HCM City (VNA)- Joint-stock banks are permitted to buy their own shares after registering to operate as public companies.

Hanoi (VNA) - The Prime Minister has requested the State Bank of Vietnam to suspend licensing joint stock commercial banks to enable adjusting the criteria for establishing this kind of bank.

Dong Nai (VNA) - The southeastern province of Dong Nai reported a record inflow of more than 2.4 billion USD in foreign direct investment capital since the beginning of the year, a 3.8 fold

HCM City (VNA) - Several joint stock banks have slashed VND deposit interest
rate, narrowing the gap with State-owned banks, the central bank said in a
report.

Hanoi (VNA) - The Management Board of the Hoa Lac Hi-tech zone says it is
considering granting licenses to a number of investment projects with a

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam 1 edged Thailand 2-1 in the opener of group A
at the ASEAN U-13 Football Championship at Da Nang 's Chi Lang Stadium on
August 4.

HCM City (VNA) - Though Vietnam is experiencing one of the highest inflation
rates in Asia , the country is still enjoying relatively high consumer

HCM City (VNA) - The central coastal provinces have dramatically increased
their tuna export turnover in recent years by buying more powerful boats and
better equipment.

Hanoi (VNA) - Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang has instructed
the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) to mobilise full operations of hydro and

Hanoi (VNA) - The government has given the green light to the
Vietnam-Russian oil and gas joint-venture (Vietsovpetro) to become a
two-member limited company.