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Vietnam to invest up to VND440 trillion in ports by 2020
Vietnam has outlined a major development plan to invest up to VND440 trillion ($23.8 billion) to build...
Plastics ripe for investment
Despite the economic crisis, the country’s plastics industry is expected to grow at 15 percent this...
Seminar promotes investment in Mekong countries
A seminar to promote investment in Greater Mekong sub-region (GMS) countries was held in Tokyo, Japan...
HCM City CPI up 1.19 percent in December
The consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City in December is 1.19 percent higher than November....
Trade deficit rising at an alarming rate
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has taken ‘tough action’ against certain products that are believed...
Exporters proposed setting up warehouses abroad
The country’s leading exporters and the Vietnam Development Bank (VDB) have submitted to the Government...
Mechanical engineering needs restructuring for int’l labour...
The mechanical industry has met only some 38 percent of domestic demand though it is capable of manufacturing...
ADB fores 6.5 percent GDP for Vietnam in 2010
Vietnam’s economic growth rate is forecast to reach 6.5 percent by 2010, according to a document released...
Hanoi offers incentives to Japanese investors
A representative of Hanoi capital city introduced its investment environment and potential for investment...
EuroCham opposes EU’s plan on Vietnam’s shoes
The European Union’s plan to impose anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese leather-capped shoes will have...
HCM City’s IT turnover equals 40% of nation’s total
Ho Chi Minh City is home to almost 12,000 IT businesses earning VND 35 trillion by the end of 2009 or...