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State President Nguyen Minh Triet has emphasised the need for the northern mountain province of Thai Nguyen to call for investment in its steel industry.

The first flight between Hanoi and Rangoon took off from Noi Bai International Airport.

CIMB Investment Bank has received approval from the Vietnam Securities Commission for its subscription of equity interest in Vinashin Shipbuilding Finance Co Securities LLC.

Vietnamese leather and footwear exports could top US$6.2 billion this year, according to the Leather and Footwear Research Institute.

Philand Ranch Ltd. announced today that it has secured development rights to a significant 600 hectare township site in South Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, Central Vietnam.

MoneyGram International announced a significant expansion of its money transfer services in Vietnam as Sacombank joins the company's agent network.

Vietnam Airlines integration into Skyteam – dominated by Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines, and Korean Air - will reinforce the alliance’s position in southeast Asia.

At present, there are still a lot of companies using apartments for their offices despite the new policy issued by the Ministry of Construction.

So, you expect your business will be more profitable in 2010? So do 92% of companies surveyed in Vietnam by a consulting firm.

Vietnam will account for 1.57% of Asia Pacific regional oil demand by 2014, while providing 4.24% of supply, says a new report.

HCM City is seeing the strongest slashes for office leasing prices in Asia, according to a new research.

The world’s largest contract manufacturer of notebook PCs, Compal Electronics, will build a production facility in Vietnam.

Russia started importing tra and basa fish from Vietnam in 2009, and the amounts have gradually grown.

Trading prices for US dollars in the banks and black market are quite different.

Accor, the largest international hotel operator in Vietnam, announced today the opening of Mercure Hue Gerbera.

A change in consumption habits and high growth of retail sales are painting a promising picture of retail centre construction investment.

Non-cash payments in Vietnam have grown strongly in line with the growth in middle-income earners and an increasing familiarity with this method of payment among Vietnamese.

As expected, the stock market had a slight increase after Tet however, transaction volume was not high enough to maintain steady growth.

Formosa Plastics Group, one of Taiwan's largest industrial conglomerates, said Monday it plans a stainless steel plant in Vietnam.