MasterCard Worldwide opens rep. office in HCM City
HCM City (VNA) - On December 25 US credit company MasterCard Worldwide announced the opening of its representative office in Ho Chi Minh City , making good on its pledge to develop relation
JFE Steel to shut down blast furnace temporarily from mid-Jan.+
TOKYO, Dec. 25 Kyodo - JFE Steel Corp.
Vietnam lures over 64 billion USD in FDI in 2008
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam attracted 1,171 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with a total registered capital of over 60.2 billion USD in 2008, tripling last year's figure, reported the F
Retail sector gears up for Tet shopping
HCM City (VNA) - Businesses are stockpiling goods ahead of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, even though experts are predicting lower consumer demand this year due to the economic downturn
Petrolimex plans to equities entire firm
Hanoi (VNA) - The State-owned Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation (Petrolimex)and 41 subsidiary petrol companies have asked the Government to equitie the whole corporation, according to Petrolim
Ca Mau Power Plant No 2 opens
Ca Mau (VNA) - Ca Mau Power Plant No 2 began to generate electricity for the national grid on Dec. 23, according to the PetroVietnam Ca Mau Power Company.
Gov't hopes diesel cuts will stimulate economy
Hanoi (VNA) - The retail price of diesel oil fell by 1,000 VND per litre nationwide on Dec. 24, according to the Ministry of Finance's Price Management Department.
Beverage makers launch product lines
Hanoi (VNA) - Beverage enterprises have begun launching a raft of new products for the domestic market ahead of the Tet (lunar New Year) festival.
KDB not to extend financial support to SSangyong Motor
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said Thursday it would not provide financial support to SSangyong Motor Co.
