all calm on the forex front

All calm on the forex front

The dong-dollar exchange rate is forecast to calm in late 2011 amidst a plentiful dollar supply.
banks buffeted by strong winds

Banks buffeted by strong winds

Banks are struggling in the current uncertain economic climate.
export companies with backs against wall

Export companies with backs against wall

Production and export firms are in dire straits amid high lending rates.
a golden proposal to stabilise market

A golden proposal to stabilise market

Vietnam Agribank Gold Joint Stock Corporation chairman and deputy chairman of Vietnam Gold Traders Association Nguyen Thanh Truc shares his view on how to stabilise the local gold market and raise idle gold from the community for economic development.
danang to find its place in the sun

Danang to find its place in the sun

Danang City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism deputy director Huynh Minh Nhon told VIR the city would make tourism a front-line economic sector and concentrate diverse resources into it.
rising input costs turn screw on local firms

Rising input costs turn screw on local firms

Local businesses are trying to stay afloat amid spiking input prices.
easing up customs procedures

Easing up customs procedures

Changes to customs procedures from January 20 are expected to spur import-export activities for Vietnam.
cautious approach for foreign banks

Cautious approach for foreign banks

Foreign banks will be taking a cautious approach regarding business expansion plans in Vietnam according to industry insiders.
finding the truth about vietnams tra fish

Finding the truth about Vietnam’s tra fish

Today the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s General Department of Fisheries had a working session with head of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Global Seafood Development Programme Mark Powell about WWF placing Vietnam’s tra fish on its red list. VIR talks with deputy general director of Fisheries Dr. Pham Anh Tuan.
coffee insurance fund plan floated

Coffee insurance fund plan floated

Vietnam’s coffee insurance fund has come closer to reality.