Google and Facebook may have to open representative offices in Vietnam to provide their services for locals, if the Vietnamese communication ministry’s latest draft decree gets approved.

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Google, Facebook may be asked to open rep offices in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City has announced a price stabilization program for products of two local diary producers – Vinamilk and Nutifood – the Vietnam Economic Forum said Thursday.

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Vietnam metro includes local dairy products under price stabilization program

Food and beverage companies in Vietnam are seeking government permission to import a total of 268,000 tons of sugar even though local stockpiles of the sweetener are growing.

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Beverage firms seek sugar imports despite local surplus in Vietnam

Vietnam is not encouraging investment in casinos and the ban on locals gambling is non-negotiable, a senior government official said Friday.

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Vietnam will test-run the country’s first alumina plant early in the second quarter starting in April, before moving to full production, a local newspaper said on Friday, indicating a slight delay in the project.

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BIDV, Vietnam’s third-largest lender by assets, will make its share debut in late June on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, a local newspaper said on Wednesday, which will help expand investors’ portfolio of bank stocks.

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State utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is selling a 5.3 percent stake in ABBank, which is 20 percent owned by Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) , to a Vietnamese lender in a move to divest from non-core businesses, a local web site said on Tuesday.

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Several Vietnamese cooking gas distributors made small price cuts on Friday following a hike earlier this month that infuriated local consumers and prompted authorities to launch a nationwide inspection.

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Vietnam gas companies cut prices after controversial hike

The government has decided to pilot a value-added-tax refund scheme for foreign visitors in July in an attempt to boost sales of local products.

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The State Bank of Vietnam has allowed more than 10 companies to import a total 2.1 tons of gold for jewelry production, local media reported Friday.

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Vietnam allows gold imports of 2.1 tons