• 180 businesses participate in 2010 ILDEX
  180 businesses participate in 2010 ILDEX
  

  

  Approximately180 leading businesses from 22 countries and territories will attend the third International Livestock and Dairy Expo (ILDEX), scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from March 25-27.
  18/03
• Vietnamese products sell well in Cambodia
  Vietnamese products sell well in Cambodia
  

  

  A representative of the Department for Trade Promotion says market share for Vietnamese products in Cambodia increased sharply in the first quarter of 2010.
  18/03
• Tourism sector sets sights on Russian market
  Tourism sector sets sights on Russian market
  

  The Vietnamese tourism sector is shifting the focus of its promotional programme onto Russia, says an official from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
  18/03
• South Africa, Vietnam have great potential for trade
  South Africa, Vietnam have great potential for trade
  

  The Republic of South Africa is a potential market for Vietnamese exports such as rice, coffee, tea, pepper, cashew nuts, tropical fruits, textiles and garments, and electronics. In return, South Africa can provide high-quality minerals for Vietnamese mechanical and jewelry industries.
  18/03
• Agreements on Japanese ODA signed in Hanoi
  Agreements on Japanese ODA signed in Hanoi
  

  

  Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Xuan Ha signed 5 agreements on official development assistance (ODA) with the Head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Monotori Tsuno, in Hanoi on March 18.
  18/03

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• Helping farmers become well off is the best reward for them
  Helping farmers become well off is the best reward for them
  

  

  Vietnam has become the world’s second biggest rice exporter but the incomes of rice growers are equivalent to families who are just a shade above the poverty line.
  02/12
• International Agricultural Exhibition opens in Can Tho
  International Agricultural Exhibition opens in Can Tho
  

  More than 260 businesses from Thailand, India, China, the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia and Spain are showcasing their products from 500 stands at International Agricultural Exhibition in southern province Can Tho on December 2.
  02/12
• Domestic gold prices surge as global gold passes US$1,200/ounce
  Domestic gold prices surge as global gold passes US$1,200/ounce
  

  

  On December 2, world gold prices officially reached a new high of US$1,207 per ounce, resulting in domestic gold hovering at around VND28.8 million per tael.
  02/12
• Best rice trading businesses honoured
  Best rice trading businesses honoured
  

  Twenty-four business trademarks, 18 product trademarks, and notable rice exporters were awarded at the closing ceremony of the country’s first Rice Festival in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on December 1.
  02/12
• US policymaker lectures on access to US market
  US policymaker lectures on access to US market
  

  A former US Trade Representative gave a lecture on accessing the US market at the University of Economics under the Hanoi National University on December 1.
  02/12