The growth of green in Vietnam’s property sector

Date: 20/08/2010

Residential developments located close to nature and with million dollar price tags have become a growing trend in Vietnam’s property market.

Pepsi to invest $250 million in Vietnam in next three years

Date: 20/08/2010

PepsiCo, the world’s second largest food and beverage business, announced that it plans to invest US$250 million in Vietnam over the next three years.

HCM City aims for 12 percent growth

Date: 28/07/2010

The Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee, Le Hoang Quan, has called on all sectors to strive for an annual GDP growth rate of 11.5 percent.

Textile, garment exports reach nearly $6bn

Date: 28/07/2010

The Vietnamese textile and garment sector is estimated to have earned US$5.8 billion from exports in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 17 percent.

Trade deficit climbs to US$7 billion

Date: 28/07/2010

The country’s trade deficit is expected to hit nearly US$7 billion in the first seven months of the year, accounting for 19.8 percent of total export revenue, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnamese firms focus more on Cambodia

Date: 28/07/2010

Vietnam’s business groups have revved up investment in Cambodia and actively contributed to the local social security programmes, said the Association of Vietnamese Investors in Cambodia (AVIC).

Cam Ranh airport to welcome int’l flights

Date: 28/07/2010

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on opening international flights to Cam Ranh airport was signed in the central coastal city of Nha Trang on July 24.

July’s CPI records the lowest rise over six years

Date: 28/07/2010

The country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in July went up by only 0.06 percent from June, the lowest level so far against Julys since 2004. This is also the lowest increase since the beginning of the year.

First US$1bn sponge iron plant to be built

Date: 28/07/2010

The Kobelco Iron Nugget Vietnam Company (KINV) started building the first sponge iron plant in Vietnam which has a total investment of US$1 billion.

CitiBank Vietnam completes financing for Nhon Trach 2 Power Plant

Date: 28/07/2010

CitiBank Vietnam on July 23 announced the completion of the Export Credit Agencies-supported debt financing arrangement for the PetroVietnam Nhon Trach 2 Combined Cycle Power Plant project.

WB helps improve governmental agencies’ capacity

Date: 16/07/2010

The World Bank (WB) and the State Bank of Vietnam on July 15 signed in Hanoi a credit worth US$100 million to help improve the capacity of Vietnamese governmental agencies.

US firm supports Vietnam’s testing micro-modular data centre

Date: 16/07/2010

US company Dot VN Inc. and Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct a test of elliptical mobile solutions’ (EMS) C3-SPEAR Micro-Modular Data Centre equipment at VNNIC’s primary Internet data centre in Hanoi.

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