Fruit and vegetable exports raked in 1 billion USD by December 15, according to statistics released by the General Department of Customs.

Remittances are on the rise ahead of the Lunar New Year in Vietnam. It is expected to post an increase of 35 percent to nearly 11 billion USD for the whole year, industry insiders have said.

Phu Giao district’s production value of industry and home industry in 2013 reached VND1.954bln, up 12.06% compared to 2012  or 100% of the year’s plan.

According to the latest report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), November’s agricultural exports were estimated at US$2.42 billion in revenue.

They used a chemical to rejuvenate muscle in mice and said it was the equivalent of transforming a 60-year-old's muscle to that of a 20-year-old - but muscle strength did not improve.

Maximum thriftiness on energy

Di An town’s People’s Committee said that the town’s trade-services sector in 2012 saw a great thriving. Noticeably, the town-based Big C supermarket was put into operation along with the robust of retail sales network.

A rapid development

Vietnam’s cashew sector will apply a number of specific measures to fulfil its 2.5 billion USD revenue target by 2020.

In 2013, Ben Suc rubber plantation has been assigned a target of tapping 1,942 tons of rubber latex by Dau Tieng Rubber Co.Ltd. This year’s bad weather has directly affected the plantation’s plan on rubber latex exploitation. But with its positive measures plus efforts in implementation of emulation movements, the plantation’s rubber latex output has surpassed the year’s plan.

Vietnam’s 2013 economy faced many challenges with purchasing power being still at a low level and export market with difficulties. Although lending interest rates went down, enterprises’ loan borrowing for investment in production was still limited because of slow consumption...All disadvantages made strong impacts on enterprises’ production and business, greatly affecting the lives of people. But in 2013, Binh Duong’s industrial manufacture still reaped considerable successes. Garment and textile sector has made contributions to the province’s export turnover. In picture: Export garment products are being made at International Garment Company in Ben Cat district’s An Dien commune