Vietnam

Vietnam's headline consumer price inflation (CPI) accelerated from 22.2% y-o-y in July to 23.0% y-o-y in August, reaffirming our concerns that inflationary pressures may prove to be... 2011-08-29

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong affirmed Hanoi's interests in strengthening bilateral ties with Cambodia. During a visit in Hanoi by Second Vice President of the Cambodian... 2011-07-01

Vietnam has accused China of raising political tensions in the region following a territorial dispute in the South China Sea in May. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong... 2011-06-03

The National Assembly (NA) has announced that it will review proposals to increase the allocation of excess budget revenues towards national defence and security. Chair of the NA Committee... 2011-05-01

Latest economic figures published by the General Statistics Office (GSO) suggest that a shift in the Vietnamese government's focus from driving economic growth towards fighting inflation... 2011-04-04

In line with our long-held view, the State Bank of Vietnam has announced its decision to devalue the Vietnamese dong by 9.3%, sending the unit down to the lower limit of its trading... 2011-03-04

Trade exports grew at a robust 19.7% y-o-y in January, supported by strong growth in exports of rubber, electronics and food products. We note that high food prices could provide a... 2011-02-02