30-03-2011 11:28
With a long coastline, crowded seaport system and well-conceived development strategy, southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province is the growth engine of Vietnam’s southeastern region.
11-03-2011 18:12
The southern economic hub, Ho Chi Minh City, has set a target of attaining an annual economic growth rate of 12 percent, 1.5 times higher than the country’s average level, in the next five years.
11-03-2011 07:30
US stocks plunged Thursday on worries of higher oil prices and slowing economic growth, with the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes all losing more than 1.8 per cent.
09-03-2011 12:37
The Southwestern Region Steering Committee has set an economic growth rate goal of 12-13 per cent in 2011 for the southwest, in a bid to reinforce its role as one of the country’s key economic zones.
08-03-2011 17:35
The UK-based Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) recently predicted that Vietnam’s economy would see positive growth this year.
04-03-2011 18:04
Japan will provide about 500 billion yen (roughly $6.1 billion) in financial assistance for Vietnam to undertake two infrastructure projects seen as key to promoting its economic growth.
02-03-2011 07:30
Gold struck a at $1,434.50 an ounce Tuesday as worries spread that the surging price of oil could fuel inflation and dampen economic growth.
28-02-2011 07:30
Forecasted high inflation in 2011 will continue to turn the screws against Vietnam’s economic growth ambitions.
26-02-2011 09:00
Wall Street stocks piled up steady gains Friday as Libya jitters eased and investors digested easing oil prices and weaker-than-expected data on US economic growth.
15-02-2011 08:30
The economy has strong momentum to reach its growth targets this year with all economic indicators strongly expanding in 2011’s first month.
10-02-2011 14:55
Singapore welcomed a record 11.6 million visitors last year, up 20 per cent from 2009, thanks to the lure of its two new casinos and robust Asian economic growth, the tourism board said Thursday.
05-02-2011 22:55
“Having a reform mindset is the first step for Vietnam. Economic growth must shift from quantitative to qualitative.”
29-01-2011 09:29
European stock markets fell on Friday, dragged down by a sell-off on Wall Street as investors were spooked by disappointing earnings reports and US economic growth figures.
26-01-2011 13:11
Bank of England has said a surprise slump in economic growth in the last quarter of 2010 pointed to a "choppy" recovery and voiced concern over "uncomfortably high" inflation.
21-01-2011 14:08
Oil prices turned higher in Asian trade Friday as market sentiment was buoyed by strong Chinese economic growth last year, analysts said.