The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Documents No. 8471 and 8472/NHNN-TTGSNH on November 14 to permit the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) branches of the Bank of Tokyo Misubishi UFJ Ltd (BTMU) to revise their charter capitals from USD 15 million up to USD 105 million and from USD 145 million down to USD 130 million respectively.

There is a big potential for Viet Nam's wood processing industry to expand its share in both foreign and domestic markets, both foreign and local experts concur.

The trade cooperation between Vietnam and Taiwan has gradually tapped each sides' strengths and potentials, thus helping boost bilateral trade. Especially when Vietnam and Taiwan joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and became official members of the largest global trade club, the two sides' trade ties entered the new phase of expansion.

Coffee farmers in Vietnam, the biggest producer of robusta beans used in instant drinks, plan to maintain production even after costs increased and prices slumped to the lowest level in three years.

The domestic financial market is witnessing a rare phenomenon that is lending and deposit interest rates have get so close to each other.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry on November 15 jointly held a conference in Hanoi on the forthcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the engagement of Vietnam in the deal.

Exports from Viet Nam to Malaysia in the first nine months of this year reached US$3.76 billion, a rise of 16.4 per cent year-on-year, according to the Viet Nam's embassy in Malaysia.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the lowest retail power tariff price at VND1,437 per kWh and highest retail price at VND1,835, not including value-added tax, for the period 2013-2015.

A Viet Nam-Cambodia trade fair opened in the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh yesterday, offering a place for businesses from both countries to find partners.

Robusta coffee declined to the lowest level in almost a week in London on speculation farmers in Vietnam, the top producer of the variety used in instant drinks, will start selling as the harvest advances. Sugar fell.