• Food prices in Hanoi shoot up
  Food prices in Hanoi shoot up
  

  

  A week before Tet, food prices in Hanoi have kept increasing despite the ready availability of food products.
  09/02
• UK trade tipped to increase
  UK trade tipped to increase
  

  Despite lingering global economic problems, two-way trade between Vietnam and the UK is expected to become brisker this year, said Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in the UK AnThe Dung.
  09/02
• Banks to support rice production
  Banks to support rice production
  

  

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has directed ministries, sectors, food corporations and the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) to develop support for this year’s domestic rice production and export activities.
  09/02
• Local businesses keen on Southeast Asian markets
  Local businesses keen on Southeast Asian markets
  

  The Asia-Pacific Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to focus on Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and East Timor in 2010, describing them as traditional export markets in a fix.
  09/02
• Exports to China hit US$16 billion
  Exports to China hit US$16 billion
  

  Vietnam’s exports to China reached US$16 billion in 2009, a year-on-year increase of 5 percent, according to the Vietnam Trade Information Centre.
  09/02

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• Vinacomin-Hanoi ship launched
  Vinacomin-Hanoi ship launched
  

  

  The Ship Building Mechanics Company, a subsidiary of the Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group has launched a 7,000-tonne vessel to mark the 73th anniversary of Mine Workers Day (November 11).
  09/11
• Vietnam invests in San Francisco
  Vietnam invests in San Francisco
  

  

  Vietnamese government leaders and business people are focusing on overseas investment, including tourism in the San Francisco region in the US state of California, according to a local newspaper.
  09/11
• Gold price tops VND25.85 million per tael for first time
  Gold price tops VND25.85 million per tael for first time
  

  

  This week witnessed a suddenVND1.95 million record rise in the price of gold per tael on the domestic market.
  08/11
• New economic achievements highlight Vietnam’s international status
  New economic achievements highlight Vietnam’s international status
  

  

  Three years after joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Vietnam’s position has been raised in the international arena in every field, particularly economics. The country is now evaluated as an important and potential partner in Southeast Asia.
  08/11
• Vietnam-EU PCA talks yield new progress
  Vietnam-EU PCA talks yield new progress
  

  Vietnam and the EU have narrowed their differences in many provisions of their Partnership and Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement (PCA) during the fifth round of negotiations.
  08/11