Life made easier for foreign homebuyers
	Friday,  May 17,2013,11:00 (GMT+7) HCMC – The Ministry of Construction will relax regulations to make it easier for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese to buy homes in Vietnam, said Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tran Nam.

Nutrition industry grows well: Nielsen
	Friday,  May 17,2013,10:47 (GMT+7) HCMC - Despite the continued slowdown in the economy, Vietnam’s nutrition industry saw a robust growth in the last 12 months, and local consumers still rate health as a major concern, only behind the economy and job security, according to findings from Nielsen’s Health and Nutrition Forum in HCMC on Thursday.

Vietnam’s medium-term GDP grows 6.5%: Ernst & Young
	Thursday,  May 16,2013,21:43 (GMT+7) HCMC - Ernst & Young, a global assurance, tax and advisory services firm, has forecast Vietnam’s average gross domestic product will grow at least 6.5% between 2013 and 2016.

Two urgent tasks to rescue economy
	Thursday,  May 16,2013,21:00 (GMT+7) HANOI – Two urgent tasks were given in the report on socioeconomic performance in January-April delivered at the 18th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly (NA) on Tuesday in a bid to prop up the economy.

Economy remains weak: IMF
	Monday,  May 13,2013,20:13 (GMT+7) HANOI – The economy will continue to be as bleak this year as in 2012, said Sanjay Kalra, resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Vietnam.

Debt seen heavier in years to come
	Wednesday,  May 8,2013,19:58 (GMT+7) HANOI – The debt burden on the country will get heavier in the coming years, with debt obligations forecast to rise from VND126.8 trillion this year to VND152.6 trillion in 2014 and VND173.1 trillion in 2015.

Economic recovery hampered by exhausted firms
	Monday,  May 6,2013,20:30 (GMT+7) HANOI – The rising number of exhausted businesses will hinder the economy from recovering its growth next year, said the National Financial Supervisory Committee.

April PMI signals back-to-back improvements
	Sunday,  May 5,2013,20:40 (GMT+7) HCMC – The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reading was 51.0 in April, up slightly from 50.8 in March, indicating back-to-back improvements in operating conditions for the first time in almost two years.

Admin orders corrupt business ethics
	Thursday,  May 2,2013,23:15 (GMT+7) HANOI – Administrative orders on the market are giving rise to corruption and spoiling business ethics, said economists, pointing an accusing finger at recent moves of the central bank.

CPI barely grows given poor demand
	Thursday,  April 25,2013,20:36 (GMT+7) HCMC – The demand for essential and consumer goods has slowed as local buyers are trying to make ends meet with their meager incomes, and this is the main reason for the low growth of the price consumer index (CPI) nationwide over the past time.