• 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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• PVN to build US$1 billion gas pipeline
  PVN to build US$1 billion gas pipeline
  

  The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) will break the ground on a pipeline project on November 28th to mark the oil and gas sector’s 48th anniversary.
  24/11
• Dac Lak exports 5,000 tonnes of honey
  Dac Lak exports 5,000 tonnes of honey
  

  

  The Central Highland province of Dac Lak will have some 5,000 tonnes of honey exported by the end of November.
  24/11
• Vietnam targets economic growth rate of 7- 8 percent in 2011-2015
  Vietnam targets economic growth rate of 7- 8 percent in 2011-2015
  

  The first draft on the five-year socio-economic development plan for the 2011-2015 period was announced by the Ministry of Planning and Investment at a seminar held in Hanoi on November 23 in consultation with various ministries, sectors, localities, research institutes and social organisations.
  24/11
• Online remittance transfer services begin in Vietnam
  Online remittance transfer services begin in Vietnam
  

  

  The Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) has launched an online remittance transfer service (VietinBank eRemit) to help overseas Vietnamese send money home much more easily.
  24/11
• VN applauds EU anti-dumping committee’s decision
  VN applauds EU anti-dumping committee’s decision
  

  

  The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has applauded the European Union anti-dumping committee’s recent rejection of an European Commission (EC) proposal to extend dumping duties on shoes imported from Vietnam and China.
  24/11