28-03-2011 10:12
Local banks have yet to regain their appetite for government bonds.
23-03-2011 11:44
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has ordered the completion of the Hanoi – Haiphong National Highway Project by 2013.
21-03-2011 09:30
Following quasi-administrative measures, the stubborn forex market is to get a short, sharp shift.
14-03-2011 10:00
Ha Trung street in Hanoi, coined gold and dollar street by local residents, where ordinary people normally came to trade gold and foreign currencies, suddenly became quiet last week.
21-12-2010 09:05
As foreign creditors wait to see how Vinashin will manage to return the first $60 million of its $600 million, credit rating agencies have expressed concerns over the banking market.
26-11-2010 15:38
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has approved the in-principle establishment of a joint venture to distribute the products of the $6 billion Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical Complex.
27-09-2010 06:10
Despite the recent local currency depreciation, forex reserves are again triggering exchange rate stabilisation concerns.
30-08-2010 15:50
The State Bank has finally made it move to depreciate the local currency, a pre-emptive measure rather than addressing specific matters.
26-07-2010 18:08
Market interest rates are in line for a period of stability. According to Tran Du Lich, a member of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council, Vietnam’s expected consumer price (CPI) index for 2010 would rise around 8 per cent against December, 2009.
28-06-2010 18:09
With credit expansion much slower than expected in the first half of 2010, the authority might be under pressure to boost monetary expansion in the second half to ensure the annual economic growth target.
19-06-2006 17:39
Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has officially asked for National Assembly permission to step down, after holding the government’s top position since 1997.
21-09-2004 17:42
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has given approval-in-principle to transform six foreign-invested enterprises into shareholding companies on a trial basis.
31-08-2004 18:34
Right beside the National Cinema Centre, the grilled beef (bo tung xeo) restaurant on Thai Ha street is a favourite destination for all food lovers in Hanoi, not only for its tasty morsels of prime beef and fresh beers, but also for its location and large open-plan eating area.