Vietnam has managed to escape the “Aid curse”, but many countries stand as examples how donor funding, if not managed carefully, can hinder governance and the need for accountability [ + ]

Foreign investors are a top priority and now is the best time to do business in Vietnam. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung last week told a business roundtable in Hanoi, with CEOs of more than 150 big international economic groups, the nation’s commitment to foreign investors remained rock solid. [ + ]

Liberty Mutual Group kicked off its local non-life insurance branch’s operation in April this year after three years’ market research via its representative office. During his third Vietnam visit in mid October, the group’s president, chief executive officer and chairman Edmund F. [ + ]

Want to know what foreign investors think of Vietnam's investment climate? More than 100 local and foreign bankers, investment fund managers and businesses who attended the Alternative Investments IQ Vietnam 2007 conference in Ho Chi Minh City last week helped provide some answers. Xuan Hoa reports. [ + ]

President Nguyen Minh Triet’s historic US visit is being lauded as a triumph with the red carpet rolled out for American businesses to enter Vietnam. [ + ]

Economic reforms are expected to hit top gear with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the helm, after he was ranked as one of Asia’s most progressive leaders. [ + ]

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The government is wasting no time in continuing the fight against corruption this year, with the prime minister urging his officials to tackle administration reform and waste issues, in a bid to maintain high and sustainable economic growth. [ + ]