Ha Noi CPI up 0.96%

Purchasing power does not drastically increase in the month approaching Tet to reduce the pressure of inflation this January, often the month of highest inflation each year, Ha Noi Statistics Office has said.

Shares stall despite positive inflation data

Shares failed to move significantly yesterday in the final trading day before the Tet (lunar new year) holiday, despite the release of encouraging inflation data by the nation's two largest cities.

Demand for small change rises ahead of Tet

With the Lunar New Year approaching, the scramble for low-denomination currency notes has begun

Long holiday increases demand for foreign tours, say agents

Travel agencies in HCM City have been kept busy booking foreign tours as residents seek to take advantage of a nine-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Industrial production slows down: GSO

Viet Nam's industrial production in 2011 has grown at 6.8 per cent, lower than last year, due to global economic volatility

No power price hikes before Tet: EVN

There will be no hike in electricity prices until Tet (Lunar New Year) late next month, Dinh Quang Tri, deputy general director of EVN, has assured

Society alienating gays and lesbians

Gay people in Viet Nam are struggling to overcome social prejudice and family opposition to live true to themselves and find happiness, heard a workshop held in Ha Noi last Friday

Vietnam Airlines to absorb budget carrier Jetstar

Low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific will merge with national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines in the near future, according to deputy head of the Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam (CAAV) Dinh Viet Thang.

Shares reverse previous gains

The VN-Index lost ground yesterday, closing down a quarter of a per cent from Monday's close to 390.20 points, with advancers slightly outnumbering decliners.

Development targets to go in harmony with social programmes

Economic restructuring, market stabilisation, administrative reform and social welfare will be top State priorities in the years to come, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to development partners in Ha Noi today.