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Domestic gold prices rise to nearly VND26.40 million/tael

Domestic gold on April 22 rose by VND30,000/tael reflecting a concurrent rise in world gold prices. At 10.30am, SJC gold at Sai Gon Jewelry Holding Company stood at VND26.31-26.38 million/tael, up by VND30,000/tael from the previous day’s open. ...

Business News - myvietnam - 04/23/2010 - 08:32 - 0 comments

Vietnam asks WTO to probe US shrimp duties

For the first time since Viet Nam officially joined the World Trade Organisation in 2007, the country has requested that the organisation's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) establish a panel to resolve a conflict on US-imposed anti-dumping measures on ...

Business News - myvietnam - 04/22/2010 - 05:48 - 0 comments

High production costs cause Vietnam’s sugar to fail in its home market

Most sugar refineries well understand that to survive they must compete fiercely against imports. However, they have not found any way to win the competition, reports Thoi Bao Kinh Te Saigon. Vietnam still applies a quota scheme in allocating ...

Business News - myvietnam - 04/21/2010 - 02:40 - 0 comments

Aviation body wants VietJet Air to be genuinely local

A tentative plan by VietJet Aviation Joint-stock Company (Vietjet Air) to operate under the new brand of Vietjet AirAsia will most likely be barred as the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) wants it to bear a purely Vietnamese name. ...

Business News - myvietnam - 04/19/2010 - 06:56 - 0 comments

Vietnam has market economy, says Argentine leader

The Argentinean government recognizes that Vietnam has a market economy, which is in line with its agreements signed at the World Trade Organization (WTO), Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner told Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during ...

Business News - myvietnam - 04/19/2010 - 06:52 - 0 comments

Three years after: WTO membership not all plusses for Vietnam

CIEM, the Central Institute for Economic Management, has issued a sobering report on the results for Vietnam after three years of membership in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The report by the Ministry of Planning and Investment think tank ...

Business News - myvietnam - 04/19/2010 - 06:49 - 2 comments

Vietnam trade fair 2010 in Myanmar

On 3rd April 2010, the Vietnam trade fair in Myanmar 2010 organized by the Vietnam MOIT – the Trade Promotion Agency, in coordination with the Vietnam embassy in Myanmar, officially opened at the Myanmar Convention Center. Attending the opening ...

Business News - myvietnam - 04/19/2010 - 02:17 - 1 comment

Groundhog Day for bankers

It is a case of Groundhog Day for the nation’s banking sector. In May, 2002 local bankers and authorities celebrated a free-setting interest rate mechanism. Interest rate liberalisation was considered, at that time, an important milestone in the ...

Business News - myvietnam - 04/18/2010 - 03:27 - 0 comments

Office developments to be left out in the cold

Office buildings outside of the Hanoi’s central business district will face more difficulties seeking tenants. Property consultant Savills Vietnam predicted that in the next four years nearly 1.9 million square metres of additional office space ...

Business News - myvietnam - 04/18/2010 - 02:58 - 0 comments

HCM City aims for 11pct growth rate

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has directed relevant agencies to implement measures to stablise the macro-economy, control inflation, and reach an economic growth rate of 11 percent this year. The city will focus on promoting production and ...

Business News - myvietnam - 04/17/2010 - 13:48 - 2 comments

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