Seven pairs of trains numbered from TN3/4 to TN11/12, SE9/10, and TN19/20 will be added to meet growing travel demand during the lunar new year (Tet holiday) 2011, reported the Vietnam Railway Corporation.

The State Bank of Vietnam will not adjust the exchange rate or expand the trading band of the USD/VND, at least until the Lunar New Year, which falls in February next year. Chairman of the National Committee for Financial Supervision Le Duc Thuy made this statement at a press briefing on Nov. 4 amidst the unusual movement of the USD/VND exchange rate in the market in recent days.

In 2011, the regional minimum salary for labourers in domestic and foreign-invested enterprises will be increased, with the new minimum salary higher than the current level, between VND 100,000-370,000.

So as to stabilize market during Tet holiday of 2011 (year of the cat), Industry and Trade Department announced 4 enterprises to be supported with capital to store up goods in preparation. The enterprises are Hai Long Private Company, Vinatex Supermarket, Saigon Co.op Mart, and Citi Mart. The department also announced locations where enterprises will pour their products into to serve people in remote areas.

More than 4,200 individuals and units subscribed over VND2bln to Phu Giao district’s Support Fund for Farmers over the past five years. The district’s Farmers’ Society also considered and provided over VND1.95bln in support to 451 local farmers; teamed with the district’s Bank for Social Policies to disburse more than VND34.4bln in loan for 2,634 local farmers to develop homebased business.

As of late Oct.2010, total import-export value through provincial Customs Agency reached US$14bln, up 35% compared to the corresponding period of last year. Of the total figure, export turnover gained US$7.3bln, a year-on-year increase of 28% while import value achieved US$6.7bln, a year-on-year increase of 44%. The trade surplus was estimated at US$600mln.

Le Xuan Anh, head of provincial Customs Agency’s Online Consulting Squad said: “I began thinking of establishing an online consulting squad after reading a writing about the U.S Customs and Border Protection’s “Know before you go” service, which helps visitors be aware of the rules for bringing items back from their trip…”.

Beyond achievements gained, shortcomings are notified during a review session of PPC on budget classification in 2008-2010 period.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on Nov. 2 held a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on a programme to boost seafood exports to 2015 and achieve even greater export volumes by 2020.

Nearly 150 international and domestic scientists and students attended an international conference on information and communications technology (ICT) in Hanoi on November 2.

Nearly 150 international and domestic scientists and students attended an international conference on information and communications technology (ICT) in Hanoi on November 2.

Since early 2010, Dat Cuoc commune’s mass organizations and sectors in Tan Uyen district have tried to carry out and exceed several targets in socio-cultural field compared to this year’s plan.

Xuan Chinh Ltd. will kick off “Vietnamese give priority to using Vietnamese goods” fair and music show at Ben Cat district Center for Culture and Sports on Nov. 3-9. The fair will comprise 70 stalls of businesses and music shows performed by famous singers such as Nguyen Phi Hung, Han Thai Tu…

As a join venture unit between Vietnam, Ukraine and Russia, Visorutex now has 3 units in the province. Among 500 laborers, 400 of whom have worked for Visorutex Rubber Plantation located at Tan Uyen district’s Binh My commune.

In the last epidemic of blue-ear pig disease, Phu Giao district was one of localities under the heaviest damage. After the epidemic, the locality has drawn precious lessons.