• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• HCM City’s CPI in November increases by 0.55 pct
  HCM City’s CPI in November increases by 0.55 pct
  

  

  Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.55 percent in November against last month, according to the municipal statistics office.
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• Extension of Vietnamese, Chinese shoe duties rejected
  Extension of Vietnamese, Chinese shoe duties rejected
  

  

  An anti-dumping committee of the European Union on November 19 voted against a European Commission (EC) proposal to extend dumping duties on shoes from China and Vietnam.
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• Petrol prices rise by VND800 per litre
  Petrol prices rise by VND800 per litre
  

  

  The domestic retail price of petrol rose by VND800 per litre on November 20 due to an increase in global oil prices.
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• Foreign telecoms keen on long-term cooperation in Vietnam
  Foreign telecoms keen on long-term cooperation in Vietnam
  

  Ericsson Vietnam ’s Deputy General Director, Denis Brunetti, has recognised the country as a promising market, citing an increasing influx of foreign investors in the industry as evidence, in an interview with Vietnam News Agency.
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• Vietnam, Mozambique boost agricultural co-operation
  Vietnam, Mozambique boost agricultural co-operation
  

  Mozambique has great potential for cooperation with Vietnam in rice cultivation and the growing of rubber trees, cotton and cashews.
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