Collective Brands Inc., the retailer that said in August it’s reviewing strategic options, will open its first Payless shoe stores in Vietnam, Thailand and Korea this year.

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Banks in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Vietnam are among the “most exposed” in the Asia-Pacific region to a sudden worsening of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, Moody’s Investors Service said.

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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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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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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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Rice exports from Vietnam, the second-largest shipper, reached a record level, boosting supply at a time when floods and government policies may reduce flows from Thailand, the largest exporter.

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The flooding that has ravaged Thailand over the past three months has hurt not only the country’s automobile industry but also that of Vietnam, as Thailand is a major provider of auto parts here.

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Vietnamese auto industry affected by floods in Thailand

Japanese companies, Thailand’s biggest foreign investors, may spend more to build factories in neighbors including Indonesia and Vietnam after the worst flooding in 70 years disrupted global production.

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