Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

Hanoi - Vietnamese authorities have arrested the head of one of the country's largest state-owned enterprises for alleged mismanagement that led the company to the brink of bankruptcy, officials and state media said Thursday.

Vietnam is rebounding from the global slowdown and the government reported economic growth of 6.2 percent in the first half. Still, the southeast Asian frontier market is seen as risky and opaque for investors.

The construction of a wafer-factory in Vietnam can help the country move from a labour-intensive to a hi-tech industry and climb the ladder of the supply chain.

Viet Nam has taken the mantle of the largest source of foreign business registrations in Cambodia for the first time in at least a year, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MoC).

Vietnam's consumer confidence has declined, rating 11th among 55 countries surveyed for the latest Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index released last week, compared to fourth in 2009.

Many French people from all walks of life have attended a workshop in Paris entitled “Vietnam looks to the future”.

HANOI - More than two decades after doi moi – the “renovation” that opened Vietnam to the outside world – some conservative elements in the Communist party are rattling foreign investors by trying to put the brakes on reform.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s attendance at the 2010 World Economic Forum (WEF) has not only affirmed Vietnam’s determination to boost multifaceted cooperation but also indicated its increasing role and prestige in the international arena.

Vietnam on Tuesday attracted enough demand for its second dollar-denominated bonds but the government had to pay a significant premium over sovereign bonds launched this month by regional competitors Indonesia and the Philippines.

Vietnam' economy grew 5.3 per cent in 2009, surpassing the government's annual growth target of 5 per cent, according to figures released Thursday by the statistics office.

HANOI - Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.38 per cent in December from the month before, bringing the annual inflation rate to 6.9 per cent, much lower than last year's 25.2 per cent, the General Statistics Office said Thursday. Inflationary pressure eased because the country's economic growth was slower in 2009 than the year before, economist Pham Chi Lan said.

The French government will continue to support and encourage its businesses to increase their investment in Vietnam, Prime Minister Francois Fillon assured HCM City authorities on November 13.

At the press meeting held last Friday in International Conference Centre, the chief of governmental office Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that the government has approved the second economic stimulus package after obtaining the voting of most members.

HANOI — Vietnam on Tuesday estimated its trade deficit for the first ten months had almost halved from the same period last year.

Vietnam is sailing through the global recession thanks to the concerted efforts taken by the government but its economic growth has fallen to a 10-year low, said prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung.