Most EU states want to terminate Vietnam shoe duties

The European Commission is expected to decide in September whether to propose extending dumping duties on imports of leather shoes from Vietnam, but most EU states want them scrapped, EU sources said.

Kinh Do to merge Kido ice cream unit by year end

Kinh Do Joint-Stock Co., a Vietnamese maker of cookies, candies and snacks, plans to merge its Kido ice cream making subsidiary into it in the fourth quarter, Kinh Do Chairman Tran Kim Thanh said.

Ministry rejects petrol price-hike rumors

It is unlikely that the government will approve another gasoline price hike since all ministries are committed to the price freeze decreed by the prime minister, a senior government official has said.

Vietnam’s foreign banks take larger market share in 2005

Foreign invested banks operating in Vietnam had a successful year in 2005, garnering huge profit margins while significantly increasing their market shares over 2004, said a report by the Vietnam News Agency.

Expert calls for review of demand stimulus package

Pham Chi Lan, senior economist, former member of the Prime Ministerial Research Committee, believes that it is now the right time for Vietnam to consider reports about the beneficiaries of the de…

Southern metro to host IT events this week

The Vietnam Computer Electronics World Expo (VCW) and the Vietnam Information and Communication Technology Outlook (VIO) will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from July 16-19.

Vietnamese businesses focus on recruitment

A global survey has found Vietnam businesses were the most focused on searching for and retaining staff.

Cars unsalable in the world, but selling well in Vietnam

While the car sales have plummetedin the world market, in Vietnam, there are still not enough Toyota or Honda cars to satisfy demand.In such a market, fixers thrive.

Impractical to use economic group to control real estate market: expert

Prof Dang Hung Vo, a senior real estate expert, former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, affirmed that a real estate group should not be assigned the task of stabilising the real estate market.

Vietnamese consumers told to get angry

Why are low-quality and toxic products still selling everywhere in the market? HCM City economic experts say it is because government management agencies are not strict enough wh…

Most EU states want to terminate Vietnam shoe duties

The European Commission is expected to decide in September whether to propose extending dumping duties on imports of leather shoes from Vietnam, but most EU states want them scrapped, EU sources said.

Vietnam classical music needs support, conductor Fukumura

The Vietnamese Government, along with the business community should give more financial support to its music orchestras, said a Japanese conductor after his successful concert in HCMC.

$3 million for Quang Nam rural projects

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the French Development Agency (AFD) have granted almost US$3 million to traffic and reservoir projects in central Quang Nam Province, a provincial source said Sunday.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai advances to national U-21 football finals

Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) defeated defending champions Binh Dinh 4-2 on penalty kicks in the second semifinal game of the Thanh Nien-sponsored National U21 Football Championship on Friday in Danang City.

On two wheels

Traversing the countryside on a bicycle has much more to recommend it than gazing through the window from the confined interior of a tour coach.

Washington, after 200 years, may get vote in Congress

It has taken a little over 200 years, but Washingtonians finally sense that their quirky status as citizens without voting representation in the U.S. Congress might just be coming to an end.