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Gold market regulation debate begins

September 06, 2011 | 10:23

Gold fever may strike many countries, but maybe only the market gold in Vietnam experiences such dramatic changes as seen in the recent past.

Seafood firms cornered as inputs flow to China

July 21, 2011 | 09:44

With Chinese traders snapping up many seafood and rubber products in large quantities, many domestic manufacturers are pushed to the verge of shutting down production due to severe lacks of input materials, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported.

Vinacomin defends recent coal imports

July 07, 2011 | 10:32

State-owned miner Vinacomin’s claims that coal imports are more economical than using domestic coal have been rejected by experts.

Gold traders seek to stabilise market

April 08, 2011 | 18:11

The Vietnam Gold Traders Association (VGTA) has officially submitted to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung a package of measures to stabilise the domestic gold market, including a proposal not to ban gold bullion trading and to allow account trading.

Inflation increases domestic tourism prices

April 01, 2011 | 19:00

As inflation drives up the cost of domestic tours, more and more holidaymakers are opting to travel abroad, according to tour operators.

Macroeconomic disequilibrium and possible future directions 1

January 26, 2011 | 22:15

After a decade of high annual growth until 2007, Vietnam has experienced a slowdown since 2008 with the onset of the global economic crisis, when its gross domestic product (GDP) growth fell to 6.2 per cent and then further to 5.2 per cent in 2009.

Accor fine-tunes outlook to a new reality

November 01, 2010 | 09:45

Accor, the largest international hotel operator in Vietnam, has commitments to develop five Pullman hotels in the country by 2013.

United they stand

August 25, 2003 | 18:25

Foreign advertising firms are expanding their already dominant position in the $867-million Vietnamese market by soliciting business from domestic companies, traditionally the stomping ground of domestic ad firms. The locals are merging to mount a counter attack and, as Vu Long reports, the spoils of victory could still go local firms’ way.

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