• VimpelCom ups investment in Vietnam mobile phone venture 

    30/04/2011 05:00

    Mobile phone network Beeline launched its service in Vietnam in July 2009 Russian telecom company VimpelCom has announced a plan to provide an additional US$500 million for its Vietnamese joint venture, GTEL-Mobile, through 2013. The...

  • Flower sector struggles to boost exports

    Flower sector struggles to boost exports

    30/04/2011 05:00

    Limited cultivation areas and a failure to satisfy choosy customers with high quality flowers are challenging the Vietnamese flower sector in gaining a foothold in foreign markets. According to the head of the Institute for Vegetable and Fruit Research Trinh Khac...

  • Kinh Do to list on London exchange

    30/04/2011 05:00

    Vietnam’s leading confectioner Kinh Do Corp. (KDC) expects to deliver a private placement of 20 million shares to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as an indirect way to list on the London Stock Exchange, said the CEO of the local firm. Tran Le Nguyen told reporters...

  • Cambodia joins talks on wildlife trade battle

    Cambodia joins talks on wildlife trade battle

    28/04/2011 05:00

    Viet Nam and Cambodia are discussing closer co-operation to combat illegal, trans-border trading in wildlife at a two-day workshop that is being attended by their respective enforcement authorities. Closer co-operation...

  • Green business competition launched

    28/04/2011 05:00

    The British Council has launched an eco-friendly business competition for entrepreneurs. Up to six cash prizes worth VND720 million will be awarded to those shortlisted. There are two prize categories – start-ups (worth VND100 million [US$4,800]...

  • Vietnam to tighten control over outbound forex flow 

    28/04/2011 05:00

    The dong has appreciated against the dollar from February The central bank said on Tuesday that it will require Vietnamese travellers who bring more than US$5,000 abroad to declare it with customs authorities. If approved by the...

  • Vietnam’s fiscal deficit passes half a million dollars 

    28/04/2011 05:00

    Vietnam is trying to cut spending and slash budget deficit Vietnam’s fiscal deficit as of April 15 is estimated to be VND12 trillion (US$585 million), the General Statistics Office said Wednesday. The office said more than VND202...

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