• 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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• 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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• Vietnam chairs ASEAN Bankers Association
  Vietnam chairs ASEAN Bankers Association
  

  Vietnam officially assumed the presidency of the ASEAN Bankers Association (ABA) for the 2009-2011 term at the 39th meeting of the association in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 19-20.
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• HCM City hosts Food and Drink Expo 2009
  HCM City hosts Food and Drink Expo 2009
  

  Food and Drink Expo 2009 opened at the International Fair Exhibition Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, on November 20.
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