08-08-2005 17:41
Foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) can now float their shares on the bourse, but they will not be permitted to release 100 per cent of shares on the market, according to a new guiding circular released by the State Securities Commission (SSC) last week.
18-07-2005 17:41
The government’s ambitious target of listing more than 100 firms on the bourse this year may slip out of reach, despite the Hanoi Securities Trading Centre listing its first enterprises last week.
28-06-2005 18:02
Cigarette makers are facing watching their profit margins go up in smoke as two new regulations designed to cut down on smoking start to bite within the next year.
13-06-2005 17:41
The government has given the green light to Vietnam Manufacturing and Export Processing Co., Ltd (VMEP) to begin manufacturing automobiles, making it the third foreign-invested firm to receive permission to do so this year.
25-04-2005 18:14
Bonds trading at the new Hanoi Securities Trading Centre (HSTC) made an inauspicious debut last week.
18-04-2005 18:14
Three big market players last week made a major pitch for business in Vietnam’s infant credit card market.
27-12-2004 17:41
Foreigners in Vietnam are banking on the government to approve a plan to remove the electricity industry’s two-tiered pricing system, a scheme that offers Vietnamese nationals lower rates than their foreign counterparts.
14-12-2004 18:34
The Ministry of Finance has issued a new scheme designed to lighten the financial burden on foreign investors using land for construction or other activities in Vietnam.
16-11-2004 17:42
Foreign investors may have the opportunity to buy state-owned enterprises (SOEs) under a proposed government move to accelerate SOE restructuring.
25-10-2004 17:42
State-owned enterprises are performing below expectations because they have no incentive to improve on mediocre results, a recent study has concluded.
20-10-2004 18:02
Negotiations with the EU and US to lift garment export quotas will be intensified following last week’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) decision to reduce quota expenses for domestic producers.
06-10-2004 18:02
The long-running dispute over outdoor advertising billboards around the T1 Terminal of Noi Bai International Airport came to a head last week with a government decision requiring several billboards to be pulled down.
14-09-2004 18:03
State coal company Vinacoal is to begin a $100-million project to produce and assemble heavy trucks and specialised vehicles by the end of this year.
07-09-2004 17:42
Import tariffs will no longer be calculated according to fixed commodity prices set by the tax authorities – known as the minimum price table – following a decision last week by the Ministry of Finance.
31-08-2004 18:15
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is gearing up to resolve its tax incentives’ policy on interest rate swaps and foreign exchange options in a bid to stimulate the development of such banking derivatives in the economy.