A broken dream
	Monday,  March 25,2013,22:07 (GMT+7) The first quarterly Macroeconomic Report issue of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee stresses that the Government is not able to save real estate businesses.

Housing market still moving
	Tuesday,  March 12,2013,20:23 (GMT+7) Negative information on the property market had worried Trang, who was seeking to sell her apartment in the Nam Long residential area in HCMC’s District 7. She was concerned that she couldn’t sell the home at a good price given oversupply and falling housing prices at present.

FDI’s contrasting picture
	Wednesday,  February 20,2013,21:09 (GMT+7) The picture of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2012 exhibits two distinct bright and dark segments. While the bright color should be further highlighted, the dark one needs to be removed for a better investment environment.

Frantically opposing “dumping sale”

Monday,  December 24,2012,20:33 (GMT+7) Lai Chau Number 1 Construction Company, the project developer of Dai Thanh apartment building in Hanoi, has lowered its selling price from VND14 million per square meter to VND10 million, creating uproar among property developers. Many firms who are afraid that more would rush into the price reduction race have suggested that the Ministry of Construction inspect Dai Thanh for signs of dumping

Partnership opens up business opportunities
	Sunday,  December 23,2012,18:58 (GMT+7) Companies active in the same industry often fight each other for a larger market share; however, it is not true for every case. The local pharmaceutical market has witnessed a brand acquisition, in which both seller and buyer promise to work together for stronger business development in the years to come.

Raising awareness of environment since young age
	Sunday,  November 18,2012,14:10 (GMT+7) I will turn off the light before leaving the room,” Le Minh Hien, a nine-year-old student in Hanoi, brightly replied to a question that a few minutes before he did not understand what it meant. The question was: “How can we save energy?” and not any primary student can answer this question.

Waiting for the third bout of price cuts
	Monday,  October 22,2012,20:36 (GMT+7) Near the end of 2011, the first bout of discount on the real estate market in HCMC started, with a slew of apartment projects, from affordable to high-end ones, selling at a discount to attract buyers. The An Tien project in Nha Be District, HCMC was down from VND18 million to VND14.5 million per square meter.

Inflation feared to return late this year
	Thursday,  September 13,2012,20:50 (GMT+7) In the past few months, inflation has gone down, but this does not mean that inflation will be low in all of 2012. Inflation will certainly increase again; if not at the end of this year, it will be in early 2013 because of many reasons.

Healthcare sector turns magnet for foreign investors
	Thursday,  September 6,2012,21:18 (GMT+7) For years in the recent past, the local healthcare sector attracted very few foreign investors who saw it as requiring a long time to recoup investment. The tide has turned now when a new wave of foreign entrepreneurs are coming in, seeking to tap a market seen as highly potential given the rising demand and the inadequate supply of services.

Competition heating up
	Monday,  September 3,2012,22:31 (GMT+7) Though the real estate market remains lackluster, competition among apartment developers in the country’s two biggest cities, Hanoi and HCMC, is getting tense. Many companies in the apartment segment are slashing prices to dump their unsold stock to prevent further losses.