Vietnam
INTERNATIONAL: Wheat drops while rice rises
Wheat prices yesterday dropped to their lowest level since November, hitting 8.04 dollars per...
InternationalVIETNAM: Prices, trade deficit cloud economic outlook
The government has downgraded its growth forecast for the year to 7.0%, officials said yesterday....
VietnamVIETNAM/SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Growth is down, prices are up
Vietnam's economic growth forecast for the year has been downgraded to 7.0% from 8.5-9.0%,...
South-East AsiaVIETNAM: Prime minister warns about 'hostile forces'
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday warned against 'hostile forces' that might try to...
VietnamINTERNATIONAL: Rice hits record on market panic
Rice yesterday hit a nominal high, reaching 1,000 dollars per tonne as importers struggled to...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Food crisis represents long-term shift
The IMF and World Bank yesterday called for global action on the growing food crisis. Since 2005,...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Food crisis leads to trade restrictions
Saudi Arabia and Egypt yesterday announced plans to scrap import tariffs on food items, amid...
InternationalSOUTH-EAST ASIA/CHINA: PMs pledge to deepen ties
Prime ministers from the six member nations of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) today signed up...
South-East Asia
