Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services Co. said sales soared in 2009 and it plans to list shares this year on the Ho Chi Minh stock exchange. Revenue for the year to Dec. 31 rose 52 percent to VND27.4 trillion (US$1.5 billion), the nation’s second-biggest wireless-phone carrier, known as MobiFone, said in a faxed statement Tuesday, without elaborating. Pretax profit fell 3.4 percent to VND5.6 trillion.... 

Hanoi will have an additional 12,500 square meters of Grade A office space with the opening of an office building in April this year, according to its exclusive marketing agent Colliers International. The Crown Office building whose work started in 2007, is a project of gas producer Tran Hong Quan Commercial Co., Ltd. It is part of the US$70 million Crown Plaza, a complex of three buildings including... 

Vietnam hopes to increase catfish exports this year to US$1.5 billion, up from $1.1 billion last year, based on estimates of the output in the Mekong Delta. The export target of 600,000 tons has been set by the Mekong Delta committee for producing and selling catfish Around 630,000 tons are set to be harvested in the next few months, Vietnam News Agency reported. The delta has over 6,000 hectares... 

Sources from the WTO based in Geneva say Vietnam has brought a lawsuit to the WTO protesting against the US imposition of anti-dumping taxes on the country’s frozen shrimp. On February 1, Vietnam sent a request to the US to reconsider its decision. The two sides now have 60 days to discuss the issue. If no agreement is reached, Vietnam will be free to ask the WTO to set up an arbitration committee. This... 

HCMC – AIA Vietnam on Monday opened customer service centers in Danang, Nha Trang and Can Tho cities in a bid to enhance the company’s customer service capacity, said the company’s CEO. Jamie Rains, general director of AIA Vietnam, said: “We hope these new service centers will provide our customers with value-added services with convenience while performing transactions with AIA Vietnam.” AIA...