VN greets over 2.5 mil foreign visitors in five months

Date: 08/06/2011

Vietnam welcomed over 2.5 million international visitors in the first five months of this year, representing a year-on-year rise of 18 per cent.

Industrial park broken ground in the north

Date: 06/06/2011

Vina-CPK Company Ltd. on Tuesday (31 May) broke ground for the 308-hectare Ba Thien 2 Industrial Park in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.

German bank finances metro project in city

Date: 06/06/2011

HCMC Vice Chairman Nguyen Thanh Tai on Saturday signed a credit agreement with German Reconstruction Bank (KfW), under which KfW would provide nearly 213 million euros for the second metro project in HCMC.

Gold suddenly rises to VND38 million

Date: 06/06/2011

The price of gold in Vietnam unexpectedly hit VND38 million a tael (1.2 ounces), the highest level since April 30, on June 6 thanks to the rising momentum on global market.

Vietnam needs deep-water seaports: PM

Date: 06/06/2011

The Prime Minister has stated that Vietnam needs to build deep-water seaports in the northern city of Hai Phong and the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to receive larger-tonnage ships within the next five years.

Vietnam leads foreign investment in Laos

Date: 03/06/2011

Viet Nam has become the leading foreign investor in Laos, taking over the top position from China and Thailand, according to a newsletter issued by the Lao Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Investment Promotion Department.

Firms home in for moving solution

Date: 03/06/2011

Firms are on the tenterhooks with their proposed removal from Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Zone.

Gold makes sharp correction

Date: 03/06/2011

The price of gold in Vietnam sharply dropped on March 29 as global price sank to the lowest level since March 18 due to profit-taking.

E.coli scare spreading to Vietnam

Date: 03/06/2011

Vietnamese vegetables face high risk of catching the lethal E. coli outbreak as farmers mostly use sewage and muddy water taken from streams, lake and rivers, to irrigate the crops, a health official has warned.

Ministry announces energy efficiency competitions

Date: 03/06/2011

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced two national contests for effective energy management in buildings and by industries and a media award for energy efficiency.

Vietnam’s timber export hard to fulfill $4b target

Date: 01/06/2011

Facing the current hardships, Vietnam’s export for timber products will be very hard to achieve $4 billion target in 2011, Nguyen Ton Quyen, vice chairman of Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (Vietfores) said.

Dong Nai’s industrial parks struggle

Date: 01/06/2011

HCM City’s neighbouring province of Dong Nai boasts a high IP occupancy rate, but several parks are languishing with little or no investment, the Dau Tu (Viet Nam Investment Review) newspaper reports.

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