Thread: Vietnam should devalue the dong, Harvard University's analysis

Vietnam not ready yet in labor force for developing sea-borne economy
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/education/13173/vietnam-not-ready-yet-in-labor-force-for-developing-sea-borne-economy.html

Educators have pointed out that the overly low salaries and hard working conditions are the two main reasons which make students turn their back to the majors.

synchronicity of post 2007 global financial markets is just amazing !! (sarcasm)
vn index drops 199 pct on wall street
http://www.vnstocknews.com/2011/09/v...ll-street.html

Foreign investments fall in Vietnam stock market http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Business/Stock_Market/2011/9/96589/ Financial experts warn that the investment flowing in the market is mainly from speculators as both foreign and domestic traders withdrew their money from the bourses. PPT doing their best to prop up the dollar ?

Vietnam’s gold price outdistances global price
http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Business/2011/9/96832/

State enterprise dominates top 500 Vietnamese companies

http://vietnambusiness.asia/state-enterprise-dominates-top-500-vietnamese-companies/

Among the top ten of VNR500, state-own enterprises take an overwhelming percentage including:

Ranking	Companies
1	Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (Petro Vietnam)
2	Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation (Petrolimex)
3	Electricity of Vietnam (EVN)
4	Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications group (VNPT)
5	Vietnam national Coal Minerral Industries Holding Corporation Ltd ( Vinacomin)
6	Saigon Jewelry Company Ltd (SJC)
7	Viettel Group
8	Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank)
9	Vietnam Southern Food Corrporation (Vinafood2)
10	PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP)

The west regulates and the east deregulates..

Authorities now recognize the private sector’s importance in the country’s competiveness and they are striving to gradually reduce state participation in the economy.

Ranking	Companies
1	Saigon Gold and Silver ACB-SJC joint stock company
2	Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technologies (FPT)
3	Asia Commercial JSBank (ACB)
4	Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk)
5	DoJi Gold and Gem  Group
6	Thai Hung Trading JSC
7	Phu Nhuan Jewelry JSC
8	Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial JSBank (Sacombank)
9	Vietnam Technological and Commercial JSBank (Techcombank)
10	Hoa Phat Group

Have to keep an eye on these guys..