Vietnam
VIETNAM: World Bank extends loan to Hanoi
The World Bank yesterday approved a 500 million dollar loan to Vietnam to support stimulus...
VietnamEAST ASIA: China's rise forces neighbours to adapt
China's Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on December 20. This is the last stop on a...
East AsiaVIETNAM/RUSSIA: Sub deal boosts Hanoi's footprint
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung announced yesterday that the Vietnamese navy and Russian defence...
VietnamASIA: Reliance on domestic demand would be premature
The large Asian developing economies are in the spotlight as potential locomotives of post-crisis...
AsiaVIETNAM: Dong is overvalued despite devaluation
The State Bank of Vietnam devalued the dong yesterday by over 5% to 17,961 to the US dollar...
VietnamSOUTH-EAST ASIA: Challenges loom on food security
Delegates at the World Food Summit in Rome today discussed soaring Asian demand for agricultural...
South-East AsiaUS/ASEAN: Dialogue to continue in future
US President Barack Obama urged Burma to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi this weekend...
United StatesASIA: Reports highlight threats from rising seas
A WWF report today is the latest to highlight the threat in the Asia Pacific region from rising...
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