Vietnam Business News

Tasco plans to raise chartered capital to 135 billion dong

In details, the company will issue 5.5 million shares for existing shareholders with par value of 10,000 dong per share, under the ratio of 1:1 or one old share for

Vinashin Affiliate Launches First Car-carrying Ship

. Ha Long Shipbuilding Company, an affiliate of Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin), launched a 70,000 DWT car-carrying vessel on Tuesday, July 21 in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Tolls proposed on cars using downtown streets

The citys Tien Phong Technology Joint Stock Company has proposed starting toll collection on cars using downtown streets from January 2012 with a fee level from US$1 to US$2, or

Vietnam hub recalls milk with content deficiencies

Health inspectors in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday ordered the recall of five milk products that did not contain the quantity of protein announced on their labels, and suspended

Leap in exports pushes trade deficit to $5.4b in five months

The countrys trade deficit reaches US$5.4 billion in the first five months of the year, according to experts from the General Statistics Office (GSO). The trade deficit was equivalent to

World Bank Predicts US$2.6B Surplus in Vietnam Balance of Payments in 2010

An excess of US$11.7 billion in the capital account will help Vietnam cover a shortfall of US$9.1 billion in the current account this year, the Hanoi-based Chief Economist Martin Rama

HCM City holds global marketing expo

The countrys first-ever International Advertising Equipment and Technology Exhibition opened August 5 in HCM City. The three-day event, Vietad 2010, has attracted more than 150 booths and nearly 70 domestic

Businesses weary of revised automatic import license procedure

Long Quoc Trung, Director of Matsu Electronics, a distributor of refrigeration equipment from Malaysia, said he is nervous because after two weeks, he still has not got confirmation of his