Property firms hit the wall; Push into S Korea needs support; Amata Vietnam joins Thai bourse; Southern agricultural producers get new VietGap certificate; Preferential tariffs – a boon for exporters; EVN forced to buy power from China

Nguyen Duc Tien, a scientist from the Agricultural Electromechanical Post-harvesting Technology Institute and his associates have successfully invented the technology to make Gamma Oryzanol from rice bran.

Vietnam’s catfish has to satisfy a series of requirements set up by import countries to reach out to foreign consumers.

Ineffective IPR protection a thorny issue in Vietnam; Saigon Hi-Tech Park phase two is approved; Steel consumption rises 3 per cent; More than 80,000 workers sent abroad in 2012; Work begins on solar cell plant in Hue

Retail industry draws investors; MoF to refund tax on plastic bags; Garment makers optimistic for 2013; Southern trade bloc does well; Mergers, acquisitions expected to boom this year; Dung Quat oil refinery targets 6.5 million tonnes of products

FIEs ready to join “National Branding” fest; ODA funds boost infrastructure plan; FIEs lead on export growth; Quang Ngai seeks new FDI for heavy industry complex; Local makers wring for life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite global and domestic challenges, Viet Nam has still gained significant external economic achievements in 2012, especially in terms of FDI, ODA, export, import and international arrivals.

Mekong Delta farmers eager for Gov’t to stockpile rice; Agro-aqua-forestry exports increase in 2012; Banks to charge on-us transaction fee from next March; Major solutions to defuse sluggish real estate market

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam, which expects the export turnover increase by three folds by 2020, is now calling for investments in the logistics industry in order to improve its competitiveness.

ADB grants $251m loans to Viet Nam; HCM City districts call for delayed projects to be cancelled; Agro-forestry and aquatic exports earn US$27.5 billion; Foreign direct investment pledges go down

More firms seek to get delisted; Electronics short circuits; Gov’t to adopt specific resolution to unfreeze real estate market; Wind power projects must be 300 metres from residential areas; Sugar industry mired in troubles, awaiting help

With the heavy debts of up to trillions of dong, a lot of cement companies cannot pay foreign debts. As a result, the Ministry of Finance has to come forward and pays for the loans guaranteed by the government.

Not all steelmakers in trouble; Big struggle ahead to get local SMEs back on their feet; HCM City exports to top US$30 billion; Businesses pessimistic about 2013 economic prospects; Phu Quoc International Airport inaugurated

More than $40 million to be spent on stabilising prices for Tet; Vinatex to sell non-core operations; Bar set higher for bank branches; Experts call for debt market; Two online trading companies shut operations

Vietnam, Mongolia recognise market economy status; Small businesses face distribution problems in HCMC; Economists outline Vietnam’s economy for 2013; Real estate market set to bottom out next year

VN has around 140 million phone subscribers; Awards honour best resorts; Vietnam Electricity to increase rates in 2013; Pyramid scheme firms grind to a halt; Remittances to turn heads

Road planning revised down due to capital shortage; Tough to convert commercial condos into low-cost homes; Increased credit targets not easy to obtain; Technology transaction floors quiet; New challenges for Long Xuyen Quadrangle

Economic crisis hits 60% of SMEs; Transport companies rail at road fee; HCM City strengthens focus on hi-tech agriculture; Power firm shakeup ticked; Reclaimed Mekong land is top producer

Spain cuts funding for Metro Line No. 5; HCM City yet to start tunnel toll collection; Exports hit over US$104 billion in 11 months; Over US$12 billion in FDI; November CPI rises 0.47 percent; Trade surplus worth US$64 million

The aquaculture has been threatened by the uncontrollable industrial production development which has caused serious pollution everywhere.