VINACHEM

Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh has asked the Ministry of Finance to announce
the management and spending of the fuel price stabilization fund every
quarter.

Low inflation in April has provided a good chance for the State Bank
of Vietnam (SBV) to lower annual deposit interest rates to 7 percent and
loan rates to 10 percent.

The Viet Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin)
is seeking approval to lower the export tax on coal, claiming the mining
industry faces difficulties due to steep decreases in demand both at
home and abroad.

(VOV) - The primary goal of the State Bank of Vietnam is to control the
domestic gold market to stop price manipulation, Governor Nguyen Van
Binh has said.

Vietnamese inflation slowed to the
weakest pace in seven months in April, official data showed Wednesday,
in the latest sign that the country’s economy is losing steam.