Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

German Chancellor Angela Merkel iterated in HCM City on Wednesday that German companies would flock to Vietnam to sound out opportunities, especially in high-tech, environment-friendly sectors seen as vital for Vietnam's sustainable development.

Vietnam is losing its frontrunner magnet to foreign investors to other regional countries as foreign business chambers and associations said the country's old macroeconomic problems coupled with global uncertainties have made it difficult for their member companies to do business.

As Vietnam fights to beat back raging inflation, many of its small and mid-sized businesses - disadvantaged even in good times - are struggling to survive the battle.

Vietnam and Myanmar have agreed to increase cooperation in many areas, including agriculture, fisheries, financial-banking sector, aviation, telecommunication, oil and gas, mining, electricity equipment, automobile, construction and trade and investment.

The Vietnam Trade Office under the Embassy of Vietnam in Spain has just recommended Vietnamese exporters to carefully study Spanish partners first before signing contracts with them to avoid being cheated.

HO CHI MINH CITY - Nguyen Duc Tai was on a mission one sweltering January morning in Vietnam's commercial capital, Ho Chi Minh City. Flush with cash from his annual bonus, he wanted to buy his wife a new mobile phone, a gift for the coming Tet lunar new year holidays.

The first Vietnam Supermarket in Cambodia will open on December 29, creating advantageous condition for domestic businesses to sell and advertise Vietnamese goods to people in this neighboring country.

Vietnam’s state-run economy didn’t used to see much wrong in monopolies. But as the country travels from Marx to the market, a key challenges is the creation of a reputable anti-trust regulator.

Vietnam's prime minister promised US businesses Wednesday to work to improve the investment climate, acknowledging concerns about shoddy infrastructure.

TEHRAN – The Trade Promotion Organization of Iran director stated that 7 MOUs and accords were signed between Iran and Vietnam during the Iranian commerce minister’s visit to that country.

Vietnamese finance ministry officials are drafting proposals to impose price controls on foreign-owned and private companies doing business in Vietnam, a move that trade groups fear could discourage further investment in one of Asia's brightest economic prospects.

Vietnamese street life and shopping habits are on the verge of change as many traditional markets are closed and street vendors banned.

The winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics Paul Krugman will be speaking in Ho Chi Minh City at an international seminar on May 21.

From Oct 6-14, a delegation from leading US enterprises in manufacturing, investment, export-import, wholesale trade and distribution will make a fact-finding trip to Vietnam to seek opportunities for investment and trade cooperation with Vietnamese counterparts.

Ho Chi Minh City - The first thing you notice when you arrive in Vietnam is the thousands of scooters on the roads, buzzing around the odd car. As you enter the centre of what many people still call Saigon, there is another surprise.