Vietnam

  • Dec 23, 2009
  • 1 min read

VIETNAM: World Bank extends loan to Hanoi

The World Bank yesterday approved a 500 million dollar loan to Vietnam to support stimulus...

Vietnam
  • Dec 22, 2009
  • 14 min read

EAST 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 Asia
  • Dec 16, 2009
  • 2 min read

VIETNAM/RUSSIA: Sub deal boosts Hanoi's footprint

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung announced yesterday that the Vietnamese navy and Russian defence...

Vietnam
  • Dec 14, 2009
  • 7 min read

ASIA: Reliance on domestic demand would be premature

The large Asian developing economies are in the spotlight as potential locomotives of post-crisis...

Asia
  • Nov 26, 2009
  • 1 min read

VIETNAM: Dong is overvalued despite devaluation

The State Bank of Vietnam devalued the dong yesterday by over 5% to 17,961 to the US dollar...

Vietnam
  • Nov 17, 2009
  • 7 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Challenges loom on food security

Delegates at the World Food Summit in Rome today discussed soaring Asian demand for agricultural...

South-East Asia
  • Nov 16, 2009
  • 2 min read

US/ASEAN: Dialogue to continue in future

US President Barack Obama urged Burma to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi this weekend...

United States
  • Nov 12, 2009
  • 2 min read

ASIA: Reports highlight threats from rising seas

A WWF report today is the latest to highlight the threat in the Asia Pacific region from rising...

Asia