Vietnam

US President George W. Bush lauded the steps taken to increase religious freedom in Vietnam after meeting Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Washington on June 24. Curbs on religious... 2008-07-08

Vietnam is now leading the way in Southeast Asia for the development of nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuels by announcing on May 15 that it is to construct two nuclear... 2008-06-10

BMI View: We have revised down our 2008 real GDP growth forecast from 7.0% to 5.5% on account of the likely effects of the government's tightening of fiscal and monetary policy in... 2008-06-04

BMI View: We now see increasing risks to our 2008 real GDP growth forecast of 7.0% as the government is grappling to bring inflation and the bulging trade deficit under control.... 2008-05-29

BMI View: We believe the 25.2% y-o-y headline figure, a 16-year high, disguises the underlying trend in the May inflation report. We foresee inflation reaching its peak of close to... 2008-05-27

Vietnam and North Korea are to boost bilateral co-operation in trade, investment, sports and culture after a visit by Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Dung visited Pyongyang on May 7-9.... 2008-05-12

BMI View: We revised down our real GDP growth forecast for 2008 from 8.2% to 7.0% in January on anticipation of weaker exports to the US and that continued monetary tightening... 2008-04-11

We see the growing number of pay-related strikes as a potential source of civil unrest. Thousands of workers, mainly employed at foreign-owned textile plants, have gone on strike... 2008-04-09

BMI View: The sharp plunge in the dong, prompted by central bank intervention to buy US dollars, illustrates the conflicting policy aims of the government. We believe a stronger currency... 2008-03-31

BMI View: Asian governments have good reasons to fear Kosovo's recent secession from Serbia. Virtually every Asian country has a territory or ethnic minority that has sought or is... 2008-03-10