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

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 (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.

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.

Hanoi (VNA) - Beverage enterprises have begun launching a raft of new products for the domestic market ahead of the Tet (lunar New Year) festival.

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.

New Delhi, Dec 25 (PTI) India ended up spending way more
than what it earned in 2008, as a surprise downturn across the
globe forced it to step up expenditure to ensure economic

Mumbai, Dec 25 (PTI) Hotels in India's financial hub
Mumbai are seeing a slump in bookings for this holiday season
compared to Christmas and New Year last year due to negative

At the end of Shawwal 1429H, 153 operations including 56 projects and
87 technical assistance programs had been approved by the board,

Jakarta, Dec 25 (ANTARA) - The Public Works Ministry has allocated Rp3 trillion in funds for the repair of damaged segments of highways in Sumatra (Jalintim) and in the northern coast of Java (Pant