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.

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.

NAGOYA, July 23 Kyodo - Toyota Motor Corp. topped General Motors Corp.

TOKYO, July 23 Kyodo - Japan's Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. said Wednesday it will acquire all outstanding shares of U.S. nonlife insurer Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.

ISTANBUL (A.A) - 23.07.2008 - A Turkish chamber of industry listed 500 giant industrial organizations in Turkey on Wednesday.