HCM City to host ASEAN petroleum conference
The 10th ASEAN Council on Petroleum (ASCOPE) Conference & Exhibition will be held for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City from November 28-30, 2013.
Ben Cat absorbs nearly 1,500 investment projects
Ben Cat is one of the province’s localities with high economic growth. So far, the district has developed 8 industrial parks with more than 4,000 hectares in total.
Farm economic development is a driving force to promote industrialization and modernization in rural areas
Thanks to well upholding the local advantages in terms of soil, weather plus incentive policies, Binh Duong has reaped constant development in farm economy…
APEC forum aims for better investment climate
Leading economists and senior officials from the Asia-Pacific region gathered at a dialogue forum on Ho Chi Minh City on July 16 to discuss the investment polices and business environment in Vietnam.
Binh Duong continuously takes lead in FDI attraction
Since March of 2012, Binh Duong has continuously taken the lead in FDI attraction. This shows that Binh Duong’s investment climate has always received good care from the local functional agencies and industrial infrastructure investors…
Commercial banks still hesitant to reduce interest rates for old debts
No one can say for sure that commercial banks would accept the loan interest rate of 15 percent per annum to be applied for the old debts, even though this is the instruction given by the State Bank.
CPI down, prices up – the two events unrelated?
The General Statistics Office’s (GSO) announcement that the consumer price index (CPI) decreased by 0.26 percent has raised doubts among people--who claim the continued price increases.
Vietnamese cocoa receives global quality certificate
Cocoa products from the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have been granted a second UTZ Certificate recognizing their global standard quality.
Further giving support to cooperatives
Provincial Cooperative Alliance, on July 13, held a conference to sum up its activities in the first half of 2012 and implement main tasks for the rest of the year, in attendance of provincial People’s Committee Vice-Chairman Tran Thanh Liem.
Exemplary role models in agricultural production discovered
The Farmers’ Society of Long Nguyen commune in Ben Cat district has constantly encouraged the local people to shift the restructure of crop plants and apply sci-tech advancements in agricultural production for better results.
Long Nguyen develops from sustainable agricultural production
Long Nguyen is an agricultural commune in Ben Cat district with more than 90% of natural land for growing rubber trees and fruit trees. Hence, the commune has got involved in new rural construction from sustainable agricultural production…










