Geneva (VNA) - Vietnam and Switzerland exchanged a series of trade delegations to probe into each other's markets and seek investment opportunities in 2008, bringing the two countries' trade

Hanoi (VNA)- With reasonable prices and the Government's 1 billion USD promotion
fund, domestic products have been making up between 90-95 percent of supermarkets'

HCM City (VNA) - The Phu My Fertiliser Factory, a subsidiary of the PetroVietnam
Fertiliser and Chemicals Corp, produced the 3 millionth tonne of nitrogenous

Hanoi (VNA) - The textile and garment industry would have to make
great efforts to meet the 2009 export target of 9.2 - 9.5 billion USD,

Hanoi (VNA) - The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) signed a
comprehensive cooperative agreement with the Vietnam National Shipping Lines Corp

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has handed over operation licences to
Shinhan Vietnam Bank Ltd (the Republic of Korea ) and Hong Leong Vietnam Bank Ltd

Hanoi (VNA) - An Binh Securities Co has announced that it will pay any income
tax due on securities investment for its clients during the first quarter of this
year.

Hanoi (VNA) - The VN-Index slid 1.43 points, or 0.46 percent, to close at 311.91 on
Jan. 5 as trading remained sluggish. Volume on the HCM Stock Exchange was only 7.3

Hanoi (VNA) - The decrease in the country's growth rate this year could entail
a loss of 300,000 jobs, or 0.65 percent of the labour force, according to the

HCM City (VNA) - Ho Chi Minh City has raised the poverty threshold after
ensuring almost all households have climbed above the old poverty line.