pxs to select foreign partner

PXS to select foreign partner

The PetroVietnam Equipment Assembly and Metal Structure Co (VSE: PXS) has decided to sell a 10 percent stake to the American engineering, procurement, construction and installation company McDermoti Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, said Nguyen Dinh The, PXS general director.
gold slightly drops

Gold slightly drops

The price of gold in Vietnam affected on March 15 due to movements of the precious metal on the international market.
gold soars on japanese quake

Gold soars on Japanese quake

The price of gold in Vietnam jumped by VND150,000 a tael (1.2 ounces) over last weekend on March 14 as the global price raised on rising demand for the metal as a hedge against crisis after a strong earthquake hit Japan.
china caps pollution limits for rare earth miners

China caps pollution limits for rare earth miners

China has tightened its grip over the rare earths industry by setting tough emission limits on miners producing the lucrative metals, which are indispensable to many high-tech products.
gold climbs to six week high

Gold climbs to six-week high

The price of gold in Vietnam jumped by VND250,000 a tael (1.2 ounces) over the previous day, approaching VND36.4 million a tael on February 15 as global price slightly rose due to increasing demand for the precious metal as a hedge against inflation.
tata steel wins the businessworld most respected company award 2011

Tata Steel wins ‘The Businessworld Most Respected Company Award 2011’

Tata Steel won this week “The Businessworld Most Respected Company Award 2011” in the metals category.
emo hannover calls for vietnamese visitors

EMO Hannover calls for Vietnamese visitors

The leading global trade show for metalworking, EMO, will once again take place in Hannover, Germany this year from September 19 to 24, 2011 to showcase “more than machine tools”.

Japan deep-sea robots to seek minerals

Resource-poor Japan plans to use deep-sea mining robots to exploit rare earths and precious metals on the ocean floors around the island nation within a decade, a media report said Friday.
russian group gets down to business

Russian group gets down to business

Vietnam’s state-run Vinacomin is intensifying efforts for building a copper metallurgical plant in northern Quang Ninh province in a joint venture with Russia-based Geo Pro Mining Group.
its not a good time to buy gold now experts say

It’s not a good time to buy gold now, experts say

Gold traders were hesitate on investing more in the precious metal as the physical gold carried high risk of losses in the last two weeks, analysts said.
gold sharply rises

Gold sharply rises

The price of gold in Vietnam increased by VND600,000 a tael (1.2 ounces) over the previous day on December 1 as global prices jumped 1.5 percent on increasing demand.
gold climbs over bad news

Gold climbs over bad news

The price of gold in Vietnam surpassed VND36 million a tael (1.2 ounces) on November 24. Global prices rocketed up as escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula prompted investors to seek the precious metal as a safer asset.
metaswitch eyes vietnamese market

Metaswitch eyes Vietnamese market

The leading provider of carrier systems and software solutions has expanded its footprint in Vietnam.

Metal prices hammer record highs

Copper and tin prices nailed historic highs this week, and gold smashed above $1,400 for the first time in history in a sustained record-breaking run fuelled by hopes of economic recovery.
mof proposes 20 per cent export tax on gold

MoF proposes 20 per cent export tax on gold

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed an export tariff on several products, including 20 per cent on gold, equal to that of precious metal ores.