Vietnam to support Laos to organise ASEM-9

Relevant Vietnamese agencies will spare no effort to support Laos to organise the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM-9) scheduled for Vientiane on Nov. 5-6 this year

IT attractive to foreign investors

HCMC - Foreign information technology firms and investment funds are interested in venturing into Vietnamese IT and software development companies.

M&A activity in finance and property sectors still strong

HCMC – Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) will continue to be active this year, especially in the fields of finance and property, said Dang Doan Kien, country manager of Aureos Capital in Vietnam.

Japan, China to promote yen-yuan currency exchange: Nikkei

China and Japan will begin work this month to promote the direct exchange of their currencies as trade between their two countries grows, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday

Malaysia legalizes 1,400 undocumented Vietnamese workers

Malaysian authorities have legalized 1,416 of more than 13,000 Vietnamese workers who have been working illegally in their country.

City gets tough on robberies of foreign tourists

HCMC – The number of robberies inflicted on foreign tourists has fallen sharply in the past two months after the city took a number of preventive measures in response to feedback from travel agencies.

US dollar drops against dong

The US dollar has become weaker against the local currency as a number of commercial banks cut the exchange rate because of an oversupply of US dollars at home

Foreign Minister Minh meets Chinese leaders

The Chinese Party, government and people always attach importance to ties with Vietnam, a Chinese senior Party official has said.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister on China visit

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is on a four-day official visit to China at the invitation of China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.

Dollar weakens against Vietnam dong

HCMC – The U.S. dollar has become weaker against the local currency as a number of commercial banks cut the exchange rate due to the redundant U.S. dollar supply at home. The similar situation is also seen on the black market.