Gov`t reduces petrol import taxes by 10 percent
Hanoi (VNA) - The Government has cut preferential tax rates on imported petroleum to
25 percent from 35 percent. The new rate will be applied to imported petrol from
Feb. 10.
Domestic retail sales on the rise as exports fall
HCM City (VNA) - Retail sales revenues nationwide totalled around 98.5 trillion VND
(5.7 billion USD) in January, says the General Statistics Office.
Thinh Phat wins Cambodia cable contract
Hanoi (VNA) - Thinh Phat Real-Estate and Electric Cable Co has won a contract to
export 1.5 million USD worth of cable to Cambodia .
Foreign and domestic CEO to meet in HCM City
HCM City (VNA) - Foreign business heads working in Vietnam will meet their
local counterparts next month in order to build an effective business climate.
Vietnamese enterprises to meet counterparts in Germany, Poland
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese firms are planning a business trip to Germany and
Poland to implement a trade promotion programme in May.
SCC rules out tinkering with market
Hanoi (VNA) - The State Securities Commission has all but ruled out intervening in
the stock market and tightening the trading band.
VN-Index plumbs three-year depth
Hanoi (VNA) - The VN-Index continue to fall on Feb. 5. dropping another 8.3 points
to close at 277.81, the market's lowest level since September 29, 2005.
Tra Noc IZ II draws 107 million USD in investment
Can Tho (VNA) - Tra Noc Industrial Zone (IZ) II in Mekong Delta Can Tho city has so
far this year attracted 107 million USD in investment capital.
Shares continue to drop on economic worries
Hanoi (VNA) - The VN-Index lost another 0.89 percent, hitting a new rock bottom of
286.11 points on Feb. 4, on continued worries about the worsening global economic
crisis.
Climate projects share $27m in funding
The green technology sector is set to benefit from more than $27 million in new
funding as part of the federal government's Climate Ready program.
