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Vietnam Lures Intel, Samsung as Asean Woos Companies From China – BusinessWeek

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BusinessWorld Online Vietnam Lures Intel, Samsung as Asean Woos Companies From China BusinessWeek April 7 (Bloomberg) — Vietnam hosts Southeast Asian leaders this week as chair of their 10-nation bloc, shining a spotlight on the …

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Hanoi Gears Up for ASEAN Summit – NTDTV

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BusinessWorld Online Hanoi Gears Up for ASEAN Summit NTDTV Vietnam is pruning the capital city of Hanoi to host the 16th Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN, where economic issues, Burma's elections … Asian summit to weigh winding down stimulus measures Reuters ASEAN, China, Japan, South Korea hold regional financial meeting Xinhua PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT OFF TO VIETNAM FOR THE 16TH ASEAN SUMMIT; THEN TO US, SPAIN Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm AFP

ASEAN summit to weigh winding down stimulus measures – Reuters

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AFP ASEAN summit to weigh winding down stimulus measures Reuters Full Article By John Ruwitch NHA TRANG, Vietnam , April 6 (Reuters) – Southeast Asian leaders will consider ways to unwind emergency stimulus policies … ASEAN, China, Japan, South Korea hold regional financial meeting Xinhua Myanmar to escape censure at ASEAN summit: observers AFP Asean set to grow 5.6% Straits Times CCTV

Vietnam Fast Facts:

  • GDP (2008): $84.98 billion.
  • Real growth rate: 6.23% (2008)
  • Inflation rate (January 2009): 17.48% year-on-year.
  • External debt (2008): 29.8% of GDP, $21.8 billion.
  • Population: 85.79 million
  • Services: 38.10% of GDP, 2008
  • Exports: $62.9 billion
  • Imports: $80.4 billion
  • Goldman Sachs paper: Vietnam: The Next Asian Tiger in the Making