• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• Contract for supply of FPSO vessel signed
  Contract for supply of FPSO vessel signed
  

  

  A contract to supply a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for development of Vietnam’s Te Giac Trang offshore oilfield was signed in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on November 20.
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• PM okays VNPT’s investment in undersea cable project
  PM okays VNPT’s investment in undersea cable project
  

  The Prime Minister has given the nod to the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) to invest in the Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) undersea cable system construction project.
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• Steel unmarketable during building season
  Steel unmarketable during building season
  

  

  Although domestic manufacturers have reduced steel prices, their products still remain unmarketable during building season.
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• Texas businesses keen to increase cooperation with Vietnam
  Texas businesses keen to increase cooperation with Vietnam
  

  Businesses from the US state of Texas want to expand cooperation with Vietnam. The view was shared by more than 70 representatives from businesses in the state at a reception for newly accredited Vietnamese Counsellor General Le Dung on Nov. 19.
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• Vietnam-China border regions strengthen cooperative ties
  Vietnam-China border regions strengthen cooperative ties
  

  

  Cooperation between border regions of Vietnam and China has helped improve living conditions for inhabitants and boost the socio-economic development of both sides, said Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem.
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