• 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.
  18/03
• 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.
  18/03
• 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.
  18/03
• 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.
  18/03
• 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.
  18/03

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• Gold prices hover around VND28.5 million per tael
  Gold prices hover around VND28.5 million per tael
  

  

  As world gold prices approached US$1,200 per ounce this morning (November 26), domestic gold prices hit VND29 million per tael again.
  26/11
• ACB awarded for fifth time this year
  ACB awarded for fifth time this year
  

  

  The Asset, an Asian financial magazine published in Hong Kong, has selected Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) as Vietnam’s best bank in 2009 for its award.
  26/11
• Vietnam estimates a trade deficit in excess of $10 billion
  Vietnam estimates a trade deficit in excess of $10 billion
  

  

  The General Statistics Office (GSO) has predicted that Vietnam would record a trade deficit of US$10.2 billion in the first 11 months of 2009 with the figure for November alone estimated at US$1.75 billion.
  26/11
• Quang Nam province asks NGOs’ assisstance
  Quang Nam province asks NGOs’ assisstance
  

  

  A leading official from the central province of Quang Nam on November 25 called for assistance from foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
  26/11
• 500 Vietnam’s biggest businesses announced
  500 Vietnam’s biggest businesses announced
  

  

  The Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company on November 25 announced the list of 500 biggest Vietnamese businesses (VNR500) selected from more than 10,000 businesses across the country.
  26/11