Rice exports from Vietnam, the world’s second-largest shipper after Thailand, may total 400,000 metric tons this month, 25 percent less than a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Rice exports from Thailand, the world’s biggest shipper, may decline 10 percent this year on competition from India and Vietnam even as the value of the shipments gains, according to the Foreign Trade Department.

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Thai rice exports to drop 10 pct on India, Vietnam competition

Vinashin, the Vietnamese state-owned shipbuilder sued by Elliott Vin (Netherlands) NV for a portion of a $600 million loan, said the claim isn’t valid.

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Vinashin says Elliott claim for $600 million loan share invalid

Despite economic difficulties the retail market in Ho Chi Minh City expanded last year as top retailers and brands continued to come in, property consultant Knight Frank said in a new report.

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Ultra-luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce is looking to expand into Thailand and Vietnam, a top executive said Wednesday, after it posted record sales in 2011 with Asia its fastest-growing market.

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Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

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ANZ to sell Sacombank stake, build own business in Vietnam

Recent declines in property prices are actually a positive sign as it means many people will have better opportunities to afford the home they want, the Ministry of Construction says in a new report.

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Falling home prices in Vietnam a positive development: ministry

Real estate service provider Savills said it has won an international award for its marketing campaign for The Crescent, a new property project in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Savills wins int’l award for marketing Vietnamese project

The housing markets in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will continue to see price falls in 2012 as cities across Asia-Pacific are expected to have weaker sales volumes, according to global property consultant Knight Frank.

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Vietnam to see further decline in home prices: report

Vietnam’s once-frenzied property market has ground to a halt, leaving local developers limping and international investors salivating at the chance of snapping up distressed deals.

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Vulture funds circle Vietnam’s property market