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World Bank approves $500m loan for Vietnam’s electrical grid
The World Bank has approved a loan of $500 million to the Vietnamese government to improve the capacity and efficiency of electrical transmission to...
Cambodia’s Sihanoukville airport goes international
Preah Sihanouk International Airport on July 29 welcomed its first non-stop international flight as local carrier Skywings Asia Airlines launched a seasonal flight service...
Vietnam earmarks $540m for new coast guard fleet
In anticipation of further maritime disputes with China, Vietnam's prime minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, has announced that the government will spend $540 million to...
Vietnam promises compensation for damaged factories
Vietnam's government will provide compensation for factory owners whose buildings were damaged in anti-China protests in several cities in Vietnam on May 13-14, Vietnam...
Foreign business people flee Vietnam as riots escalate
As a result of violent Anti-Chinese riots in Vietnam that culminated in looting and setting fire to Chinese-owned factories, the airport in Ho Chi...
South China Sea dispute escalates over oil rig (video)
Vietnam warned China that it would take all necessary measures to defend its interests in the South China Sea if Beijing does not remove...
Vietnam wants TPP talks concluded ‘as soon as possible’
Vietnam is eager to step up coordination with Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations as soon as possible, the...
Vietnam Airlines adapts dual-brand strategy
Ahead of its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO), Vietnam Airlines is implementing a dual-brand strategy for the parent company and its budget subsidiary Jetstar...
Vietnam seeks to attract more foreign home buyers
The Vietnamese government is planning to make it easier for foreigners to buy real estate in Vietnam. The Ministry of Construction’s has proposed that...
Vietnam’s plans to invest in Samsung unclear
Although the Vietnamese government has announced that state investment firm SCIC plans to invest in Korean giant Samsung Electronics, the largest foreign investor in...
Vietnam mulls tourism fee of $1 per day
The Vietnamese government said it needs more money to promote tourism and wants to charge each visitor an extra $1 per day, Thanh Nien...
Vietnam to drop export duty on gold jewelry
The Vietnamese government is set to phase out export duties on gold jewelry from January 1 to boost sales amid low domestic demand. Presently,...
Business group slams Vietnam visa regime
The Vietnam Business Forum, a consortium of international and local business associations and chambers of commerce,is criticising the government for its failure to act...
Tata to develop huge thermal power plant in Vietnam
India's largest private thermal power producer Tata Power on November 20 signed an agreement with Vietnamese government for setting up a 1,320 MW thermal...
Vietnam cracks down on illegal workers
After Malaysia, the Vietnamese government has tightened the screws further on foreign workers and people employing them by making it mandatory to get annual...
The fisherman’s war against Vietnam
In 1993, the Vietnamese government granted Doan Van Vuon and several members of his family 41 hectares of swampland near the port city of...
Dong goes limb after Vietnam government interventions
The Vietnamese government for the first time since 2011 devalued the country's currency, the dong, to "help improve the balance of payments and boost...
Vietnam millionaires banking on property
Vietnamese government statistics have revealed that nearly one third of the country’s 30 US-dollar millionaires derive their wealth from stakes in the real estate...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...