Stocks rally in HCM City, stall in Hanoi

Stocks on the HCM City Stock Exchange managed to close in positive territory on Feb. 3, but shares plunged on the Hanoi bourse due to heavy profit-taking.

Blue chips help lift HCM City indices

The benchmark VN-Index on the HCM Stock Exchange passed 400 points on Feb. 2, closing at 401.61, a 2.8 percent rise over the previous trading session.

Posing as journalists to write for money

Two men falsely claimed to be reporters from HCMC Television and Lao Dong newspaper reporters to persuade a lottery ticket seller to pay for an article about her returning winning lottery tickets to a frequent customer who had bought them on credit.

Rice importers return to survey prices

HCMC – Local rice exporters said importers have returned to Vietnam after the Lunar New Year holiday break to survey local rice prices instead of signing new contracts.

Ministry seeks to raise poor's income

The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs sets the target for this year to increase the incomes of households in poverty by 160 percent over last year's levels,

Market ends the month up

HCMC – The local market kept rising in the final session of January on Tuesday but at a modest pace given falling demand towards the end of the session. The VN-Index gained 3.03 points, or 0.79%, against the day earlier to close at 387.97.

Valentine’s Day at InterContinental Asiana Saigon

The InterContinental Asiana Saigon will offer exclusive dining and spa programs for love-struck couples on February 14.

Christie's 2011 art sales hit record

Christie's shrugged off the euro zone crisis and slowing economic growth in 2011 to post record revenues, selling art worth 3.6 billion pounds, or nine percent more than in 2010

Agricultural product export drops this month

HCMC – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has estimated the total export value of agro-forestry-fishery products to reach US$1.8 billion, down 16.3% year-on-year.

Ailing cement industry needs to export more

Exports were a main outlet for the ailing cement industry last year, Nguyen Thanh Tung, director of Vietnam Cement Corporation's administration office, said at a recent conference.