• 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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• Polypropylene from oil refinery to be shipped to Japan
  Polypropylene from oil refinery to be shipped to Japan
  

  The Dung Quat oil refinery in the central province of Quang Ngai is expected to ship 5,500 tonnes of propylene to Japan on Oct. 23.
  23/10
• 71 percent of people trust in high-quality Vietnamese goods
  71 percent of people trust in high-quality Vietnamese goods
  

  

  71 percent of 400 respondents said that they choose to buy domestic products because of their reasonable prices and acceptable quality.
  23/10
• 2,000 stores take part in promotional month
  2,000 stores take part in promotional month
  

  

  Around 335 businesses have registered to join a promotional month at nearly 1,000 locations, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade.
  23/10
• How to encourage businesses to boost trade promotion
  How to encourage businesses to boost trade promotion
  

  

  Stepping up national trade promotion programmes is the key to boosting exports in the remaining months of this year. However, such programmes have proved inefficient, failing to attract the participation of businesses.
  23/10
• Construction of Vietnam’s tallest building starts
  Construction of Vietnam’s tallest building starts
  

  The Hanoi People’s Committee and the Korean Lottie Group on October 22 held a ground-breaking ceremony for construction of a 65-storey building on Dao Tan street in Hanoi following the Vietnam visit by the President of the Republic of Korea.
  23/10