Becamex TDC’s headquarters at Binh Duong New City. Becamex Trade & Development Company (Becamex TDC) on Feb. 18 held a summing-up conference on business and production in 2010 and opened its headquarters at Dong Khoi road, Binh Duong New City.

On the morning of February 16, gold prices continued the upward trend.

According to the military-run telecom group Viettel, dated to 3rd quarter of 2010, Wireless Intelligence ranked Viettel as 19th biggest services providers in the world regarding to the number of subscriber.

According to some small traders at Thu Dau Mot town market, the quantity of fresh and fruit at the market is very abundant to meet customers’ demand on offering on the occasion of the 15th day of first lunar month. Therefore, prices of fruit remain high compared to ordinary days.

As the world's leading cashew exporter, Vietnam plans to grow cashew crops abroad in a bid to ease the shortage of raw nuts due to the shrinkage of growing acreage.

Provincial Steering Board for Cattle and Poultry Diseases Prevention, on Feb.15, held a conference to sum up its task against cattle and poultry diseases in 2010 and design orientations for 2011.

Recent years, people are familiar with buy properties in early year. The move is considered as good start for the whole year.  After a successful year, a series of real estate projects in the province is assessed as an impressive phenomenon in the 2010 national real estate market. Despite impacts of the global economic recession, local real estate market has still maintained its influence, leading real estate market in the Southern provinces.

Xuan Chinh Co.Ltd. has just opened a trade fair named “Vietnamese people give priority to using Vietnamese goods”, absorbing the participation of nearly 100 businesses in HCM city and neighboring provinces with a wide range of customer products on display.

Our reporter interviewed Mr. Nguyen Van Ban who is Vice Director to Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT) on effects of price stabilizing program. With efforts made by in-charge leaders and enterprises, prices have been controlled during the Tet holiday to prevent price hike and fake scarcity in the market.

Rose, chocolate became 2 key items on Valentine’s Day. Red, yellow, pink roses were priced at VND10,000-12,000 per flower on Feb. 14. Hong Thu flower shop’s owner in Thu Dau Mot town, said she sold out nearly 100 rose bouquets in the morning.

Many food items after Tet remain high compared to ordinary days whilst prices of items at supermarkets are in stability.

Vietnam’s exports to South Africa will gain many favourable conditions in 2011 if the country’s economy maintains the predicted growth rate of 3.5-4 percent, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Africa, West Asia and South Asia Markets Departments.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has put nine agro-forestry-aquatic products into the group of key exports for 2011. They include seafood, fruit and vegetables, cashew nuts, coffee, tea, pepper, rice, cassava and rubber.

 Below is our compilation from ideas exchanged with Chairman Le Hung Dung of SJC, General Director Nguyen Thanh Long of Eximbank, and Deputy Chairman Huynh Trung Khanh of Viet Nam Gold Traders Association.

Business confidence and outlook among European businesses in Vietnam has increased, according to the EuroCham Business Climate Index survey.