• Energy saving: heavy investments bring modest efficiency

    Energy saving: heavy investments bring modest efficiency

    23/06/2011 05:00

    Though Vietnam’s construction standards were promulgated in 2006, annual surveys in HCM City show that nearly all the buildings in the city cannot meet the standards, which leads to a high level of energy consumption, according to Pham Huy Phong, Deputy Director of...

  • Security solutions still cannot find many buyers

    21/06/2011 05:00

    Though security experts have rung the alarm bell over information safety, enterprises still turn a deaf ear on the warnings and refuse to spend money on security solutions. As a result, the supply of security solutions remains redundant with anti-virus products remaining...

  • Vietnam’s payment balance, forex reserves improve: central bank 

    21/06/2011 05:00

    As of June 10, credit had expanded 7.05 percent compared to the end of last year The central bank has increased its foreign exchange reserves due to a n improving trend in the balance of payments and recent measures to support the...

  • Japanese retailers seek opportunities in Vietnam 

    21/06/2011 05:00

    C.T Plaza shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Binh District The Japan Retailers Association has met with officials of Vietnamese C.T Group to discuss cooperation and retail opportunities in both countries. The goal of the...

  • Shrimp exporters fear they may lose Japanese market

    Shrimp exporters fear they may lose Japanese market

    20/06/2011 05:00

    The call has been made by shrimp processing companies after Japan threatened to verify 100 percent of the shrimp consignments imported from Vietnam. Meanwhile, Japan remains the biggest shrimp export market for Vietnam, and shrimp exports account for the highest proportion in the total...

  • Labor exports falter as banks tighten credit 

    20/06/2011 05:00

    Staff members of a local export company (L) interview candidates for overseas jobs in Hanoi. Nguyen Van Nam has been on tenterhooks for the past week. He has completed most of the procedures for going to work in Taiwan next month, but...

  • Deposits down; bankers fear dong shortage

    20/06/2011 05:00

    HCM City banks saw deposits as of end-May has fallen by 1.75 per cent since December 31 to VND792.2 trillion (US$36.64 billion). Outstanding loans were up 5.62 per cent at VND748.9 trillion ($36.53 billion). Dong deposits saw a fall of 7.2 per cent while US dollar...

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