| HSBC: Vietnamese SMEs optimistic about outlook Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Viet Nam and India are the most optimistic about their countries’ economic outlook in 2008, according to the latest survey by the Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC).... | Rice exports in 2007: good business but poor quality Vietnamese rice has been exported to more than 70 countries and territories around the world including demanding markets such as the EU, the US and Japan. However, behind this impressive figure, the Vietnamese rice exporters are still beset by worries.... | 90% of bidders pay up for shares won in bank IPO As many as 90 per cent of investors taking part in Vietcombank’s initial public offering in last December have paid money for their stake.... |