Vietnam succeeded in curbing inflation
and increasing exports in 2013, according to data presented at an online
government conference Monday. SEE MORE HA NOI (VNS)— This 2013 growth of the country's Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) is expected to increase 5.42 per cent over last year,
according to officials. SEE MORE HA NOI (VNS)— Viet Nam's consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.51 per
cent in December compared with the previous month and increased by 6.04
per cent over December last year, which the average CPI this year
increased by 6.6 per cent over 2012, marked the lowest rate of increase
recorded over the past decade. SEE MORE Domestic gold price yesterday lost an additional 1.08 per cent to
fall below the resistance level of VND35 million per tael (US$1,647),
which marked a record-low not seen since November 2010. SEE MORE Gold swung between gains and losses
after sliding to the lowest level in almost two weeks as the Federal Reserve said that it will trim its monthly bond
purchases on an improved outlook for the U.S. jobs market. SEE MORE