HA NOI (VNS)— The growth of bad debts slowed significantly last year, and risk prevention funds increased, according to the State Bank of Viet Nam.

HCM CITY (VNS)— Sales volume fell for the construction-steel industry last year by about 8 per cent compared to the previous year, according to the Viet Nam Steel Association (VSA).

HA NOI (VNS)— The garment industry has targeted an export value of US$18-19 billion this year, an increase of 12 per cent over last year, a representative of the leading State-owned clothing manufacturer Vinatex...

HA NOI (VNS)— The Ministry of Transport and relevant State agencies needed to mobilise social funding for transport projects, as the current funding available for the transport sector this year stood at only VND20...

JFE Holding Inc., Japan’s second-biggest steel producer, has delayed a decision to build a US$3.6-billion integrated steel plant in Vietnam, saying it is worried that the poorly developed market could hinder its...

Starbucks Corp., the world’s biggest coffee-shop operator, will open its first store in Vietnam next month as it expands into its 12th Asian nation.

HA NOI — Local decent-ralisation plans have largely failed to conform to national strategies, according to a report released yesterday by the Viet Nam Institute of Economics (VIE) and Central Institute for Economic...

HA NOI (VNS)— Vietnamese smartphones are facing difficulties competing with an influx of budget smartphones from leading phone makers such as Samsung, Nokia and LG.

HA NOI (VNS)— The Deputy Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, has praised the country's efforts to deal with its traffic problems at a tele-conference between local and national authorities, praising provincial leaders...

Two-way trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) increased enormously in the past two decades, from 7.9 billion USD in 1991 to 229.7 billion USD in 2010.

Vietnam and Sierra Leone inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in agriculture in Hanoi on July 27.