Vietnam police fire tear gas at protest: official
Vietnamese police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of thousands who gathered to protest the death of a young man detained by police, an official said Wednesday. AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 11:39pm
Vietnam declares itself neutral over South Korean-US naval drill
Hanoi - The Vietnamese Ministry of Defence on Thursday said it was neutral regarding the recent joint naval exercises by the US and South Korea, intended as a warning message to the North. EARTHtimes.org - Jul 29 05:27am
Vietnam's inefficient state firms in spotlight
The near-bankruptcy of one of Vietnam's largest state-owned enterprises highlights a lack of oversight and easy access to capital by the inefficient business groups observers say. AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 27 08:59pm
Vietnam's Debt Rating Lowered by Fitch on Foreign Borrowing, `Weak' Banks
Vietnam’s debt rating was lowered by Fitch Ratings on concern about the nation’s borrowing from overseas and weaknesses in its banking system. Bloomberg - Jul 28 09:22pm
Vietnam's debt downgraded
HANOI - RATINGS agency Fitch on Thursday downgraded Vietnam's sovereign debt, citing weakness in its external finances and banking system, a highly dollarised economy and inconsistent macroeconomic policy. In a statement, Fitch said it was downgrading Vietnam's long-term issuer default ratings on both foreign and local currency from BB- to B+. Straits Times - Jul 29 01:32am
Vietnam to hold base rate at 8 pct in Aug -c.bank
HANOI, July 27 (Reuters) - Vietnam will leave its benchmark base rate unchanged at 8 percent in August, a senior central bank official said on Tuesday. Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 27 12:25am
Vietnam's Jan-July FDI inflow edges up 1.6 pct
HANOI, July 29 (Reuters) - Foreign investors placed $6.4 billion in direct investment projects in Vietnam during the first seven months of this year, a rise of 1.6 percent from a year ago, the government said on Thursday. Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News - Jul 28 08:49pm
HSBC tapped to sell BP stake in Vietnam gas project: Sources
HSBC tapped to sell BP stake in Vietnam gas project: SourcesHSBC tapped to sell BP stake in Vietnam gas project: Sources The Economic Times - Jul 29 04:14am
Vietnam asks France for military upgrades
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The French defense minister has agreed to help Vietnam modernize its military on a historic visit to the former colony, state media reported Tuesday. The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 26 10:33pm
Vietnam restricts online games after murder cases
Vietnam has banned the advertisement of online games and restricted access after several cases in which young people committed murder or robbery to get money to pay to play, an official said Thursday. AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 02:18am
Vietnam to host first ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus in October
Vietnam will host the first ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) in the capital city Hanoi on Oct. 12 this year, said Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Defense Nguyen Chi Vinh here at a press conference on Thursday. People's Daily - Jul 29 08:39am
Indonesia to overtake Vietnam as hub for shoe industry
JAKARTA: Indonesia is expected to become the world's second biggest hub for shoe industry in the next two years, overtaking Vietnam. New Straits Times - Jul 28 08:39pm
Chinese Embassy in Vietnam celebrates 83rd anniversary of PLA founding
Chinese Embassy in Vietnam Monday held a grand reception to mark the 83rd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). People's Daily - Jul 26 08:59am
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