• 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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• ANZ: Vietnam’s growth of 4.5 percent
  ANZ: Vietnam’s growth of 4.5 percent
  

  The ANZ Bank has released a report on the development of Vietnam and some regional countries and territories, with Vietnam’s growth rate estimated at 4.5 percent.
  07/07
• UK helps HCM City grow into regional financial hub
  UK helps HCM City grow into regional financial hub
  

  The United Kingdom (UK) wishes to develop Ho Chi Minh City into an important regional financial centre, said visiting Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Ian Luder.
  07/07
• Outstanding Vietnamese trademarks to be honoured
  Outstanding Vietnamese trademarks to be honoured
  

  Some 200 outstanding Vietnamese trademarks will be presented with the Golden Star Award at a ceremony, the seventh of its kind, scheduled to be held on September 2.
  07/07
• Hanoi resolves to prevent economic downturn
  Hanoi resolves to prevent economic downturn
  

  The Standing Committee of the Hanoi City Party’s Committee held its 16th meeting on July 6 to review the implementation of socio-economic development, security and national defence tasks in the first half of this year and to set key tasks for the remaining months.
  06/07
• Kerosene import tax slashed by 5 percent
  Kerosene import tax slashed by 5 percent
  

  

  The Ministry of Finance has decided to lower the import tax on kerosene by 5 percent to 30 percent, starting on July 6.
  06/07