Vietnam has signed contracts to export seven million tonnes of rice so far this year.

The agricultural sector needs to devise appropriate policies to increase its competitiveness and attract more investment as Vietnam is integrating more deeply into the world, says Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

A delegation representing Canadian businesses is paying a visit to Vietnam from October 29 to November 2 to seek opportunities in the wood processing industry.  

The total value represents an increase of 34.5 percent over the same period last year.

In the first 10 months of this year, the local industrial production value was estimated at VND97,080.8bil, a 17.5% rise from the same period last year. Of this, domestic economic sector reached VND31,641.5bil, an 18.4% rise whilst foreign economic sector won VND65,439.3bil, up 17% from the same period last year.

From 8:00 to 16:00 every Sunday, people of concern are offered with free advice from Binh Duong Yen Sao (Bird’s Nest) Co. Ltd. at No. 453/40, Le Hong Phong Street, Phu Hoa Ward, Thu Dau Mot Town, Binh Duong Province. The company is specialized in real eastates, construction, restaurants, and bird’s nest production – a newly emerged business in the province.

FDI in Vietnam is estimated to have reached nearly US$11.3 billion as of October 20, equal to 78 percent of that in the same period last year.  

Decision 315/QD-TTg dated March 1, 2011 on pilot implementation of agricultural insurance really impacts on agricultural production. Binh Duong has been selected for the pilot implementation.  agricultural insurance policy is useful for farmers.

Could you tell about birth of the Becamex IDC social housing project?

 The Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Economic Cooperation Development Association officially introduced the Mekong Times newspaper in Hanoi on October 23.

 The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) started construction of the VND33 trillion Mong Duong 1 Thermal Power Plant in the northern province of Quang Ninh on October 22.

On Oct. 20, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a 5-year summing up conference on implementing Decree 66/2006/ND-CP on policies for rural industries’ development with the participation of departments and provinces and cities.

 Russia is willing to help Vietnamese entrepreneurs implement their projects in the country, said a Russian commercial representative in Vietnam.

 The Mekong River Delta Business Forum was held in the southern province of Ca Mau on October 20 with a focus on connectivity, cooperation and sustainable development in the Mekong River Delta region. 

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