Building material sector faces tough times

Building material sector faces tough times

Building materials makers are facing multiple hardships due to surging input costs, slow consumption, and high inventory.
Weighing stock market opportunities in Q3

Weighing stock market opportunities in Q3

Several business sectors are expected to leverage favourable market conditions and achieve high growth in the third quarter.
VPBank on stable development track

VPBank on stable development track

VPBank continues to report rosy business in the third quarter, buoyed by sharp growth in revenue and profit, and improving operating cost and asset quality.
Firms count cost of dire economy

Firms count cost of dire economy

More painful third quarter business results for listed companies weighed on investors’ sentiment, crimping the market last week in terms of price and liquidity.
NPL settlement shows little progress

NPL settlement shows little progress

Banks are working to address the problem of non-performing loans, while also awaiting measures from the government and State Bank to resolve the crisis.
LG’s solid profit in third quarter

LG’s solid profit in third quarter

South Korean giant LG Electronics last week reported a solid third-quarter performance with the third consecutive quarters of positive net income.
LG annouces third-quarter 2012 financial results

LG annouces third-quarter 2012 financial results

LG Electronics (LG) today reported a solid third-quarter performance with the third consecutive quarter of positive net income and all four companies recording strong operating profits.
Habubank’s pre-tax profit drops

Habubank’s pre-tax profit drops

Hanoi Building Commercial Joint Stock Bank, popularly known as Habubank, has reported a decline in pre-tax profit for 2011 as the lender made a loss in the final quarter of last year.

Fourth quarter’s positive property signals

Better signs from Vietnam’s economy in the last quarter of the year will heat up Hanoi’s property market.
Global PC sales slow in third quarter

Global PC sales slow in third quarter

WASHINGTON, October 13, 2010 (AFP) - Global personal computer sales slowed in the third quarter, notching up growth of just 7.6 percent, well below the previous quarter, technology research firm Gartner said Wednesday.
Nervous glances at market

Nervous glances at market

SME Securities director of research & investment Nguyen Viet Hung offers a gloomy market forecast for this month with a black cloud to remain hanging over investors.
Market at mercy of twin drivers forces

Market at mercy of twin drivers forces

The market in September is expected to be driven by ‘old’ rather than ‘new’ cash flows, writes Nguyen Viet Hung, director of SME Securities’ research & investment.