Petrol dealers freer to raise prices

Date: 14/08/2009

A new regulation on the petrol price stabilisation fund will allow petrol dealers to raise retail fuel prices at times of high world oil prices if the fund has been depleted.

Saigon Newport opens ICD in Dong Nai

Date: 13/08/2009

Tan Cang - Long Binh ICD Joint Stock Company, an arm of Saigon Newport Company, last week inaugurated Tan Cang - Long Binh ICD customs clearance point in the southern province of Dong Nai.

MOC plans to form two economic groups

Date: 13/08/2009

The plan by the Ministry of Construction (MOC) to form two economic groups under the ministry’s management has not been applauded by businesses.

Retail premise leasing fees in Vietnam among costliest in region

Date: 13/08/2009

Both foreign and Vietnamese retailers complain that retail premise leasing fees in Vietnam, especially in HCM City, are sky high. Surveys have shown that the leasing fees in Vietnam are higher than in regional countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

Zoning plan for Hanoi-Vinh Expressway approved

Date: 13/08/2009

The Construction Ministry has approved the master zoning map for the construction of the Hanoi-Vinh Expressway project, laying emphasis on the development of urban and commercial areas along the 315-kilometer road.

By treating investors equally, corporate tax law plays favorites

Date: 13/08/2009

Enterprises operate in different fields and have different investment scales, but are offered the same corporate income tax (CIT) incentives. And that is a problem.

PTSC signs deal to manage Hon La Port

Date: 13/08/2009

Quang Binh Province government has signed a deal to transfer Hon La Port in Hon La Economic Zone to the Petroleum Technical Services Corporation, or PTSC.

Labour market ‘recovering’

Date: 12/08/2009

The online recruitment solutions provider VietnamWorks.com has reported an upsurge in demand which it says indicates signs of recovery in the labour market.

Construction safety fears building up

Date: 12/08/2009

Continuous labour accidents at the construction site of Vietnam’s highest building, the Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower, have raised serious safety concerns about high-rise building sites.

Rubber industry to work with regional growers to boost exports

Date: 12/08/2009

The Vietnam Rubber Association plans to share information with its counterparts in China’s main rubber suppliers to prevent over-supplies and close price gaps between the exporters.

Viet Nam faces severe power shortage for next few years

Date: 12/08/2009

Viet Nam imported about 2.2 billions kWh of electricity from China in the first seven months of this year, 13.2 per cent more than in the same period last year, according to Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN).

Inspectors request probe into HCMC beltway project

Date: 12/08/2009

Construction Ministry inspectors said Monday they were seeking a permit to investigate a major road project in Ho Chi Minh City to find out why the plans had been modified from the original.

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