Forum talks on ways to limit impacts of natural disasters
Hanoi (VNA) - Emergency management plans must be in place to reduce the impacts
imposed by natural disasters on the environment and socio-economic development.
Vietnam views human rights as key to national development
Hanoi (VNA) - A foreign ministry official said Vietnam has identified the promotion and protection of human rights as lying at the core of its causes of national construction and development.<
Vietnam, Myanmar trade turnover up 21.3 percent this year
Hanoi (VNA) - Trade turnover between Vietnam and Myanmar this year will be about 130
million USD, according to the Vietnam General Department of Customs.
Bankers look to refuel auto market
Hanoi (VNA) - Bankers are easing lending standards for car buyers, a move car traders said would help lift stagnant auto sales.
NA delegation visits Laos
Vientiane (VNA) - A delegation of the National Assembly (NA)'s Financial and Budget
Committee, led by the committee's chairman Phung Quoc Hien is on a working visit to
Business confidence index drops 7 points
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam's business confidence index (BCI) fell seven points in the
fourth quarter of this year compared to the demarcation level of 100 points recorded
Training course for Lao military teachers ends
Hanoi (VNA) - Fifteen teachers from Lao military institutes and schools have
completed a three-month training course at Vietnam 's National Defence Institute.
IFC to sell 16 million Sacombank shares
Hanoi (VNA) - The International Financial Corporation (IFC) on Dec. 15 announced
it would sell off over 16 million shares in Sacombank - over half its holdings in
Index charges back above 300 points
Hanoi (VNA) - The VN-Index added to its strong performance last Friday (Dec. 12)
by breaking back above the 300-point level on Dec. 15, adding 2.92 percent on the
Indians buy into garments
Hanoi (VNA) - House of Pearl Fashion Ltd will buy a 38 percent stake of
Nam Long Garment Joint Stock Co, according to the State Securities
Commission.
