Social and political stability and available resources, as well as an attractive investment environment, have helped lure foreign investment into Vietnam.  

Domestic shrimp exporters will boost their shipments to Asian markets this year as seafood consumption demand is forecast to surge in the region.

The Philippines’ oil refinery, now under construction, is expected to be put into operation in January 2014.

 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will provide Vietnam with US$86 million to implement a healthcare system project in the 2012-2016 period.

Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and Secretary of the Philippine Department of Health Enrique T. Ona attended the ceremony.

Dr Tien made the statement in Hanoi on January 17 at an international conference on nuclear power, discussing the development of nuclear power in the world to ensure global energy security.

The mRobo, which was on display at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Last Vegas this month, was ranked the best audio device followed by the Sony Mp3 player which runs on the Android OS.

Programs and policies from authorities plus efforts of ethnic groups, the provincial minority ethnic people’s life has been improved significantly.  the house of a Khmer ethnic resident in An Binh commune is under completion.

VNPT Binh Duong yesterday held a summing up conference on its production and business in 2011 and launched tasks for 2012.

What measures did the bureau take to control issues of food safety and hygiene on Tet?

 Ton Dong A JSC modernizes its production lines.Ton Dong A JSC just reviewed its operation in 2011 and launched production and business for 2012. In the past year, despite difficulties, the company reached a capacity of 120,000 tons, a 27% increase and a turnover of VND2,161bil, a 40% rise, US$32mil in export turnover and VND60bil in profit. The company’s laborers enjoyed an averaged income of VND5.7mil per capita per month.

Work on garbage treatment plant is begun.

  Confectionary for export being produced at URC Vietnam Co.Ltd.In 2011, province-based VSIPs attracted additional 25 projects, including 23 FDI projects with a total registered capital of more than US$321.6mln and 2 domestic ones capitalized at VND58bln. There were also 45 FDI businesses registering to increase their capital by more than US$249.4mln. Thus, VSIPs last year lured more than US$616mln in FDI capital.

The figure was released at a January 13 conference in Hanoi to review the programme, which was attended by State President Truong Tan Sang, head of the programme’s steering committee.

According to the provincial 2011-2015 plan on social housing building, houses for local public servants, officers and soldiers under the local armed force will include 147,000sqm by 2015, meeting accommodation for 4,200 residents. At present, as many as 7,000sqm of house has been completed basically.