Late Dec.28, Huynh Van Nhi, vice-chairman of provincial People’s Committee, representatives of provincial sectors, departments and leaders of Thuan An district had a meeting with representatives of the companies’ trade union locals and workers in the district.

 Early Dec.28, Kobota Vietnam Co.Ltd. donated five L3408VN ploughing machines worth VND1.3bln to provincial Farmers’ Society on the 150th anniversary of Kobota Corporation and the 2nd anniversary of the company (photo). They will be handed over to province-based agricultural cooperatives and groups.

The Bureau of Foreign Investment under the Ministry of Planning and Investment in cooperation with Becamex IDC yesterday held a conference on experience exchange and trade promotion with the attendance of more than 100 officials working at departments of Investment-Planning and Trade-Industry across 22 Southern provinces and cities.

The US believes that Vietnam is a good destination for its investors. Experts are now talking about the third US investment wave in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Science and Technology held a ceremony on December 26 to present the 2010 national quality prizes to 96 businesses and the Asia-Pacific Quality Awards to three others in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung.

 The Department of Information and Communications and the Journalists Association of Quang Tri province held a seminar on journalist role in developing the East-West Economic Corridor on December 25.

Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has released its selection of the ten most significant world events in 2010:

Vietnam earned US$165 million from wood and timber products’ exports in the first half of this month, an increase of 7.1 percent over the same period last month.

Early Dec.24, Viet Nam Electronics Industries Association (VEIA) and provincial Department of Industry and Trade jointly organized a seminar on guidance of building corporate social responsibility (CSR) with the participation of representatives of more than 20 businesses in industries of electronics, garment, footwear and some relevant industries.

Despite the implicit challenges and difficulties of the world economy in 2010, Binh Duong province’s export-import performance has still reaped positive results with total export value accounting for 10% of the country’s total export value and trade surplus reaching more than US$1bln.

  Convenient procedures are advantageous for Binh Duong Customs to develop.  By middle of October 2010, Binh Duong Customs has collected budget exceeding 199.13% of estimation or 95.91% higher than previous term. As a result, the State receives VND 5,954 billion to the budget thanks to success of Binh Duong Customs in reforms during the heating up stage of importation and exportation.

 The Ministry of Finance has promulgated circular No 203/2010/TT-BTC on interest rates of State investment and export credit loans and the interest rate difference for calculating post-investment assistance.

The Industry, Trade and Construction Fair of southern and southeastern key economic zones has taken place from December 21st to 26th in Tay Ninh Town in the southern province of Tay Ninh. This event is under the 2010 national trade promotion program held by the province. With the motto of “Developing import-export and investment between the southern and southeastern key economic zones to Cambodian market”, this fair aims to promote investment, trade, tourism in provinces and cities in key economic zones in the southern region.

Provincial Department of Industry and Trade forwarded a conference to sum up its activities in 2010 and design orientations, tasks for 2010.

EcoLakes My Phuoc urban area is developed by SetiaBecamex, a joint venture between Setia and Vietnam’s State-owned Becamex IDC Corp. This is the greatest FDI project in the province with a total area of 226 ha and a total investment capital of US$620mln. After more than three years of construction, SetiaBecamex has handed over 251 townhouses in the “Heaven Garden” area for its clients. This is seen as a meaningful event for the investor. Mr.Khoo Tech Chong, General Director of SetiaBecamex said: