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Vietnam is strengthening its friendship and cooperative relations with the nations of the world, including the United States, President Nguyen Minh Triet said yesterday a delegation of American Congressmen.

Triet stressed the visit's contribution to the improvement of the relationship of cooperation between Viet Nam and the United States.  read more »

Tran Dac Sinh, Director General of the Exchange in Ho Chi Minh City (HOSE), discussed the prospects of the stock market in 2008.

Some experts said that the stock market in 2007 has been less successful than the previous year. Do you agree with the view?  read more »

VietNamNet Bridge – Local airlines are complaining that they cannot charter aircraft, virtually destroying their business plans. Pacific Airlines has delayed launching its new domestic routes, while Vietnam Airlines fears it cannot arrange enough planes to open the Vietnam-US direct route.  read more »

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese seafood exporters have released that Spain and Portugal have refused to import Vietnam-sourced swordfish and tuna.

Immediately after hearing the decision, relevant agencies had a working session with EU officials about the issue.  read more »

 HANOI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Vietnam's economy is estimated to expand 8.44 percent this year but its inflation would be above the growth rate, with prices jumping to a record 12.6 percent in 2007, state-run newspapers quoted a government official as saying.

Planning and Investment Minister Vo Hong Phuc estimated higher prices of food and fuel were behind the consumer price index rise of 12.63 percent, the Saigon Giai Phong (Liberation Saigon) newspaper reported on Monday.  read more »

According to the Foreign Investment Department, Vietnam attracted US$15.03 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 11 months this year, exceeding the year’s set target of US$13 billion. Ho Chi Minh City now tops the country in attracting FDI, with US$1.984 billion, which is attributed to the city’s efforts in implementing administrative reform and also thanks to the country’s WTO entry.  read more »

Viet Nam has emerged as a key battleground between Australian bank ANZ and the Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking Coporation (HSBC) as the ANZ fleshes out its plans to expand further in Asia, locla media has said.  read more »

The tourism sector of Viet Nam attracted over US$1.7 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) from 41 different projects in 2007, according to the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism.

The figure brought the total number of FDI projects in tourism over the past decade to 229 with a total capital of more than US$ 6 billion.

Foreign investors have poured cash into building a series of golf courses, luxurious resorts and hotels in recent years in order to tap the country’s tourism potential.  read more »

A number of large-scale projects will kick off early next year including a VND3 trillion (US$187.5 million) Phu My 3 Industrial Zone in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, a VND1 trillion iron cast and steel plant in Ha Tinh and a VND195 billion colored pottery factory in Quang Ninh.  read more »

The Ha Noi Trade Promotion Centre will join the US Mashkar group to provide an international trade training programme which will help Vietnamese businesses enter the US market.  read more »