VietNamNet Bridge – The number of enterprises that ceased operations rose by 12.3 per cent in the first half of the year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

 Bitter-sweet honey exports; Myanmar attracts Vietnamese investors; Call for expanded Delta transport system; Multi-billion projects kindle hope for recovery; Multi-billion projects kindle hope for recovery

Fish breeding may disappear from Hanoi village; Ministry proposes minimum wage increase delay; Rental property market challenged by recession; Financial restructuring fails to show results

Capital industrial production soars; As prices fall, offices attract tenants; Lotte’s ‘ao dai’ tower rises higher in Hanoi; Foreign eyes light up at new M&A deals; SBV stalls asset regulations as companies feel the pinch

Rice market awaits news on Filipino buyers; Property trading to be put under tighter control; HSBC Vietnam unveils profit for the first time; HCM City says to choke off slow-moving projects

The Cypriot government has warned that banking curbs to prevent money from leaving the country will apply for longer than expected, in a blow to the island's attempts to revive its paralysed economy.

Vietnam-Myanmar trade up 40 percent; Kazakhstan-Ho Chi Minh City air route opens; Smuggled sturgeon fish from China floods markets in Vietnam; Rice prices unlikely to rise further: traders

VietNamNet Bridge - If it is adopted, the draft decree on cash payments will force people to pay through the bank if they want to buy real estate, stocks or cars, motorcycles...

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to give a warning to former chairman of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), Dao Van Hung, for big losses of the group’s subsidiary EVN Telecom.

Companies announce Tet bonus plans, despite financial straits; Finance Ministry urges fee collection for road use; Chinese steel threats local manufacturers; Land use fee calculation to be reviewed; EVN seeks funds for urgent projects

Rice exports hit a record high; Rare earth processing plant built in Quang Ninh; HCM City’s GDP soars by 9.3 pct; New ruling fails to rouse gold market; Tightening fruit and vegetable imports; EVN to issue bonds to repay debts

Unregistered import firms may be closed; SMEs urged to update products; Firms fail to exploit internet marketing; Coffee growers fight FDI business; Tax on jet-plane fuel cut from 12 to 7 per cent