Hanoi (VNA) - The State Securities Commission (SSC) has granted an operating licence to Saigonbank Berjaya Securities JSC (SBBS), with a charter capital of 300 billion VND.

Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has announced thefirst-ever imposition of excise (export) duties on rice and fertiliser.

Hanoi (VNA) - The Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) has received permission to raise its charter capital to over 5.8 trillion VND (341.4 million USD) from 2.63 trillion VND (154.7 million USD).

HCM City (VNA) - Ho Chi Minh City has over the first sevenmonths licensed 271 foreign invested projects worth more than 7.71 billion USD, 12 times higher than the total FDI volume of the s

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Securities Commission (SSC) has granted an operating licence to Saigonbank Berjaya Securities JSC (SBBS), with a charter capital of 300 billion VND.

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam plans to exploit nearly 3.2 million tonnes of minerals with a total investment of 243 billion VND to meet cement production demand from now to 2020 and years later.<

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) has become the last State commercial bank to reduce lending interest rates.

HCM City (VNA) - Ho Chi Minh City 's consumer price index (CPI) was up only 0.54 percent in July, the lowest increase since the beginning of this year, according to the city's Statistic Dep

Hanoi (VNA) - The VN-Index slid for a second day on July 22 after 20 consecutive upward sessions, falling 12.94 points or 2.75percent to close at 457,.8 points.

Hanoi (VNA) - Domestic gold prices surged on July 21 by more than 300,000 VND to about 19.37 million VND (1,146 USD) per tael. This was blamed on rising petrol and oil prices.