• Kuwait Fund loans Vietnam US$ 14 million
  Kuwait Fund loans Vietnam US$ 14 million
  

  The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has agreed to provide Vietnam with US$14 million in loans to carry out the Cha To – Muong Tung road construction project in Dien Bien province.
  12/03
• VACC helps construction contractors gain ground
  VACC helps construction contractors gain ground
  

  

  The Vietnam Association of Construction Contractors (VACC) has set a target of buttressing the operations of its members from now until 2015.
  12/03
• Nghe An calls for investment in marine tourism projects
  Nghe An calls for investment in marine tourism projects
  

  The central province of Nghe An has called for stronger investment in 22 marine and ecological tourism projects estimated at US$250 million in the next five years.
  12/03
• Rolls Royce to build an aircraft maintenance factory in Vietnam
  Rolls Royce to build an aircraft maintenance factory in Vietnam
  

  Rolls Royce plans to establish a joint venture company with a Vietnamese business to build an aircraft Maintenance, Repairs and Overhaul (MRO) factory in Vietnam.
  12/03
• Anti-dumping lawsuits on the rise
  Anti-dumping lawsuits on the rise
  

  The number of lawsuits on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy along with other protectionist measures against Vietnamese exports will increase in the coming time.
  12/03

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• Donors to meet in Hanoi on December 3-4
  Donors to meet in Hanoi on December 3-4
  

  The Prime Minister has accepted the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s proposal to organise the 2009 Consultative Group Meeting for Vietnam (CG 2009) in Hanoi on December 3-4.
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• Cam Ranh International Airport to be put into operation
  Cam Ranh International Airport to be put into operation
  

  

  The southcentral province of Khanh Hoa is expected to inaugurate Cam Ranh International Airport on December 12, 2009, opening up new opportunities for the province to develop its economy and tourism.
  18/11
• Lang Son’s border economic zones: challenges and prospects
  Lang Son’s border economic zones: challenges and prospects
  

  

  The northern mountain province of Lang Son, with its good infrastructure and geological position, has made considerable progress in border economic development. However, there are still snags in attracting investment, raising people’s living standards and fighting smuggling.
  18/11
• Footwear companies focus on domestic market
  Footwear companies focus on domestic market
  

  

  The footwear industry plans to corner 80 percent of the domestic market by 2015. This will be a big challenge for the market of 86 million Vietnamese who prefer foreign and illegally imported shoes.
  18/11
• More Vietnamese tourists use central border gates
  More Vietnamese tourists use central border gates
  

  Due to the economic crisis and flu A/H1N1, the number of overland tourists passing through border gates in the central and central highland regions seems to have slowed down. It is expected to reach 60,000-70,000 in 2009, one-third less than in 2008.
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