• 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
• Hanoi hosts exhibition on recycling energy
  Hanoi hosts exhibition on recycling energy
  

  An international exhibition on recycling energy was held in Hanoi on March 17 by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the International Exhibition and Fair Organisation.
  17/03
• Fifth int’l shipbuilding exhibition opens in Hanoi
  Fifth int’l shipbuilding exhibition opens in Hanoi
  

  

  The 5th Vietnam International Exhibition on Shipbuilding, Marine Technology & Transportation (Vietship 2010) opened at the My Dinh National Convention Centre in Hanoi on March 17.
  17/03
• Finland to help Vietnam businesses improve export capacity
  Finland to help Vietnam businesses improve export capacity
  

  Finland will help Vietnamese businesses access other European markets, promote environmentally and socially-sustainable development in forestry, and build a system for the Information Society.
  17/03
• VND8 trillion to invest in developing 211 fishing ports
  VND8 trillion to invest in developing 211 fishing ports
  

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved an VND8 trillion project designed to build a total of 211 fishing ports in 28 coastal provinces and cities throughout the country from now until 2020.
  17/03

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• Ben Tre to host Coconut Festival 2010
  Ben Tre to host Coconut Festival 2010
  

  

  The southern province Ben Tre is preparing for the 2nd Coconut Festival from January 15-21,2010 to mark the Communist Party of Vietnam’s 80th anniversary and Ben Tre Uprising’s 50th anniversary (January 17).
  23/11
• Gold prices edge up by VND250,000/tael
  Gold prices edge up by VND250,000/tael
  

  

  By the late morning of November 23, gold prices increased by VND200,000-250,000/tael compared to the early morning and by nearly 1 million/tael against the close of trading on November 20.
  23/11
• 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