Economy
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Hanoi urban railway told to start operation in 2018
The Government has told the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to put the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway into operation by the first quarter of 2018.
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Merger expected to expand Savills Vietnam’s share in hospitality industry
Alternaty, a leading real estate consulting firm in Indochina, merged into Savills Vietnam, the largest property company in Vietnam, under a deal inked in Ho Chi Minh City on March 28.
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Vietnam, Russia discuss anti-bribery in int’l business transactions
Officials from Vietnam and Russia gathered in a workshop in Hanoi on March 28 to discuss combating bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions.
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Hanoi calls for investment in wastewater treatment projects
Hanoi is calling for investments into wastewater treatment projects from 2016 – 2020, in a bid to protect the environment for sustainable development.
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Strategic investors may offload stake in SOEs sooner
Strategic investors may sell their shares in a State-owned enterprise (SOE) three years after the firm is equitised, according to the Ministry of Finance.
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Obstacles hinder automated petrol stations
All 2,400 gas stations owned by the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) are designed to accommodate cash free purchases and can switch to an automated pay model to help reduce labour costs,
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Investment Securities Company to expand to Japan via merger
Vietnam Investment Securities Company (IVS) will merge with Japan Securities Incorporated (JSI) to boost the number of customers, financial capability and expand the operation to Japan.
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State leader asks for Hyundai Motor’s help to raise local contents
President Tran Dai Quang received Hyundai Motor Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun in Hanoi on March 28, asking the group to support its Vietnamese partner in personnel training and technology transfer, and
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Earning reports, foreign buys to boost stocks
Vietnamese shares will continue to rise this week, according to securities analysts and brokerage companies, as foreign investors buy local assets. Positive first-quarter earnings reports and macroeco
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Wood glue quality to be more tightly controlled
Vietnam will soon issue quality and technical regulations for wood glues to better control this input material for the wood processing industry, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Deve
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Reference exchange rate kept unchanged
The State Bank of Vietnam set the reference VND/USD exchange rate at 22,256 VND/USD on March 27, unchanged from the end of last week.
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Ministry imposes anti-dumping duties on steel from China
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued a decree imposing temporary anti-dumping duties on H-shaped steel products imported from China.
