sai Gon’s property traders are soaking in the possibilities with an apartment project on Diamond Island.

CBRE will be the sole leasing agent to introduce anchor tenants for the retail podium of Mo Market.

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.

Vietnam has outlined a major development plan to invest up to VND440 trillion to build and upgrade ports along the country's coastal line by 2020.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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