• ADB highly praises Vietnam’s economic potential and prospects
  ADB highly praises Vietnam’s economic potential and prospects
  

  

  “Vietnam Today” is the theme of a talk on Vietnam’s economic development held by the German Institute of Economic Research (DIW) and Asian Development Bank in Berlin on March 17.
  18/03
• 15 billion Yen for small and medium sized enterprises
  15 billion Yen for small and medium sized enterprises
  

  

  Small and medium sized enterprises will be provided 19 billion Yen in credit under a programme to help them access medium and long term loans from financial institutes.
  18/03
• Vietinbank seeks joint venture bank with Qatar
  Vietinbank seeks joint venture bank with Qatar
  

  

  The Vietnam Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) plans to establish a joint venture bank and open a branch in Qatar.
  18/03
• Finland willing to help Vietnam in global integration
  Finland willing to help Vietnam in global integration
  

  Finland is willing to support Vietnam with technological solutions, helping the country better integrate into the global economy as well as deal with difficulties after joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Pekka Hyvonen.
  18/03
• Vietnam’s ICT Awards ceremony to be held
  Vietnam’s ICT Awards ceremony to be held
  

  

  Vietnam’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Awards 2009 ceremony will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on March 20, broadcast live on VTV1.
  17/03

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• Garment and textile exports to Japan likely to reach US$1 billion
  Garment and textile exports to Japan likely to reach US$1 billion
  

  Vietnam is likely to earn between US$900 million and US$1 billion in 2009 from garment and textile exports to Japan, up by 18-20 percent over the previous year, according to Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).
  23/11
• Vietnam officially joins Asia’s elite fashion club
  Vietnam officially joins Asia’s elite fashion club
  

  

  Vietnam has officially become the sixth member of the Asia Fashion Federation (AFF), which comprises Japan, the Republic of Korea, China, Singapore and Thailand.
  23/11
• Nation’s largest cement plant to be completed
  Nation’s largest cement plant to be completed
  

  The Binh Phuoc Cement factory, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, will conduct a trial run in December 2009 and start operating at the beginning of 2010.
  22/11
• Nation’s two large power projects discussed
  Nation’s two large power projects discussed
  

  A seminar on Vietnam’s two major power projects, Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant and Lai Chau hydroelectric power plant, was held in Hanoi on November 20.
  22/11
• Vietnam to host 10th ASCOPE Conference in 2013
  Vietnam to host 10th ASCOPE Conference in 2013
  

  Vietnam has been selected to host the 10th ASEAN Council on Petroleum (ASCOPE) Conference & Exhibition in 2013.
  22/11