Bad debts in Vietnam's troubled banking system could fall sharply by
year-end to 2.5 to 2.7 percent of total loans thanks to debt
restructuring and tighter supervision, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
said on Wednesday. SEE MORE VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi will officially sell bio-fuel E5 at 42
petrol stations from next month onwards, according to the municipal
Department of Industry and Trade. SEE MORE The Viet Nam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) bought a 11 per cent stake in
the National Chemicals Group (Vinachem) in the Long Son Petrochemicals
Complex project on Monday. SEE MORE HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam's demand for gold declined sharply
quarter-on-quarter by 27 per cent in volume and 29 per cent in value in
the third quarter of 2014. SEE MORE Gold held a retreat from the highest level in two weeks after the dollar
strengthened and energy prices dropped, curbing demand for the metal as
an investment. Silver and palladium declined. SEE MORE