• 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-EU PCA talks yield new progress
  Vietnam-EU PCA talks yield new progress
  

  Vietnam and the EU have narrowed their differences in many provisions of their Partnership and Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement (PCA) during the fifth round of negotiations.
  08/11
• Contracts of US$114 million inked at border trade fair
  Contracts of US$114 million inked at border trade fair
  

  Enterprises from China and Vietnam signed business contracts worth up to US$114 million at the 9th International Trade and Tourism Fair in the northern province of Lao Cai that ended on November 7.
  08/11
• Bright prospect for exports in 2010
  Bright prospect for exports in 2010
  

  

  Vietnamese businesses are very active when dealing with importers and promoting trade in future potential markets. However, businesses need to work with each other, as well as with leading importers, if Vietnamese products are to gain a firm foothold in big overseas markets.
  08/11
• Bright prospect for exports in 2010
  Bright prospect for exports in 2010
  

  

  Vietnamese businesses are very active when dealing with importers and promoting trade in future potential markets. However, businesses need to work with each other, as well as with leading importers, if Vietnamese products are to gain a firm foothold in big overseas markets.
  08/11
• MoF to help bring Vietnamese products to the countryside
  MoF to help bring Vietnamese products to the countryside
  

  

  The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued a circular to provide aid and promote the domestic consumption of Vietnamese goods with two types of aid for businesses.
  07/11