gold in for a rollercoaster ride

Gold in for a rollercoaster ride

The instability of financial system and the uncertain impact of the State Bank’s efforts to control the gold market may make the price of Vietnam’s favourite precious metal to fluctuate in the last three months of this year.
metalex vietnam nepcon vietnam pushes supporting industry in vietnam

METALEX Vietnam-NEPCON Vietnam pushes supporting industry in Vietnam

Local supporting companies have been boosted by a series of exhibition, conference and business matching in METALEX Vietnam-NEPCON Vietnam and the 5th Exhibition on Supporting Industries held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 4-6.
burberry dazzles london fashion week despite gloomy outlook

Burberry dazzles London Fashion Week despite gloomy outlook

Luxury British label Burberry dazzled a star-studded crowd with colourful metalics, corsets and capes at the most anticipated show of London Fashion Week -- despite a gloomy profit warning.
gold demand remains strong

Gold demand remains strong

Although gold prices saw no strong fluctuations, demands for the precious metal kept rising in the country on Wednesday, again widening the gap between global and local gold prices.
vietnam road shows to promote novembers metalex show

Vietnam road shows to promote November’s Metalex show

Thai company Reed Tradex has organised Vietnam roadshows to lure visitors to the Metalex machinery and technology exhibition in Bangkok, in November.
efforts to modernise ethnic houses frowned on

Efforts to modernise ethnic houses frowned on

Though the local government has built four modern Rong houses with sheet-metal roofs, the Xe Dang ethnic people at Van Xuoi commune in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum refuse to use them as they prefer the traditional kind with bamboo and thatched roofs.
nix waste plan heads for the bin

Nix waste plan heads for the bin

Hanoi Minerals Metallurgy, developer of $71.4 million nix waste treatment facility in Van Phong Economic Zone, is to lose its investment certificate.
tools to get the job done at mta vietnam

Tools to get the job done at MTA Vietnam

More than 400 exhibitors from 20 countries are displaying the best in new precision engineering, machine tools and metalworking products at MTA Vietnam.
gold hits 15 week low

Gold hits 15-week low

The local price of the precious metal hit a 15-week low as the world price plummeted to around $1,650 an ounce on Monday.
over 100 companies take part in mta hanoi 2012

Over 100 companies take part in MTA Hanoi 2012

The 9th Vietnam International Precision Engineering, Machine Tools and MetalWorking Exhibition opened in Hanoi on March 28, attracting 100 companies from 17 countries and territories around the world.
siemens group develops a new sublance for ld converters

Siemens Group develops a new sublance for LD converters

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies is offering LD (BOF) steel works operators the Simetal Sublance 2.0, a new lance system for temperature and oxygen measurement, sample-taking and bath level detection.
obama slams china in wto action over rare earth metals

Obama slams China in WTO action over rare earth metals

President Barack Obama Tuesday hit out at for limiting exports of rare earth elements used in high-tech goods, as the United States, European Union and Japan jointly accused of breaking trade rules.
gold fluctuates along with global price

Gold fluctuates along with global price

A decline of 5 per cent at the trading session in New York last night sent price of gold in Vietnam to VND44.5 million per tael (1.2 ounces), the lowest level in more than five weeks on March 1, but the metal soon recovered at the trading session in Asia this morning.
singapore aspires to be gold trading hub

Singapore aspires to be gold trading hub

Singapore will exempt investment-grade gold and other from the in a move to turn the city-state into a gold trading hub, the said Friday.
vietnam battles gold fever as price soars

Vietnam battles 'gold fever' as price soars

Stashing gold at home rather than having cash in the bank is a generations-old habit in Vietnam, but a recent surge in prices has sparked government attempts to bring the yellow metal to heel.