• Vietnam’s ICT Awards ceremony to be held
  Vietnam’s ICT Awards ceremony to be held
  

  

  Vietnam’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Awards 2009 ceremony will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on March 20, broadcast live on VTV1.
  17/03
• Hanoi hosts exhibition on recycling energy
  Hanoi hosts exhibition on recycling energy
  

  An international exhibition on recycling energy was held in Hanoi on March 17 by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the International Exhibition and Fair Organisation.
  17/03
• Fifth int’l shipbuilding exhibition opens in Hanoi
  Fifth int’l shipbuilding exhibition opens in Hanoi
  

  

  The 5th Vietnam International Exhibition on Shipbuilding, Marine Technology & Transportation (Vietship 2010) opened at the My Dinh National Convention Centre in Hanoi on March 17.
  17/03
• Finland to help Vietnam businesses improve export capacity
  Finland to help Vietnam businesses improve export capacity
  

  Finland will help Vietnamese businesses access other European markets, promote environmentally and socially-sustainable development in forestry, and build a system for the Information Society.
  17/03
• VND8 trillion to invest in developing 211 fishing ports
  VND8 trillion to invest in developing 211 fishing ports
  

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved an VND8 trillion project designed to build a total of 211 fishing ports in 28 coastal provinces and cities throughout the country from now until 2020.
  17/03

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• Australian company to import Vietnam’s fragrant rice
  Australian company to import Vietnam’s fragrant rice
  

  Oriental Merchant Pty Ltd will distribute Vietnam’s fragrant rice and high quality white rice to Australian and New Zealand supermarkets.
  09/03
• Nghe An exports rattan products for the first time
  Nghe An exports rattan products for the first time
  

  The central province of Nghe An will send its first consignment of rattan products under a recently signed contract between the Duc Phong company and the leading Swedish interior decoration group IKEA.
  09/03
• Toshiba opens Asia Pacific office in HCM City
  Toshiba opens Asia Pacific office in HCM City
  

  Japan’s Toshiba group officially opened its Asia Pacific representative office in HCM City on March 6.
  09/03
• PM encourages Qatari investment in Vietnam
  PM encourages Qatari investment in Vietnam
  

  

  The Vietnamese Government will create the best possible conditions for Qatari investors to do long-term business successfully in the country, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
  09/03
• Hanoi supermarkets give massive discounts
  Hanoi supermarkets give massive discounts
  

  A series of supermarkets in Hanoi are offering discounts of 30- 50 percent to boost consumption. Suppliers, manufacturers and supermarkets all accepted a reduction in their profits to attract more consumers.
  08/03