Inter-bank rate hits new record low of 0.5%

Inter-bank lending interest rates have continuously slipped to hit a new record low, according to the latest monetary report by Saigon Securities Incorporation’s (SSI) Retail Research.

'Grexit' fears hammer European markets Fears that Greece could end up leaving the eurozone after elections later this month rattled European markets, hammering stock prices.

Russia, Ukraine talks end without major breakthrough Talks between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine apparently failed to make a major breakthrough towards ending brutal fighting in east Ukraine on Wednesday as strongman Vladimir Putin played down the entry by his troops into the former Soviet state.

Europe's Danube freezes over, cold snap toll at 460 Thick ice closed vast swathes of the Danube on Thursday, crippling shipping on Europe's busiest waterway, as the death toll from bitter cold across the continent rose to at least 460.

Ha Noi bourse hits new low The VN-Index declined yesterday by another 0.13 per cent from last Friday's session, closing at 379.14 points – the lowest level in the past 30 months – as investors on the HCM Stock Exchange continued to sell shares on fears of a futher slump.

Stock market plummets on mounting economic worries Shares plunged steeply last week on both national stock exchanges, but market volume improved as many risk-taking investors hunted for bargain shares.