$412 million for Trung Son hydroelectric power plant construction

Date: 19/05/2011

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 16 approved the results of negotiation on a $330 million loan for the Trung Son hydroelectric power plant construction from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development under the World Bank (WB).

Vietnam Airlines opens Hanoi-Kuala Lumpur route

Date: 19/05/2011

Vietnam Airlines will open non-stop flights from Hanoi to Kuala Lumpur from June 16, according to an official of Vietnam airline.

Vietnam eyes seafood exports to Europe

Date: 19/05/2011

Vietnam attaches importance to boosting seafood exports to the European market – a promising market with a huge tra fish consumption demand, an industry organization official has said.

Japan firm to build auto spare parts factory in Da Nang

Date: 19/05/2011

Japan ’s Tokai Kogyo Group has announced that it plans to build an automobile spare parts factory in the central city of Da Nang.

Vietnam largest gold exporter to Switzerland: report

Date: 19/05/2011

Vietnam became Switzerland’s single largest source of imported gold products since 2009, the Financial Times reported in the first April.

Finance Ministry may impose tax on vacant houses

Date: 19/05/2011

The Ministry of Finance is planning to impose an annual tax on owners of uninhabited mansions to discourage real estate speculators and curb wasteful use of land.

Vietnam restricts car imports with new paperwork

Date: 17/05/2011

The Ministry of Industry and Trade, in an unexpected move, has announced a new rule requiring car importers to show proof that they are authorized dealers of the foreign carmakers they buy from.

State players keep their eye on the ball

Date: 17/05/2011

State-owned firms are withdrawing their investments in areas outside their core businesses amid the state’s anti inflation measures.

Bright spots amid plummeting FDI

Date: 16/05/2011

Short-term economic pain has deterred foreign investors from entering the real estate sector, but manufacturing opportunities are still being grasped.

Domestic airlines forced to raise prices

Date: 15/05/2011

A number of domestic airlines have announced that they would increase their fares shortly after the Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued new ceiling prices for economy air fares on domestic routes.

Legislative body says no to tax break on dividends

Date: 15/05/2011

A proposal by the finance ministry to make dividends tax exempt for stock investors has been rejected by legislators.

Registered FDI down, disbursement still up

Date: 01/03/2011

Foreign investors registered $1.56 billion by February 23, representing 68 per cent of the figure in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency.

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