May 7, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Outgoing prime minister Vladimir Putin (WSJ) was sworn into office for a third six-year presidential term today, while riot police detained hundreds of anti-government protesters in the run-up to the inauguration.
Vietnam Plans for Revamping National Fleet of ShipsMay 7, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Vietnam Ministry of Transport proposed its “industrialization and modernization of Vietnam’s transportation” in which it would invest VND 100 trillion ($4.8 billion) for the state-owned Vinalines.
May 6, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Americas Society provides an overview detailing the origin, characteristics, and purposes of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
May 2, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Much of the focus on the Asian presence in Latin America is given to China. Vietnam – a market-oriented economy which grew at nearly 6 percent in 2011 – is quietly courting Latin American countries (Americas Society, May 4). The SEA country expects to increase its exports to the region three-fold to US$6 billion by 2015 and gain access to the region’s valuable commodity markets.
Some Business Performance and Financial Indications of Masan Group
May 4, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Masan Group (HOSE: MSN) was listed on Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange on Nov 5, 2009 at the price of VND43,000 per share. On Sep 16, 2011, MSN reached its peak of VND158,000 per share. When today trading session closed, MSN was traded at VND108,000 per share.
May 2, 2012 (Vietnamica) — The spot market gold price rallied to $1658 an ounce ahead of Wednesday’s US trading, following the release of disappointing US jobs data – though gold in Dollars remained down on the week so far.
