• Vietnamese handicrafts showcased at Algerian exhibition
  Vietnamese handicrafts showcased at Algerian exhibition
  

  Traditional Vietnamese handicrafts are being showcased at the 15th International Fine Arts and Handicrafts Exhibition, which opened in Algiers, Algeria, on March 18.
  20/03
• Forum to promote economic development in central region
  Forum to promote economic development in central region
  

  Prospects for economic development in the key central economic region was discussed at a forum jointly held by the Quang Ngai provincial People’s Committees and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on March 20.
  20/03
• First cashew trading floor opens in Binh Phuoc
  First cashew trading floor opens in Binh Phuoc
  

  

  The first electronic cashew trading floor, sponsored by Saccombank, opened on March 20 in Dong Xoai town, Binh Phuoc province in the hope of making Vietnam become one of the world’s leading cashew exporters in 2010 with a turnover of US$1 billion.
  20/03
• Int’l border checkpoint inaugurated in Binh Phuoc
  Int’l border checkpoint inaugurated in Binh Phuoc
  

  The southern province of Binh Phuoc on March 20 announced the Prime Minister-approved master plan to develop the Hoa Lu border economic zone through 2025 and inaugurated the Hoa Lu international border checkpoint.
  20/03
• Qatar to invest in rice production in Vietnam
  Qatar to invest in rice production in Vietnam
  

  Qatar plans to invest US$1 billion in a project to grow high quality rice on 25,000ha in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh.
  20/03

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• Vietnam estimates a trade deficit in excess of $10 billion
  Vietnam estimates a trade deficit in excess of $10 billion
  

  

  The General Statistics Office (GSO) has predicted that Vietnam would record a trade deficit of US$10.2 billion in the first 11 months of 2009 with the figure for November alone estimated at US$1.75 billion.
  26/11
• Quang Nam province asks NGOs’ assisstance
  Quang Nam province asks NGOs’ assisstance
  

  

  A leading official from the central province of Quang Nam on November 25 called for assistance from foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
  26/11
• 500 Vietnam’s biggest businesses announced
  500 Vietnam’s biggest businesses announced
  

  

  The Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company on November 25 announced the list of 500 biggest Vietnamese businesses (VNR500) selected from more than 10,000 businesses across the country.
  26/11
• Workshop in Japan highlights investment opportunities in Vietnam
  Workshop in Japan highlights investment opportunities in Vietnam
  

  Around 100 Japanese researchers and businesspeople gathered in Tokyo on November 25 to attend a workshop on Vietnam’s current investment climate and its financial system.
  26/11
• Vietnam urged to improve infrastructure, facilitate investments
  Vietnam urged to improve infrastructure, facilitate investments
  

  

  Firms from the Republic of Korea (RoK) have asked Vietnam to improve its infrastructure along with creating better conditions for overseas investors.
  26/11