May, 07 2012 10:14:19
The State Bank of Viet Nam has loosened its grip on
real estate loans recently in a long-awaited move that some industry
insiders say may help revive the stagnant market.
April, 23 2012 10:48:00
Based businessman Pham Dinh Nguyen attracted
widespread attention from local media and business circles after he beat
bidders from Hong Kong, New York, Florida, Kansas and Wyoming to buy
the town of Buford in the US state of Wyoming for US$900,000.
April, 19 2012 09:42:18
Viet Nam needs to develop a set of standards to
evaluate the effectiveness of foreign direct investment (FDI) to help
policymakers improve the activities, a seminar held in the capital heard
yesterday.
April, 16 2012 10:13:37
Four weeks after the deposit interest rate ceiling
was cut to 13 per cent from 14 per cent, it was cut by another
percentage point last Wednesday to 12 per cent.
April, 09 2012 11:06:00
The Government issued Decree No 24/2012/ND-CP last
week, stipulating that the Government would assert a monopoly over gold
bullion production as well as import and export of gold.
April, 02 2012 10:12:19
Two senior officials from the Ministry of Planning
and Investment (MPI) have made several media appearances in the past
couple of weeks, trying to defend golf courses blamed for enroaching on
rice fields and creating social and environment problems.
March, 27 2012 14:11:00
The Viet Nam Automobile Manufacturers Association
(VAMA) has asked the Government and relevant authorities to postpone the
implementation of a series of car fees initiated by the Ministry of
Transport.
March, 19 2012 10:18:17
Early last week, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
ordered an interest rate cut of one percentage point following reports
about a drop in the inflation rate and improved liquidity in the last
few months of 2011.
March, 12 2012 10:49:00
Minister Vu Duc Dam, chief of the Government Office,
has confirmed that the Government was considering licensing a huge
resort complex including a casino in northern coastal Quang Ninh
Province's Van Don District.
March, 10 2012 08:53:52
According to Vietnamese information security experts, "mobile viruses"
remain "luxury concepts", even with smart phone users increasing within
the last 2 years.