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

• Vietnam's CBI Shown a Drop in Jan
• Dung Quat Economic Zone aims high
• Massive losses cost EVN chair his seat
• Vietnam Coffee Premiums Jump
• VCG: 2011 Net Profit Falls 20pct to 398b dong
• Sagawa launches goods delivery services in Vietnam
• Bag exports target growth of 30 pct
• Few foreigners buying apartments in Vietnam

IntelAsia - Finance

• Vietnam Central Bank Says Banking System in Abundant Liquidity
• UPDATE 2-Vietnam Cuts Reserve Levels To Lift Agriculture Loans
• Ex-Im Bank Chair in Vietnam to Promote Closure of Nearly $1.5 Billion in Critical Infrastructure Projects
• February 6: Vietnam Gold Rises to 45.12m dong/Tael, Dollar Stable
• Stable exchange rate promised
• VDB to Auction 4tr dong government Bonds on February 8
• Vietnam Central Bank Targets Lower Interest Rates; Steadier Exchange Rates in 2012
• Vietnam's 5-Year Bond Yields Fall to Lowest Level Since October

Finance

• Vietnam cuts reserve levels to lift agriculture loans
• Huge income of employees at big banks revealed
• Deposits at commercial banks picking post-Tet period, lending still slow
• Vietcombank’s bad debts ratio at 2pct in 2011
• Vietnam central bank may announce credit growth limits for each bank in March
• Bond market stands at the crossroads

Investment

• Market brightens for industrial park developers
• Moves to better manage FDI in property sector
• Hanoi IZs draw US$97.6 mln in Jan
• Dinh An EZ attracts 7 investment projects
• Israeli firms promote business in Vietnam
• More opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to invest in Myanmar

Markets

• Builders focus on low-cost housing
• Market brightens for industrial park developers
• Real estate firms decry new home tax
• Moves to better manage FDI in property sector
• Office tenants moving into city center
• Vietnam’s housing market too expensive for workers

Industry

• Vietnam has additional 830,000 mobile phone subscribers in Jan
• Vietnam post and telecommunication industry posts 11.1tr dong revenue in Jan
• Thai Oil eyes to invest in Vietnam’s petroleum market
• Vietnam to export fertiliser this year
• Steel makers face tough year
• Ministry says will restructure insurance market

Import / Export

• Vietnam state budget deficit to reach vnd3.9tln in Jan 2011
• Bag exports target growth of 30 percent
• More than 279,000 tonnes of rice exported in January
• Rice importers return to survey prices
• Rice export: to obtain new successes, it’s necessary to review old lesson
• Viet nam exports 400,000 tonnes of rice in january

Thanh Nien Business

• Cash injection not a concern for inflation: central bank
• EVN chairman dismissed for poor performance
• 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

Vietnam Finance News

• US$7.64 billion liquidity support for Tet won’t boost inflation: central bank
• Bond market stands at the crossroads
• Moody’s Says Australia, N.Z. Banks Most Exposed to Europe Crisis
• Gold recovers VND150,000 per tael
• Asian Currencies Weaken on Greek Debt Concern, Importers Buying Dollars

Vietnam Business & Economy

• US bank helps Vietnam develop infrastructure projects
• Better transport planning needed: PM
• Ministry promotes trade with Germany
• In Lanta Tour’s case, Vietnam win’s international travelers’ hearts
• Good news comes at the beginning of the year of Dragon

Vietnam Stock Market

• Profit taking seen building up this week
• VN-Index calculation method to be revised
• Analysts savour seafood shares
• Market soars following Tet holiday
• New index whets investor appetites

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Vietnam Business

• Vietnamese coffee sales reached about 40% of crop, Volcafe says
• Vietnam has additional 830,000 mobile phone subscribers in Jan
• Vietnam post and telecommunication industry posts 11.1tr dong revenue in Jan
• Thai Oil eyes to invest in Vietnam’s petroleum market
• Builders focus on low-cost housing
• Market brightens for industrial park developers
• Real estate firms decry new home tax
• Moves to better manage FDI in property sector
• Office tenants moving into city center
• Vietnam cuts reserve levels to lift agriculture loans

Tuoi Tre - Business

• Suarez return fails to inspire Liverpool
• Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – Feb.07
• Phu Yen police smashes reactionary plot
• Miss Piggy to present BAFTA awards in Britain
• Golden generation footballer dies at 69
• European debt crisis main threat to Asia-Pacific banks: Moody's
• L'Espace offers taste of France
• "Glee" sidelined for 2 months for comedy shows
• Producers on Tom Cruise film sued for breach of contract
• Gold rebounds after heavy loss; Asia rushes to buy

Vietnam+ Business

• US bank helps Vietnam develop infrastructure projects
• Vietnam develops swallow bird’s nests in RoK
• 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