HSBC expands to central region
	Friday,  October 1,2010,16:35 (GMT+7) HCMC – HSBC Vietnam on Thursday opened a branch in Danang City to expand its geographical reach to the central region.

Eight banks connect POS network
	Thursday,  September 30,2010,22:03 (GMT+7) HANOI –Eight banks on Tuesday started connecting their networks to points of sale outlets accepting local debit cards (POS), creating more convenience for card holders.

Gold surges to all-time high
	Thursday,  September 30,2010,20:17 (GMT+7) HCMC – Local gold on Wednesday shot up to a record high of over VND31 million per tael as the yellow metal rose to US$1,310 an ounce in the New York market a day earlier.

Banks urged to align compensation with risk
	Thursday,  September 30,2010,20:16 (GMT+7) HCMC – To enhance corporate governance as recommended by the Basel Committee in 2010, banks should make alignment of compensation with risk, said David Hawkins at the office of technical assistance under the U.S. Treasury.

VietABank to issue 137 million shares
	Wednesday,  September 29,2010,22:43 (GMT+7) HCMC – Vietnam Asia Commercial Bank (VietABank) will issue nearly 137 million shares to increase its chartered capital from VND1.63 trillion to VND3 trillion to comply with the central bank’s regulations.

ANZ launches service to high-class clients
	Tuesday,  September 28,2010,22:33 (GMT+7) HCMC – ANZ Vietnam on Monday launched a suit of banking service called Signature Priority Banking, targeting affluent retail customers in Vietnam.

Gold price surges on high demand
	Tuesday,  September 28,2010,22:32 (GMT+7) HCMC – Local gold prices on Monday continued hitting new records on higher demand as Saigon Jewelry Holding Co. (SJC) quoted selling price at VND30.74 million per tael, increasing VND280,000 per tael from late last week.

Sept dollar credit growth up strongly in HCMC
	Tuesday,  September 28,2010,22:31 (GMT+7) HCMC – Outstanding loans in foreign currency, mostly the U.S. dollar, at credit institutions in HCMC by the end of this month are forecast to expand 36% from late last year to VND186.1 trillion, according to central bank figures.

Central bank makes little change to Circular 13
	Tuesday,  September 28,2010,21:04 (GMT+7) HCMC – The central bank on Monday evening issued a new circular amending Circular 13, but it made little changes to the highly-controversial legal document on safety ratio for banking operations.

Top 1,000 corporate taxpayers named
	Monday,  September 27,2010,22:52 (GMT+7) HCMC – Vietnam Report Co. and the online newspaper VietnamNet have announced the 1,000 largest corporate income tax payers in the country in the V1000 list.