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Vietnam raked in 667.52 million U.S. dollars from exporting electric wires and cables in the first ten months of this year.

The Hanoi Landmark Tower will be fitted with high-speed elevators with regenerative drives and an intelligent, user-friendly destination selection control syste.

One of the main topics of discussion during these meetings will be Internet policy for Vietnam.

Japan's Sapporo Holdings said it would enter the Vietnamese market by taking a 65 percent stake in a beer joint venture with Vietnam National Tobacco Corp.

Vietnam and the World Bank will join hands to improve the overall competitiveness of Vietnam’s livestock production.

Dak Nong Province will organise a forum in HCMC next week to call for investment into 30 projects with total capital of VND9 trillion.

Vietnam's state-run oil company said it has signed an oil and natural-gas cooperation agreement with Sudan's national oil producer.

As a result of the strengthening of the US Dollar against Vietnam Dong, the prices of various goods have risen.

Vietnam has won a contract to export 400,000 tons of rice to the Philippines, authorities said Wednesday.

Italian company Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts in Vietnam and Papua New Guinea for a total value of approximately US$ 450 million.

Vietnam fruit and vegetable industry earned $388 million from exports in the first 11 months 2009.

Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to spend some $505 million on oil and gas offshore development in India and Vietnam in 2010.

Kubota Corporation, the largest manufacturer of farming and fisheries machinery, generators and related components in Japan, opened a plant in Binh Duong.

Vietnam Steel Association warned that due to the overproduction of CRC in Vietnam, domestic CRC mills may close down.

After the State Bank of Vietnam increased the basic interest rate to 8 percent, many commercial banks are now offering a new interest rate of 10-10.5 percent/year.

Domestic gold prices on December 7 continued to drop below VND28 million per tael, corresponding to the downward trend in the world.

The increase in basic interest rates and the adjustment of the US dollar-VND exchange rate have sent the prices of imported products and essential goods in HCM City soaring at a dizzying pace.

Manila Water Company has signed an agreement with REE and Mitsubishi to study and evaluate private participation in environmental services projects in Vietnam.

New survey shows that Vietnam is one of the friendliest countries in the world for expatriates to live and work in.