Posts Tagged ‘ 11 Months ’

Foreign investors in for the long haul 

January 2, 2012
Foreign investors in for the long haul 

  Despite the tough economic climate, many foreign companies are continuing to expand operations in Vietnam in hope that their strategy will pay off when the recovery happens. BlueScope Buildings Vietnam, formerly known as BlueScope Lysaght Vietnam, inaugurated a US$4 million steel plant in Hanoi two weeks ago. The plant, located in the Quang Minh [...]

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Vietnam posts a trade deficit of $700 million for November 

November 24, 2011
Vietnam posts a trade deficit of $700 million for November 

  Vietnam’s trade deficit narrowed to $700 million in November from a revised $750 million last month, according to preliminary figures released by the General Statistics Office in Hanoi Thursday. For the 11 months through November, the deficit was $8.9 billion. Exports rose to $8.6 billion in November from $8.39 billion in October. For the [...]

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Vietnam’s foreign arrivals up 36.5 percent in Jan-Nov 

December 6, 2010
Vietnam’s foreign arrivals up 36.5 percent in Jan-Nov 

Vietnam received 4.6 million foreign tourists in the first 11 months of this year Vietnam received 4.6 million foreign tourists in the first 11 months of this year, a 36.5 percent increase over the same period last year, the government said. In November alone, foreign arrivals reached 428,300, up 2.6 percent from October, the government said in [...]

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Power shortage looms

December 27, 2009
Power shortage looms

The Red River has reached its lowest level to date of 1.22m compared to the seasonal average of 2.5-3m. LookAtVietnam – Low water levels in three major northern reservoirs threaten an electricity shortage this season in Ha Noi and throughout the north, a region dependent on hydroelectric power.Water levels in the Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang [...]

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Vinafood 2 says Vietnam should sell rice to Philippines

December 17, 2009
Vinafood 2 says Vietnam should sell rice to Philippines

LookAtVietnam – Vinafood 2, one of Vietnam’s biggest rice exporters, has offered the public reassurances against potential domestic rice shortages. The domestic price of rice has been increasing continuously and worries have been raised about a possible shortage. Local media, quoting international agencies, has predicted a worldwide rice shortage. India reportedly plans to import three [...]

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Garment producers trying to raise localization ratio

December 15, 2009
Garment producers trying to raise localization ratio

LookAtVietnam – The locally made proportion of garments will likely reach 42-43 percent this year, higher than the previous year’s 37 percent. According to Le Tien Truong, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex), by the end of November Vietnam had exported 8.2 billion dollars worth of garment products. It was [...]

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More coffee exported, but prices down

December 8, 2009
More coffee exported, but prices down

Viet Nam exported about 100,000 tonnes of coffee in November, earning a value of US$145 million, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. In these 11 months, although coffee export volume was 19.3% higher than in same period last year, export value dropped by 14.7% due to the world recession.In November, the export [...]

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Fruit, vegetable exports grow 5.4%

December 6, 2009
Fruit, vegetable exports grow 5.4%

Workers check weight of canned-litchi before export at Bac Giang Foodstuff Export Joint Stock Company. The country earned $388 million from exporting fruit and vegetable including litchi in 11 months.LookAtVietnam – The fruit and vegetable industry has posted record export growth in the first 11 months of this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture [...]

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Restrict import of nonessential goods: PM

December 6, 2009
Restrict import of nonessential goods: PM

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on December 3 asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to coordinate with authorities to restrict the import of nonessential goods and boost exports.  LookAtVietnam – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on December 3 asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to coordinate with authorities to restrict the import of [...]

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Industrial output soars in November

December 1, 2009
Industrial output soars in November

Industrial production month-on-month in November surged 3.6 per cent, lifting the figure for the first 11 months to 7.3 per cent over the same period last year. Production of seafood, cotton, adult’s clothing, paper, ceramic tiles, televisions and domestic automobiles in the first 11 months of the year was lower than the same period last [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...