VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly all the state owned economic groups and general
corporations have received orders from the Prime Minister on the procedure and
deadline to implement the capital withdrawal from non-core business fields.
However, they fear they cannot fulfill the duty on schedule. SEE MORE HA NOI (VNS)—
Demand for electricity this year may surpass 2012 as the industrial
production sector begins a likely recovery, an official from Electricity
of Viet Nam (EVN) has predicted. SEE MORE Crude for February delivery was at $93.51 a barrel, up 23
cents, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange
at 1:46 p.m. Singapore time. The contract declined 0.9 percent
to $93.28 yesterday, the biggest drop since Dec. 21 and the
lowest close since Jan. 9. SEE MORE (VNS)
Nguyen Ngoc Hung, deputy chairman of HCM City's Enterprises
Association, spoke to Dai doan ket (Great Solidarity) about the proposal
to reduce the business tax rate to rescue enterprises. SEE MORE HA NOI (VNS)— The
services sector is playing an important role in the nation's economy and
contributing significantly to growth, adding value to products in the
agricultural, industrial and building sectors, says the Government's
website. SEE MORE