Press calls for financial help

Press calls for financial help

Vietnam Journalists Association deputy chairman Ha Minh Hue shines light on why he is advocating for a lower corporate income tax (CIT) on media organisations, to 10 per cent as applied to cultural field activities, to support the financially struggling press.
Unpaid social insurance fees skyrocket

Unpaid social insurance fees skyrocket

Unpaid social insurance fees have hit a record on the back of dark economic woes.
Prudential Vietnam prospers amid turbulent market

Prudential Vietnam prospers amid turbulent market

Prudential Vietnam maintained its growth last year with record new business premiums of nearly $71 million despite a challenging macro-economic environment.
Vicem’s woe prompts cementing

Vicem’s woe prompts cementing

The performance of state-run cement conglomerate Vicem and its members in 2012 and measures to weather hardships in 2013 are coming into focus.
State firms to be kept on tighter leash

State firms to be kept on tighter leash

State groups and corporations will be under tighter management as a result of a new draft decree.
EVN reshuffles deck for winning card

EVN reshuffles deck for winning card

State-run power supplier Electricity of Vietnam expects to finish two bond issuance projects by mid this year.
Local makers wring for life

Local makers wring for life

While foreign giants Unilever and Proctor & Gamble dominate Vietnam’s laundry care market, local players have found ways to keep themselves afloat.
ODA to help Yen Bai cultivate big returns

ODA to help Yen Bai cultivate big returns

Northern mountainous Yen Bai province expects to become the recipient of VND500 billion ($24 million) in official development assistance (ODA) capital in 2013 to better tap its potential and fuel social and economic development.
Deo Ca tunnel enters the light

Deo Ca tunnel enters the light

Landmark Deo Ca tunnel building project’s launching ceremony took place on November 18 and on this occasion project developer Deo Ca Investment chairman Nghiem Sy Minh shines further light on the project.
Petrolimex in the spotlight

Petrolimex in the spotlight

Petrolimex is on the State Audit’s radar screen.
Groundhog day with banks’ bad debts

Groundhog day with banks’ bad debts

Banks’ bad debts are again under the spotlight. For example, in late 2012’s third quarter, Sacombank’s bad debt rate hiked sharply from 0.57 per cent by the end of 2011 to 1.4 per cent.
Banks still on the back foot

Banks still on the back foot

Continuing economic difficulties and bad debts have bitten into bank profits.
Binh now in full control of FPT

Binh now in full control of FPT

Truong Gia Binh has again assumed FPT chief executive officer post.
Baoviet’s mixed bag of profit numbers

Baoviet’s mixed bag of profit numbers

A provisional reimbursement has helped Baoviet Holdings post a soaring profit in the first half of this 2012 in stark contrast to its core business.
Poor auto sales see tax figures spin out

Poor auto sales see tax figures spin out

Plummeting auto sales and imports have smashed tax figures.
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