• 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.
  20/03
• 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.
  20/03
• Vietnam promotes trade cooperation with Myanmar
  Vietnam promotes trade cooperation with Myanmar
  

  

  Vietnam is making efforts to promote trade cooperation with Myanmar as the country is emerging as a potential import market.
  20/03
• Housing and Urban Development Group to debut next week
  Housing and Urban Development Group to debut next week
  

  

  The Vietnam Housing and Urban Development Holdings (HUD) Group will make its debut on March 24 following the Prime Minister’s decision, says the HUD Company’s General Director, Nguyen Dang Nam.
  20/03
• Hanoi’s industrial production rebounds
  Hanoi’s industrial production rebounds
  

  The value of Hanoi’s industrial production saw a 21.6 percent increase in March, bringing the figure in the first quarter to 12.4 percent.
  20/03

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• US, Dutch investors pour funds into food processor
  US, Dutch investors pour funds into food processor
  

  Private investment group Texas Pacific and Denmark’s BankInvest have agreed to inject a combined total of US$50 million in Vietnam’s Masan Group.
  02/11
• Hanoi stimulates consumption of Vietnamese products
  Hanoi stimulates consumption of Vietnamese products
  

  

  A one-month long promotion campaign was launched in the capital city on October 31 in an effort to encourage Hanoians to use Vietnamese products.
  01/11
• 79 outstanding garment and footwear firms honoured
  79 outstanding garment and footwear firms honoured
  

  

  Seventy nine garment and footwear makers were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi October 31 for their efficient operations and significant contributions to society.
  31/10
• Int’l transhipment port built to boost national economy
  Int’l transhipment port built to boost national economy
  

  

  Construction of the Van Phong International Transhipment Port began in Van Ninh district, Khanh Hoa province, on October 31. It will be the sole port of this kind for containers listed in Vietnam’s master zoning plan for sea ports up to 2020.
  31/10
• Foreign investors still have good opportunities in Vietnam
  Foreign investors still have good opportunities in Vietnam
  

  

  “How to attract more foreign investors” was the question raised at the recent annual investor conference of VinaCapital, a leading asset management, investment banking and real estate consulting firm in Vietnam.
  31/10