Rice exports hit a record high; Rare earth processing plant built in Quang Ninh; HCM City’s GDP soars by 9.3 pct; New ruling fails to rouse gold market; Tightening fruit and vegetable imports; EVN to issue bonds to repay debts

IFC urges Vietnam’s listed firms to improve governance; Vietnam aims for regional top five in tax facilitation; First direct air route to Indonesia launched; Shrimp exports to hit US$2.2 billion this year; The socio-economic portrait after 11 months

CG meeting to be held in Hanoi in December; Koreans top foreign travelers list in Vietnam; Industry remains sluggish, inventories high; EU free trade big advantage; Bank chiefs arrested on fraud counts; Price of sugar cane rises $5 per tonne

Road planning revised down due to capital shortage; Tough to convert commercial condos into low-cost homes; Increased credit targets not easy to obtain; Technology transaction floors quiet; New challenges for Long Xuyen Quadrangle

Assoc. wants furniture quality higher to safeguard consumers; Conditional cashew export seen hitting small traders; Vietnam’s bond market grows the fastest in East Asia; Small apartments still built; SOEs going unchecked

VietNamNet Bridge – Being considered as the "promised land," Ho Chi Minh City is also facing many difficulties and complicated problems that come from the informal workers.