• 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.
  20/03
• 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.
  20/03
• 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
• 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.
  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

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• Vietnam opens North’s largest LPG storehouse
  Vietnam opens North’s largest LPG storehouse
  

  PetroVietnam Northern Gas Joint Stock Company (PVGas North) has inaugurated the first phase of the Northern Depot of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Dinh Vu Industrial Zone in the port city of Hai Phong.
  25/08
• Golden Dragon Awards for FDI-invested businesses gets underway
  Golden Dragon Awards for FDI-invested businesses gets underway
  

  

  The 2009 Golden Dragon Awards began on August 25 to honour businesses with foreign direct investment (FDI) for having overcome the challenges and made significant contributions to Vietnam’s economic development over the year.
  25/08
• Oil and gas maintenance company debuts
  Oil and gas maintenance company debuts
  

  The Petrovietnam Maintenance and Repair Joint Stock Company (PMC) made its debut in the central city of Quang Ngai on August 24.
  25/08
• Dong Xuan Knitting Company enhances ties with Japan
  Dong Xuan Knitting Company enhances ties with Japan
  

  The Dong Xuan Knitting Company (Doximex) has recently invested around US$30 million in building a plant complex to produce high-quality knitwear products in northern province of Hung Yen as a bid to boost its cooperation with Japanese partners.
  25/08
• Workshop updates journalists on economic integration
  Workshop updates journalists on economic integration
  

  The global economic-financial crisis and its effect on Vietnam were the main topics of a training workshop for journalists in Ho Chi Minh City on August 24.
  25/08