On occasion of major holidays and anniversary, Vietnam International Bank (VIB) has opened programs to honor entrepreneurs and customers through out its system. In 14 years of operation, VIB has become one of the biggest commercial banks in Vietnam and accounted for VND 4,000 billion of charter capital and total assets of over VND 70 trillion across 120 branches in 27 provinces and cities nation wide.

Investor of South Korean Charm Engineering has started construction of Charm Plaza at the address of 550 crossroad, Di An town let, Di An district and will inaugurate its model house by November 18. Charm Plaza is relative of big project in the province, covering 362,000 sq m in an area of 5 hectares including complex house with 6 blocks for 2,700 apartments as well as supermarkets, commercial centers, schools, resorts and so on. Charm Plaza offers apartments of 46 sq m to 176 sq m and chooses Posco E&C as its constructor

A survey on requirements for Vietnamese goods showed that pattern, price, and quality are priorities for customers. Most of answerers said that the requirements are a significant demand for customers and are also concerned things for businesses.

 A US$1 million technical assistance (TA) grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help increase efficiency in road transport administration and attract investment in Vietnam’s rapidly expanding road transport network.

In the first nine months of 2010, Binh Duong province’s export import activities still gained positive growth amid the world’s economy facing difficulties and challenges. Domestic investment sector achieved US$1.183bln in export turnover, a year-on-year increase of 6.3% while foreign-funded sector’s export value was nearly US$4.48bln, a year-on-year increase of 27.4%. Also during the time, the province’s import value reached nearly US$4.54bln, a year-on-year increase of 21.3%. Estimatedly, the province’s trade surplus reached more than US$1.125bln…

Total sales of goods and services of Tan Uyen district in the first nine months of 2010 reached more than VND1.85trillion, up 25% compared to the corresponding period of last year or 76.5% of this year’s plan.

Binh Duong real estates market is warming up by the second stage’s sale of apartments in TDC Plaza in Binh Duong New City. Over 1,000 customers have registered to buy.

Two more banks of VietABank and DaiABank have made interest rates drop of 0.1% to 0.2% of 1-, 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month deposits which stands at 11.00% a year. Besides, weekly interest rates deposits of Vietnam dong was ranging from 9.8% to 10.20% a year. DaiABank maintained interest rates for 18 to 36-month deposits. Previously, in response to call of the government and Vietnam Banks Association to reduce interest rates of deposits to support reduction of loans interest rates for domestic production development, other banks have reduced rates to below 11.2% a year.

The Party Committee of Dau Tieng Rubber One-Member Co.Ltd. has promoted the “Clever Public Relations” movement and “the Year of the Government Public Relations” among the company’s staff. Accordingly, the company’s staff actively responded to emulation movements with substantial contents, contributing to promoting the development of the company. The company also organized conferences to praise those who gained achievements in emulation movements launched by it.

In the first nine months of this year, provincial Job Center gave vocational training to 4,774 learners and linked up with other localities to supply 1,764 laborers for province-based businesses under the plan approved by provincial People’s Committee.

 Laborers registering to seek jobs at provincial job transaction floorSince early this year, provincial Department of Labor, War Invalids & Social Affairs and provincial Job Center have jointly held seven job transaction sessions, which attracted the participation of 2,329 businesses with the labor recruitment demand of 97,457 laborers in skills of footwear, electronics, garment, woodwork, beverage, telecommunication, construction, packing, mechanism…., including 18,312 skilled laborers and 79,145 unskilled ones.

Binh Duong Telecom in cooperation with the 2 Region Center for Informatics and Data Transmission just launched the “VNPT smile” program and granted Mega VNN prize to clients.

Intel Corporation, the world’s largest semiconductor chip maker, will open its 1 billion USD chip assembly and testing facility in Vietnam by the end of this month, an executive said.

Domestic customers have faced the new wave of price increases by 5%-10% of some milk products, especially liquid and condensed ones…

 Laborers need to have a thorough grasp of the policies and laws relating to their rights and interests The public relations work of the provincial business bloc has gained results between 2005 and 2010. This is an important foundation, contributing to strengthening and building the bloc’s strong and pure Party organization; gathering laborers and businesses to get involved in movements for the sake of the society…