Vietnam

  • Oct 24, 2008
  • 6 min read

VIETNAM/CAMBODIA/LAOS: Crisis could spur reforms

Vietnam's trade deficit for January-October will be 65% higher than for the same period last...

Vietnam
  • Oct 16, 2008
  • 1 min read

VIETNAM: Journalist is jailed for corruption reporting

The US embassy in Hanoi and non-governmental body Reporters Without Borders today criticised...

Vietnam
  • Sep 18, 2008
  • 2 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Bank exposure may climb

Central banks in the Philippines and Thailand today moved to reassure investors that the collapse...

Asia
  • Sep 10, 2008
  • 7 min read

VIETNAM: Corporate governance poses investor risk

HSBC and Standard Chartered yesterday gained approval to open wholly owned units in Vietnam. As...

Vietnam
  • Sep 9, 2008
  • 7 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Growth strains Mekong resources

Recent, severe flooding has taken a serious toll on lower reaches of the Mekong river, inundating...

South-East Asia
  • Jul 21, 2008
  • 2 min read

VIETNAM: Government is forced to increase fuel prices

Fuel prices were today increased, with gasoline up 31.0%, kerosene up 43.9% and diesel up 14.7%.

Vietnam
  • Jul 14, 2008
  • 7 min read

VIETNAM: Hanoi faces major climate change challenge

Recent reports by international organisations have highlighted the threat posed by global warming...

Vietnam
  • Jul 3, 2008
  • 6 min read

VIETNAM: Income gaps are growing

During the last ten years, approximately 30 million Vietnamese -- more than a third of the...

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