• Italian firm receives life insurance license in Vietnam 

    22/04/2011 05:00

    Generali, Italy’s largest insurer, said it has been granted a license to run life insurance operations in Vietnam as the group extends its presence in Asia. The new company, Generali Vietnam Life Insurance Company, is...

  • E-commerce to aid competitiveness

    22/04/2011 05:00

    The application of e-commerce can help local businesses enhance their competitiveness and boost the country’s industrialisation and modernisation, said a ministry official at a seminar held in HCM City yesterday. Phan The Hao, head of the Ministry of Industry and...

  • Vietnam bonds fall on speculation of further policy tightening 

    21/04/2011 05:00

    Vietnam’s five-year bonds dropped this week by the most in five months as banks refrained from purchasing debt on concern the government will further tighten monetary policy to combat surging inflation. The dong gained. The...

  • It’s now easier to buy dollars from banks

    It’s now easier to buy dollars from banks

    21/04/2011 05:00

    The bank’s doors have been opened more widely to people, who need to buy dollars, since the short supply has been improved. Meanwhile, the black market’s exchange rates have come closer to the commercial exchange rates quoted by banks. Lan Anh, who lives...

  • Bank rate for dollar rises above black market

    21/04/2011 05:00

    The official exchange rate for the US dollar rose above the black market rate yesterday for the first time, following recent moves by the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) to fix the forex market. Commercial banks yesterday quoted the dollar buy/sell prices at...

  • Producers call for movie export strategy

    Producers call for movie export strategy

    21/04/2011 05:00

    Vietnamese films need a dedicated export strategy and strong support from the Government to make inroads into the global film market. Action-packed : Bay Rong (Clash), a movie made by Chanh Phuong Studio, was...

  • Printing press struggles to survive paper price increase wave

    Printing press struggles to survive paper price increase wave

    21/04/2011 05:00

    A new difficult period for traditional printing press has been anticipated, since the newsprint price has been increasing sharply, press agencies cannot raise newspaper prices in the current circumstances, and where people all have to cut down expenses....

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