Business

Toyota Vietnam responds to whistle-blower proceedings
23/09/2011 12:00
>> Whistle-blower sues Toyota Motor Vietnam >> Toyota's whistle-blowing engineer honoured >> Toyota: Engineer’s suspension unrelated to recall In an interview with DTiNews, Akito Tachibana, General Director of...
HP names Whitman CEO, Apotheker out
23/09/2011 12:00
Hewlett-Packard Co named former eBay Inc Chief Executive Meg Whitman its president and CEO, replacing the harshly criticized Leo Apotheker in a bid to restore investor confidence in the iconic Silicon Valley company....
G20 vows 'strong' response to economic crisis
23/09/2011 12:00
The Group of 20 major economies have vowed to mount a powerful response to the rising challenges facing the world economy as it reels from a debt crisis in the eurozone. �...
Finance Ministry begins petroleum trading audit
23/09/2011 12:00
>> Vietnam seeks proper price regulations for petrol As part of efforts to correctly implement and monitor petrol pricing regulations, the Ministry of Finance has decided to inspect four major petrol traders. Transparency...
Hanoi attracts nearly USD1 billion of FDI in nine months
23/09/2011 12:00
Hanoi attracted USD999.6 million of FDI in the first nine months of 2011, a three-fold increase over last year’s period, said the City Statistics Office. Of the total, USD494 million was registered by 190 newly-licensed projects, while...
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/9
23/09/2011 12:00
Small mobile networks face hurdles in seeking strategic investors Small Vietnamese mobile network providers, such as EVNTelecom and S-Fone, are facing hardship in seeking foreign strategic investors to sell their shares, Dau...
Idle money flowing out of banks, pouring in gold
23/09/2011 12:00
When asking commercial banks to reduce the deposit interest rates, policy markers reassured them that the deposits would keep rising, because people would have no other choice for their idle money. However, the prediction...
Japanese, South Koreans take new move to advance towards Vietnam
23/09/2011 12:00
The moves taken by Japanese and South Korean investors show that they are planning to make heavier investments in Vietnam, both through direct investment projects and merger and acquisition (M&A) deals. Japanese making...
Vietnam seeks proper price regulations for petrol
22/09/2011 12:00
>> Consumers cry foul over modest petrol price cuts >> Minister: Transparency needed in calculation of petrol prices >> Petrolimex complains of losses due to unclear guidelines Vietnam's petroleum pricing system was...
EU keeps its eye on Vietnam shoemakers
22/09/2011 12:00
Exporters of leather-upper shoes have faced new difficulties to access the European market even though the EU lifted its anti-dumping tariff on April 1. This was said by the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso) general...