Update May, 18 2012 12:23:02
May, 14 2012 10:55:09
Though the Ministry of Planning and Investment has yet to receive the Government's green light for its proposal to enlarge the master plan for development of golf courses from 87 to 115 by 2020, the door has not been shut on new golf courses, according to the deputy head of a ministry think tank.
May, 07 2012 10:14:19
Developers adopt new survival strategies
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
Town buyer yet to realise dream
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
Foreign investment projects ‘require careful evaluation'
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
Banks finally begin to trim interest rates
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
Decree to shutter gold shops
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
Golf course projects face growing criticism
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
VAMA asks government to break applying car fees
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
Interest-rate cut too low for many businesses
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
Government mulls licensing casino project
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
Malware increasingly targeting smartphones
According to Vietnamese information security experts, "mobile viruses" remain "luxury concepts", even with smart phone users increasing within the last 2 years.