The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) e-commerce service centre (VCCI eSP) was inaugurated in Hanoi on November 30.

After 18 times of organizing the competition for good workers in tapping rubber latex, Phuoc Hoa Rubber Joint Stock Co. (JVC) has made strong changes in the emulation movements. The contest has also contributed to raising the skill of the company’s workers and increasing the company’s rubber latex output and productivity.

Can Tho City announced on November 29 that it will host the Vietnam International Agriculture Fair from November 6-12, attracting many enterprises from Thailand, China, India, the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia, and Singapore.

 The Vietnam Tuna Association was officially established with 36 members on November 27th, at Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa.

The Bach Dang Shipbuilding Corporation began construction of four new 22,500 DWT ships on November 29 with the engines being assembled by the corporation itself for the first time.

There have been additional two big supermarkets, namely Co.opMart and Metro Cash & Carry, put into operation in Binh Duong province since September, said provincial Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT). As surveyed, the two units have achieved initial positive results.

As of late Oct.2010, province-based industrial parks (IPs) drew additional 54 FDI projects with a total registered capital of US$160mln and 104 extra-ones with US$502mln, according to provincial People’s Committee.

SHB’s Phuoc Vinh transaction office, the 5th office under SHB’s Binh Duong branch has been just kicked off at 135, quarter 1, Phuoc Vinh township, Phu Giao district on Nov. 29.

The provincial department of Trade and Industry, said on the purpose of promoting handicraft’s export of Vietnam to international market as well as assisting exporters with trend of product development in 2011 – 2012, the Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (Vietcraft) in cooperation with MDGIF is going to co-organize the workshop on: “LifeStyle Vietnam 2011, Trend of Product Development 2011-2010 and Booth decoration/setting technique in fair”.

Phuoc Hoa Rubber JSC just held an 18th contest for good rubber workers. Participants were typical workers at rubber plantations. Participants also joined in activities of music performance, sports and so on, aside from main contents.

Implementing a Document No.2022/TTg-KTH dated Nov. 6, 2010 on setting up inspection delegation on price control in localities and Document No.15276/BTC-QLG dated Nov. 10, 2010 on launching inspection delegations on price control, the provincial People’s Committee steered relevant agencies to launch measures for setting up inspection delegations on price control across the locality.

 Binh Duong Construction-Consulting-Investment Joint Stock Co. (Biconsi) and the Vietnam Development Bank’s Binh Duong Branch jointly held a ground breaking ceremony for the Bach Dang Trade-Service Center (photo), which is located along the Saigon River in TDM town’s Phu Cuong ward.

Directing Board No. 127/DP of Binh Duong province has just announced to launch market inspection before and after Tet holiday in the year of the cat from December 01 to March 18. The inspection will be conducted throughout business zones from individual businesses to markets, supermarkets and others. The inspection will be focused on goods of necessity while the board also issued hotlines for consumers to report violations.

In 2010, provincial woodwork industry has continued to gain positive results and still taken the lead among key export industries of the province. But, according to businesses, the industry now faces a lot of challenges, especially the high increase of the material prices and lending interest rates.

Permanent Vice-Chairman of provincial People’s Committee Le Thanh Cung had a working session with representative of Lotte Group that wants to seek investment opportunities in the province. This is one of the top five groups of South Korea with many strong points in food processing, retail, manufacture of consumption products…