• Inflation slows during April

      21/05/2010

    HCM CITY—It would seem the State Bank of Viet Nam's recent moves to bring the official VND/USD exchange rate in line with the free market rate was paying off, as the currency situation appears to have been more stable than it has in many months.

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  • Meeting looks at trade compliance

      20/05/2010
    HCM CITY — A conference titled "Facilitating Trade Through a Strong Domestic Compliance System" was held by independent US-based product testing and certification agency Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in HCM City on Tuesday.  
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  • Tackling the trade deficit

      19/05/2010
    HA NOI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will take bolder measures to keep the country's trade deficit in the second quarter equivalent to roughly 20 per cent of export earnings in the period, down roughly 3.1 per cent over the rate in the first quarter, according to the MoIT's Planning Department.  
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  • Vietnam, EFTA begin free trade feasibility study

      19/05/2010
    Vietnam and four members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) launched a feasibility study on a free trade agreement in Geneva on May 19, coinciding with the official visit to Switzerland by President Nguyen Minh Triet.
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  • Vietnam imports more produce from the US than it exports

      18/05/2010
    Saigon Economics Times, citing the figures released by USDA, has reported that Vietnam’s trade deficit in farm produce has reached $78 million in the first three months of year. Since 2005, Vietnam has exported more than imported.  
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