Vietnam will limit imports not essential to the economy and try to increase exports to quickly narrow the trade deficit, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said. The Ministry of Industry and Trade will work with other agencies to adopt measures including tariffs to curb the import of non-essential goods, as well as implement other initiatives to promote overseas sales, the prime minister said in a statement... 

Vietnam hopes that the European Union (EU) will put an end to anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese leather-capped shoes, Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Nguyen Phuong Nga said Thursday. Nga made the statement at a press briefing on the European Commission’s plan to make a final decision later this month on the extension of anti-dumping tariffs on leather-capped shoes imported from Vietnam.... 

Vietnam’s Sacombank, 10 percent owned by Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, said on Friday it has raised its registered capital by 14 percent to VND6.7 trillion via a share issue. The new registered capital came into force late last month after the Ho Chi Minh City-based lender used proceeds from an issue of shares for existing shareholders and key officials, it said in a statement. Registered...