Vietnam Garment Group Welcomes U.S. Results - AsiaPulse - Thu 8:42 pm
HANOI, May 8 Asia Pulse - The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) has welcomed the results of the US Department of Commerce's (DOC) second review of garment and apparel imports from Vietnam on May 6.

No Proof of Dumping in Vietnam's Apparel Exports: U.S. - AsiaPulse - Thu 6:48 pm
HANOI, May 8 Asia Pulse - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced on May 6 that after a six-month data examination they have not found enough evidence of apparel import dumping from Vietnam.

Vietnam's First Private Airline Vietjetair Appoints CEO - AsiaPulse - Thu 6:44 pm
HANOI, May 8 Asia Pulse - Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company officially announced the appointment of Brian Presbury as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VietJetAir.

[external] Russia and Vietnam oil firms win Siberian fields - Reuters - Thu 7:24 am
MOSCOW, May 7 (Reuters) - A consortium of Russian and Vietnamese state oil firms, ZarubezhNeft and PetroVietnam, has won a tender to develop four oil blocks in West Siberia, sources in the Russian firm and regional government said on Wednesday.

[external] Vietnam Sacombank assets dip 2.6 pct in April - Reuters - Wed 11:25 pm
HANOI, May 7 (Reuters) - Sacombank , Vietnam's sixth-largest lender, said on Wednesday it had total assets of 73.25 trillion dong ($4.58 billion) at end-April, down 2.6 percent from a month earlier.

[external] Chunghwa Tel to form $30 mln JV with Viettel - Reuters - Wed 10:49 pm
TAIPEI, May 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom said on Wednesday it will set up a $30 million Internet data joint venture with Vietnam's military run operator, Viettel, as part of its efforts to expand overseas.

[external] Taiwan's Chunghwa Tel to form $30 mln JV with Viettel - Reuters - Wed 10:19 pm
TAIPEI, May 7 (Reuters) - Chunghwa Telecom Taiwan's largest telecommunications carrier, said on Wednesday it will set up a $30 million Internet data joint venture with Vietnam's military run operator, Viettel.

U.S. Beef Safe, Poses Negligible Health Risk: Officials - AsiaPulse - Wed 7:07 pm
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STH Korean, Vietnamese Customs Chiefs Agree on Trade Cooperation - AsiaPulse - Wed 7:07 pm
SEOUL, May 7 Asia Pulse - The customs chiefs of South Korea and Vietnam Wednesday promised to dispatch their staff to each others' nation "as soon as possible" to help boost bilateral trade activities by helping resolve possible trade disputes, officials said.

Earlier Headlines

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· [external] Petrovietnam to invest $900 mln in fertiliser plant - Reuters - Wed 6:47 pm
· Vietnam's Tourism Industry in Need of New Motto - AsiaPulse - Wed 6:29 pm
· Vietnam's Hai Phong Pioneers New Agriculture - AsiaPulse - Wed 6:05 pm
· Vietnam Works for National Food Security, Int'l Commitment - AsiaPulse - Wed 5:52 pm
· Indo-China Countries Work to Boost Civil Aviation - AsiaPulse - Wed 5:48 pm
· US won't cite Vietnam for apparel dumping - AFP - Wed 1:11 pm
· [external] Vietnam Vinamilk Q1 net profit falls 3 pct - Reuters - Tue 8:55 pm
· [external] Vietnam allows Alcoa 40 pct stake in alumina plant - Reuters - Tue 7:37 pm
· Vietnam Gov't Raises Tax on Imported Luxury Cars - AsiaPulse - Tue 6:29 pm
· Vietnam Products Fair Sees Signing of 32 Business Contracts - AsiaPulse - Tue 6:24 pm

· Vietnam's Dong Thap to Get Eight More Seafood Processing Plants - AsiaPulse - Tue 6:12 pm
· Vietnamese Fruit & Vegetable Export to Reap US$700 MLN by 2010 - AsiaPulse - Tue 6:10 pm
· Philippines Calls Off Rice Auction After Vietnam Withdraws - AsiaPulse - Tue 6:06 pm
· [external] S&P says Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka ratings at risk - Reuters - Tue 4:54 am
· [external] Vietnam to curb credit growth to battle inflation - Reuters - Tue 2:07 am
· Rice Cartel Aims for Common Price: Cambodian Minister - AsiaPulse - Mon 10:17 pm
· [external] Emerging debt-Asian spreads narrow, but Vietnam stays wider - Reuters - Mon 8:43 pm
· Vietnamese Real Estate Website Gets Some Ink - AsiaPulse - Mon 6:13 pm
· Vietnam's Lao Cai Guarantees 6 Day Investment Project Approvals - AsiaPulse - Mon 6:10 pm
· Vietnam Shipbuilder Vinashin ups Equitisation to Get Ahead - AsiaPulse - Mon 6:00 pm

· [external] S&P cuts Vietnam outlook to negative - Reuters - Sat 2:10 am
· Cambodia to Join Opec-Type Rice Cartel to Stabilize World Prices - AsiaPulse - Fri 8:57 pm
· Ha Long Bay Attracts Record No. of Tourists During Holidays - AsiaPulse - Fri 5:11 pm
· Ho Chi Minh City Welcomes Over 1 MLN Tourists in 1ST 4 Months - AsiaPulse - Fri 5:02 pm
· Regus Group Opens Third Outsourcing Center in Manila - AsiaPulse - Fri 4:59 pm
· Vietnam's Tourism Likely Booming, the Economist Reports - AsiaPulse - Fri 4:55 pm
· Vietnam's Seafood Praised at European Seafood Exhibition - AsiaPulse - Fri 4:52 pm
· Cambodian PM urges textile sector unity to fight competition - AFP - Fri 7:44 am
· Behind the Run on Rice - BusinessWeek - Tue 4:21 am
· "Rice fever" hits Vietnam, gov't warns speculators - AFP - Mon 9:34 pm