Vietnam earned 24.5 billion USD from exports in the first quarter of this year despite the adverse impacts of the global market, recording a year-on-year increase of 23.6 percent.

One of farmers responding new application of sci-tech advances into agricultural production is Nguyen Van Khai in Lai Uyen commune. His model of automatic watering has brought high results for him. Since applying the model, he has economized many expenses of labor, water, electricity.

Binh Duong is one of the country’s localities with high industrial growth. The province’s industrial production value between 2006 and 2010 increased by 19.9% per year. Along with industrial development, the province now faces environmental pollution.

Tran Van Nam, vice-chairman of provincial People’s Committee has just made a survey on the high technology-based agricultural models of Phan Van Them, Nguyen Van Hiep, Nguyen Thanh Thuy and Vo Tan Phat.

Since April 1, domestic gas prices have decreased by VND72,000 per 12-kg cylinder. The retail price of gas sold by gas firms now stands VND400,000 or 412,000 per 12-kg cylinder.

 Thanks to the great impacts of the national target program on new rural construction, Tan Hiep commune in Phu Giao district now sees many obvious changes.

Located at Khanh Binh commune, Tan Uyen district, Nam Tan Uyen Industrial Park JSC is the investor of Nam Tan Uyen Industrial Park founded in 2005. Since its inception, the company has focused on Party organization building and development. The company has therefore created a strong Party organization and contributed to excel its production and development, making up a premise for local industrial development.

Grown-up in difficulty

European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang finalised preparations for official negotiations on bilateral free trade agreements on March 31.

The seminar was organized by the An Giang provincial Department of Industry and Trade, the Southern Airport Services Corporation (SASCO) and the Vietnam Culture, Tourism, Investment and Trade Promotion Centre in Berlin (VIETHAUS).