IntelAsia - Econ

• January trade deficit narrows in boost for currency
• Vietnam January industrial production dips 2.4 pct y/y -govt
• Vietnam's FDI attraction in Jan 2012 touches $37.3m
• Outbound tourists increase during Tet
• PM approves trade strategy, aims during 2011-30
• Vietnam unlikely to achieve GDP, inflation targets: Ernst & Young
• Average income of poor households targeted to be raised by 1.6 times in 2012
• Vietnam, UK promote trade ties

IntelAsia - Business

• Business Briefs February 06
• Hanoi-based IZs attract $97.6m FDI capital in Jan
• Affordable housing expected to boom this year
• MKP reports 8,033 dong EPS in 2011
• TIG releases business reports
• SJS suffers high loss in Q4 at 62b dong
• KAC incurs loss in Q4 due to credit tightening
• HPG to organise AGM on March 30

IntelAsia - Finance

• SBV to retain key rates till end-Feb: ANZ
• Deposits at commercial banks picking post-Tet period, lending still slow
• Vietcombank's bad debts ratio at 2pct in 2011
• 5-Year bond yields fall to lowest level since October
• The U.S Ex-Im Bank To Seek for Financial Aid Opportunities In Vietnam
• Bad debts in HCM City banks on the rise: central bank
• February 3: Vietnam Central Bank Keeps Dollar Exchange At 20,828 dong
• Techcombank grants credit to Ninh Binh fertiliser company

Finance

• Interbank trading dong -12%, dollar +8% in week ending jan 13, 2012
• Credit institutions in HCMC face soaring bad debts
• Vietinbank gets SBV’s approval to increase capital for branch in Laos
• Vietnam Dong likely weaken by 3% at year end: bvsc
• Vietnam central bank sets reference rate for bank deposits at vbsp at 12.94% p.a.
• Feb 2: Vietnam central bank keeps dollar exchange at vnd20,828

Investment

• Dung Quat economic zone certifies 111 investment projects worth $8bln
• Vietnam fdi attraction plunges to $37.3mln in jan 2012
• Can Tho to shut down delayed FDI projects
• Ba Ria-Vung Tau licenses four new projects
• Dung Quat IZ attracts US$8 billion investment
• Spanish enterprises eye Vietnamese market

Markets

• Will stocks, gold remain attractive to investors?
• Feb 2: foreigners continues net buying on both HOSE and HNX
• Property developers start year with a bang
• Gold hikes in Vietnam as global price rises
• Gold market in 2012: high risks awaiting
• Gold stalls at VND45.3 million

Industry

• Vietnam insurers to be classified into 4 groups
• Jetstar Pacific offers lowest airfares in the world
• Vinalines charts a steady course
• Nation’s biggest gas project licensed
• The products which become favorite overnight
• Auto market may witness authorized reseller boom

Import / Export

• Viet nam exports 400,000 tonnes of rice in january
• Shrimp exporters say material ample for this year
• High export taxes slow rubber production
• PM approves trade strategy, during 2011-30
• Vietnam, UK promote trade ties
• Vietnam considers exporting urea, from 2012

Thanh Nien Business

• Vietnam’s 5-year bond yields fall to lowest level since October
• European businesses regain confidence in Vietnam
• Vietnam cuts reserve levels to lift agriculture loans
• CEOs rethink value of intangible assets
• Coffee exports from Vietnam may climb in February on weather
• Vietnam dong gains after trade gap narrows; bonds little changed

Vietnam Finance News

• State bank to submit gold plan
• Stable exchange rate promised
• Korean Development Bank to open office in HCM City
• Bad debts hit record high
• Reserve rules eased for five banks

Vietnam Business & Economy

• PM calls for securing single digit inflation
• Exporters hampered by lack of certified wood
• January’s industrial production down 12.9 percent
• Bag exports target growth of 30 percent
• Auto market freezes, manufacturers consider scaling down production

Vietnam Stock Market

• Investors flock to new blue-chip VN30 Index
• Troubled firms face challenging year
• Beverage maker may have to delist
• Need to extend trading hours questioned
• Phu My Fertiliser profits up 91.1%

Vietnam News - Econ

Vietnam News - Industry

Vietnam News - Environment

Vietnam Business

• Will stocks, gold remain attractive to investors?
• Vietnam insurers to be classified into 4 groups
• Feb 2: foreigners continues net buying on both HOSE and HNX
• Interbank trading dong -12%, dollar +8% in week ending jan 13, 2012
• Credit institutions in HCMC face soaring bad debts
• Vietinbank gets SBV’s approval to increase capital for branch in Laos
• Vietnam Dong likely weaken by 3% at year end: bvsc
• Vietnam central bank sets reference rate for bank deposits at vbsp at 12.94% p.a.
• Property developers start year with a bang
• Vietnam set to be largest seafood exporter in the world

Tuoi Tre - Business

• Talent show’s contestant swallows live fish
• President praises rural development in Thai Binh
• Inspectorate result on TV rights to release this week
• A likely end for Vietnamese table tennis’ Olympics dream
• Wrong land decisions must be revoked: farmers’ reps
• One dead, local tsunami alert in 6.7 quake off Philippines
• Local movie featured abroad before home premiere
• EU Central Bank 'to hold rates steady this week'
• Diane Witherspoon sings in Hanoi
• China bans airlines from paying EU carbon charges

Vietnam+ Business

• Ministry promotes trade with Germany
• Better transport planning needed: PM
• Hanoi industrial zones draw 97.6 mln USD in Jan
• Rice exports plunge in January
• PM calls for securing single digit inflation
• FAO helps Thua Thien-Hue in sea-based economy
• Master plan for southern central coastal region approved
• Poor Tet sales leave firms with stockpiles
• Sagawa launches goods delivery services in Vietnam
• Few foreigners buying apartments in Vietnam