Vietnam

  • Mar 25, 2011
  • 1 min read

BURMA: Earthquake will feed debates on nuclear safety

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit eastern Burma late yesterday, killing at least 75 people, injuring...

Burma
  • Mar 11, 2011
  • 6 min read

VIETNAM: Inflation woes prompt belated policy action

The unofficial exchange rate for the dong will drop significantly in coming days as the...

Vietnam
  • Mar 9, 2011
  • 2 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Higher rates to cool prices for now

The Bank of Thailand today raised its benchmark 1-day repurchase rate to 2.50% from 2.25% with a...

South-East Asia
  • Mar 8, 2011
  • 7 min read

PROSPECTS 2011 Q2: South-east Asia

Growth has slowed across the region since the end of December and will remain subdued until the...

  • Mar 8, 2011
  • 2 min read

CHINA/EAST ASIA: Beijing troubles neighbours at sea

Tokyo, which has protested to Beijing over a "dangerous" fly-past by a Chinese State Oceanic...

China
  • Mar 7, 2011
  • 2 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: IPOs rise on eastward airline trends

Thai AirAsia, a subsidiary of Malaysia's low-cost airline AirAsia Berhad, today announced plans...

South-East Asia
  • Mar 1, 2011
  • 6 min read

VIETNAM: Divestment drive is poised for revival

Although Vietnam's equitisation programme has been lacklustre in recent years, a number of...

Vietnam
  • Feb 18, 2011
  • 1 min read

VIETNAM: SBV acts on credit and inflation

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) raised its bank recapitalisation rate by two percentage points to...

Vietnam