Vietnam Business Forum 2012 opens

Tue, 05/29/2012 - 13:50

Vietnam Business Forum is scheduled to take place in the capital on May 29 focusing on infrastructure, capital markets, trade and investment, finance, banking and education.

Industrial production increases 4.2%

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 16:32
The index of industrial production (IIP) in the first five months of this year rose 4.2 percent over the same period last year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said on May 25. 
 

WB: Vietnam’s economy becomes more stable

Fri, 05/25/2012 - 09:42

Vietnam’s economy is gradually entering a more stable macroeconomic environment after a prolonged period of heightened turbulence, said a World Bank report. 

Third Session of the National Assembly convenes

Tue, 05/22/2012 - 09:50

The third session of the National Assembly’s 13th tenure, began in Hanoi on May 21. 

National Assembly to approve 13 bills at third session

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 16:04

The third session of the 13th National Assembly will open on May 21, and is expected to approve 13 draft laws and seven resolutions, and comment on six other bills.

Vietnam launched second satellite

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 10:22

Vietnam ’s second satellite, the VINASAT-2, was successfully sent into orbit from Kourou in Guyana , South America, at 5:13 am on May 16 ( Vietnam time).

Vietnam-US Aviation Working Group

Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:26

The first meeting of the Vietnam-US Aviation Cooperation Working Group was held in Hanoi on May 9.

ESCAP: Vietnam to grow at 5.8 percent in 2012

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 09:58
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has forecast the Vietnamese economy will grow at a rate of 5.8 percent in 2012 and the country’s inflation rate is likely to fall back to single digit by the second half of the year. 
 

FDI disbursements top 3.6 billion USD in four months

Wed, 05/02/2012 - 15:44

Disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) hit 3.61 billion USD in the first four months of this year, representing a modest decrease of 0.3 percent against same period last year, according to Foreign Investment Agency statistics. 

 

U.S. Congressional Staff Delegation's visit to Vietnam

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 16:27

A 10-member U.S. Congressional Staff Delegation visited Vietnam from April 7 to 15 2012. Delegation members are chiefs-of-staff or senior legislative, professional and trade staffers from both the Senate and the House of Representative.

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