Vietnam BIDV 1st Half 2008 Pretax Profit VND604 Billion, Up 44% On Year (Nasdaq)

8 July 2008, 3:31 am

HANOI -(Dow Jones)- The state-owned Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam made a pretax profit of VND604 billion in the first half of this year, up 44% on year, a bank statement said Tuesday.... read more

Vietnam gets ready for International Physics Olympiad (Nhân Dân)

8 July 2008, 3:24 am

Vietnam is ready to host the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2008 in Hanoi from July 20-29, a government official said on July 7.... read more

Courrier du Vietnam (Le Courrier du Vietnam)

8 July 2008, 1:53 am

Le seul quotidien national de langue française du Vietnam. Éditeur : Agence Vietnamienne d'Information Un séminaire subrégional ayant pour thème "Partager des expériences dans les négociations pour l'accession à l'OMC et la matérialisation des engagements" a été organisé le 7 juillet à ... read more

Courrier du Vietnam (Le Courrier du Vietnam)

8 July 2008, 1:44 am

Le seul quotidien national de langue française du Vietnam. Éditeur : Agence Vietnamienne d'Information Le programme "Sa Pa fournit des légumes bio aux consommateurs hanoiens" vient d'être lancé par la compagnie par actions de supermarchés 24H, une filiale de la Compagnie commerciale de Hanoi, ... read more

Vietnam H1 car sales soar despite economic slowdown (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

8 July 2008, 12:25 am

HANOI, July 8 (Reuters) - Car sales in Vietnam during the first half of this year nearly tripled from the same period last year the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association said on Tuesday, despite slowing economic growth.... read more

More business briefs: Vietnam starts work on steel complex (El Paso Times)

7 July 2008, 11:23 pm

HANOI, Vietnam -- Work has begun on what will be Vietnam's largest steel plant, part of a $1.... read more