FINANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Vietnam should revise forex rules to raise more dollars from
abroad: Experts 1
Vietnam to restrict cross investments among banks 2
Interbank trading of dollar plunges 42pct, o/n rates down 3
Dollar deposit rate cap not hamper overseas remittance: VAFI 3
Insurance market sees changes in revenue structure 4
Military Bank releases 2010 performance 4
SBV told to fight dollar speculation at banks 5
Navibank to seek strategic partner in FY2011 6
Overseas listing to require new share issue 6
VinaCapital's NAV reaches nearly $1.63b by end of Mar 8
Foreigners post net buyers of nearly 2.55tr dong in Q1 8
Plastics firms urged to form cluster 9
Vietnam textile and garment exports reach $3b in Q1 10
China considers Vietnam its major market 10
Bao Minh Insurer expects to gain 200b dong in after tax profit 11
DongA Bank wins Vietnam strong brand 2010 award 11
HSBC offers discounts for credit card holders 11
Southern Bank expects to reach 2011 profit of 600b dong 11
MB signs cooperation contract with Kowil 12
Banks raise 800b dong for Cau Gie-Ninh Binh expressway 12
Government earmarks $1.6b for road traffic safety 12
Vietnam will allow power-price adjustments every three months 13
Vietnam PM approves electricity prices under market mechanism 13
Vietnam rice export reaches $1.2b as of April 15 13
Vietnam exports 25,128 tonnes of pepper in Q1 14
Vietnam to send more workers to Malaysia to meet demand 14
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Stock market keeps going down 15
Business Briefs April 18 15
HiPT pays dividend in cash at 20pct 17
Kim Long securities broker posts 30b dong profit in Q1 17
ADC approves 15pct dividend for 2011 18
APG o hike chartered capital 18
Saigon-Hanoi securities broker targets 135b dong pre-tax profit
in FY2011 18
PV Gas plans listing in 2011 18
FPTS completes sales of 11m shares to Japanese brokerage 19
Xuan Thanh Securities has 322b dong of deposit in banks 19
Wood producer sets target to reach whole year profit of
34.89b dong 19
Rubber firm estimates to gain Q1 revenue of 186.6b dong 20
Vimedimex raises chartered capital to 200b dong for
investment in VietABank 20
Construction group aims to reach pre-tax profit of 54.4b dong 20
PTL sets plan to double revenue in 2011 20
BDB sets target to reach net profit of 2b dong 21
Western Coach Station aims to obtain net profit of 16.4b dong 21
Licogi 16 sets profit target of over 225b dong 21
Kinh Do baker's audited profit falls 31b dong 21
BTT estimates to reach Q1 profit of over 9b dong 22
Coteccons aims to gain 2011 net profit of 220b dong 22
Paper prices continue to rise 22
STP's Q1 profit posted at 5.27b dong, up 44.71pct y-o-y 22
Vietnam Airlines resumes Da Nang-Hai Phong service 23
Vietnam Petrolimex sees decision soon on preferential forex rate 23
Vinacomin targets coal, mineral sales 23
Bio Ethanol Dung Quat plant to start operations in Nov 24
EVN delays and extends many projects 24
Lao Cai cancels 39 hydroelectric projects 24
Janakuasa to build $1.6b power station in Vietnam 25
Hanoi to have new urban area in Me Linh 25
Vung Tau sailboat project to be suspended 25
VCR expects to earn profit of at least 1tr dong from
Amatina Cat Ba project 26
Macau enterprises want to invest in Vietnam's casino 26
Viettel dominates 42pct market share in Cambodia 26
FPT gains 516b dong profit in Q1 26
Foreigners top phone market 27
Foreigners eager to MobiFone's IPO 27