Ministry denies rumor of telecoms merger

Date: 26/03/2012

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) in 20 March refuted rumors in the local media of a merger between Vinaphone and MobiFone, subsidiaries of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications (VNPT).

Ho Chi Minh City’s Q1 FDI attraction drops 96.5% year-on-year

Date: 26/03/2012

From early this year to mid-March, HCM City granted license to 59 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects totaling $39 million, down 96.5 percent over last Q1, according to HCM City Statistics Bureau.

Business in brief in 23 March

Date: 26/03/2012

(Sourced from various news agencies)

Key state banks are told to front up

Date: 26/03/2012

The central bank has ordered major state-owned banks to trim their lending rates, cut spending and boost operational efficiency.

Vietnam to collect road maintenance fees this June

Date: 19/03/2012

Vietnam will start collecting road maintenance fees from local vehicles June 1, Prime Minister’s latest decision said last Thursday.

Da Nang licenses 5 FDI projects in 2 months

Date: 19/03/2012

Da Nang has licensed 5 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with a total registered capital of over $10.4 million in the first two months of this year.

Japanese bank funds hydropower plant project in Dak Lak

Date: 19/03/2012

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) will provide a $64.2 million credit to fund the Srepok 4A hydropower plant project in Dak Lak province.

Struggling with the capital cost

Date: 19/03/2012

Ask any entrepreneur about the toughest challenge facing him or her now, and the answer will – most likely – be the high capital cost. The problem has become so widespread in the economy that it is on everybody’s lips when it comes to doing business now. The high capital cost became the most highlighted...

Merger, acquisition deals tipped to increase

Date: 19/03/2012

Merger and acquisition activity is expected to further increase this year, following high-profile deals last year such as food products company Masan Consumer’s acquisition of coffee processor Vinacafe Bien Hoa (VCF) and the merger of real estate developer Vincom (VIC) with resort operator Vinpearl.

Business in brief in 13 March

Date: 14/03/2012

(Sourced from various news agencies)

Demand rises for high-grade rice

Date: 14/03/2012

With the winter-spring rice crop being harvested in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, high-grade varieties of paddy are much in demand while low-quality IR 50404 does not have many buyers.

Vietnam builds cassava powder processing factory in Laos

Date: 14/03/2012

The Thanh Hoa General Materials Joint Stock Company broke ground on a cassava powder processing project in Bolikhamsay, Laos on March 12.

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