In Hanoi, December 6, the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance and the European Investment Bank (EIB) along with other donors, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the German government-owned development bank KfW signed a credit to build the second metro line in Ho Chi Minh City.

There are only 100 out of 4,000 businesses registering their email addresses with the local taxation bureau for information exchange, sending and collection.

Tran Ngoc Xuan is well-known as the best member of Dau Tieng district’s Minh Thanh communal Veterans’ Society in production and business.

The Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Vietnam Ltd (HSBC Vietnam) has been named the Best Bank in Vietnam by the Asset Magazine in their Triple A Country Awards for 2010 for performance in banking and finance sectors within Asia.

At X’mas shops in Binh Duong province, products for Christmas season are flooded with Vietnam-made goods with new, strange and nice products.

Early Dec.3, Le Thanh Cung, permanent Vice-Chairman of provincial People’s Committee received leaders of Finecs Group, which is Japan’s top group specializing in manufacturing tiny components for chips of computers, mobile phones, digital electronics…

Provincial executive group for price stabilization has implemented a price stabilization plan for a total volume of goods valued at more VND227.5bln. The whole province now has 55 outlets under the price stabilization plan.

The provincial Taxation Department just had a 2nd direct dialogue 2010 with businesses to focus on 3 main groups of issues of idea contribution & supplement of tax policy; procedures of tax collection and behavior of tax staff.

Sukmono Vietnam Co.Ltd. under Padifood Group of Holland started construction of the Jimmy Hung Anh food processing factory.

Yearly, by this season, farmers in Thuan An District are busy with flower planting and caring. Over 50 ha of Ochna integerrima, 7,000 sq m of orchids and plenty of gardens in Lai Thieu for other flowers have reported as preparation for a new season is on the way.

Despite having difficulties, the province’s socio-economic performance achieved positive changes in 2010. This was also the year bearing an important significance in realizing and fulfilling the Resolution of the 8th provincial Party Congress and provincial five-year economic development plan from 2006 to 2010, making a vital premise for the province to further foster in the next years…

Thai Binh Shoes in Di An district has been selected to lead for the “Best-Performing Textile-Garment and Leather-Shoes Enterprises 2010” awards. The annual awards are organized by Thoi bao Kinh te Saigon of Saigon Times Group in collaboration with the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association and Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association. Criteria for the awards are based on business efficiency, good export, occupation of domestic market share, strong trademark, good management of environment…

A workshop to launch the Vietnam Competitiveness Report 2010 was held in Hanoi on Nov. 30 with the participation of Prof. Michael E. Porter from the Havard Business School.