Becamex IDC - a local state-run company takes charge of implementing strategy of industry-urban, luring investment to create an impetus for local economic development. In 2010, despite difficulties, the company won high results, contributing to local economy.

After Tet, many goods are in the race of price hike, owing to impacts on price hike of petrol, foreign currency, electricity, coal, gas…

The provincial People’s Committee chairman Le Thanh Cung yesterday granted investment license to TBC Ball Beverage Can Vietnam Ltd. - a joint venture project between the US Ball Group and Thailand TBC Group which has the investment capital of $50 million.

The Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City (HAWA) and the joint-stock company Lien Minh, a member of the association co-held a press meeting to introduce the Vietnam International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair (VIFA) 2011.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on March 2 received the Chairman of China’s Bank of Communications (BOCOM) Hu Huai Bang, who is on a working visit to Vietnam .

Vietnamese and Japanese officials discussed a wide range of issues regarding energy cooperation at a meeting held by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (MEIT) in Tokyo on March 1.

A representative of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has highlighted southern Binh Duong province’s investment environment and its great potential for development.

Xuan Chinh Co.Ltd. has just kicked off the Vietnamese customer goods trade fair 2011 at Phu Giao district’s culture-information center.

To strengthen control of foreign exchange market, the State Bank of Vietnam’s Binh Duong branch will work with functional agencies to expand scale and operation of inspections on illegal business of gold and foreign currency. Binh Duong Newspaper had an interview with the branch vice director Nguyen Phu Cuong.

Early Feb.28, provincial chairman Le Thanh Cung presided over a meeting of Binh Duong Lottery Supervision Commission to review the activities of Binh Duong Lottery One-Member Co.Ltd. in 2010.

Late Feb.28, provincial chairman Le Thanh Cung worked with leaders of the Management Board of the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) to strength the leadership work and implement new plans for the VSIP.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and its Institute for Tourism Development Research held a conference on February 28 to review the implementation of the Tourism Development Master Plan from 1995-2010.

Binh Duong Information Technology Company (BIT) vice director Ngo Thanh Tam and Vo Hung Cung, a software expert of BIT were granted CMMI 1.2 certificate by Indian experts. At the certificate ceremony, Ngo Thanh Tam said that amid BIT’s re-structure period, the certificate granting has an important significance to improve capacity and expand foreign software market.

The nation's industrial production was estimated at nearly 131 trillion VND (6.24 billion USD) in the first two months of the year, a rise of 14.6 percent over the same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced last week.

 Agro-forestry and aquatic exports gained a total turnover of US$2.84 billion in the first two months of 2011, 57.6 percent above the same period in 2010.