Vietnam’s inflation slowed for a fourth month in December, adding to the case for the central bank to lower interest rates even as the nation grapples with the quickest price gains in Asia.

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Vietnam’s December inflation slows for fourth straight month

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

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., which aims to get 30 percent of its revenue from the Asia-Pacific area by 2017, plans to increase its number of wealthy clients in Vietnam to 10,000 from 1,000 in three years.

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ANZ Bank seeks tenfold increase in wealthy Vietnamese clients

Ten Vietnamese companies are ranked among the top 200 Asia-Pacific corporations in Forbes Asia ’s “Best Under a Billion” list for 2011, the magazine said Wednesday.

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10 Vietnam firms in Forbes ‘Best Under a Billion’ list

Vietnam will raise its minimum wage by as much as 69 percent to help workers cope with the highest inflation in Asia.

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Vietnamese inflation accelerated for an 11th month in July after the central bank cut a key interest rate even as the nation faces the fastest price gains in Asia.

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Vietnam inflation accelerates to 22.16 pct, highest level in Asia

Vietnam’s central bank ordered lenders to set aside more dollars as reserves for the second time in less than two months, escalating the nation’s fight to steady the dong and quell the highest inflation in Asia.

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Generali, Italy’s largest insurer, said it has been granted a license to run life insurance operations in Vietnam as the group extends its presence in Asia.

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Italian firm receives life insurance license in Vietnam

The world’s leading mobile phone maker Nokia said Wednesday it plans to open a handset factory in Vietnam next year in order to take advantage of growing markets in Asia.

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Nokia to open factory in Vietnam in 2012

India has stopped corn and soymeal exports to Vietnam after Hanoi rejected cargoes totaling 50,000 tons over fumigation issues, threatening to stoke food and feedstock prices in Asia.

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India, Vietnam spar over feed quality, prices may jump