The clam fishery in the Mekong Delta
province of Ben Tre has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
certification for meeting the organisation’s sustainability and
management standards.
The Vietnamese-German friendship
hospital inaugurated a 22,000 AUD water purification system built with
the help of the Australian Embassy’s Direct Aid Programme in Hanoi on
Nov. 9.
Vietnam is always a reliable partner and an active member in promoting
cooperation between Mekong River countries and Japan as well as ties between
ASEAN and Japan, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.
The Global Peace Index has ranked
Vietnam among the most peaceful countries in the world, and honoured
the country at the 2009 Global Symposium of Peaceful Nations held in
Washington from November 1-3.
Encouraging Vietnamese couples to adopt
local children was a main topic in the Draft Law on Adoption under
discussion at Nov. 2 National Assembly meeting in Hanoi.
Sacombank Securities, an affiliate of
the HCM Stock Exchange-listed Sacombank, will make its initial public
offering (IPO) next month, offering 38.3 million shares.
The Vietnam Export-Import Bank
(Eximbank) officially listed more than 876.2 million shares, a record
number, on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) on Oct. 27.
The Central Highlands province of Gia
Lai has zoned off between 120,000-125,000 ha for rubber growing by 2015
and the area is expected to increase to 130,000-135,000 ha by 2020.
Several commercial banks in Vietnam
announced they have surpassed their yearly profit goals as of the end
of September, despite forecasts made in late 2008 that this would be a
difficult year for banks.
VIB bank has announced it reaped 496
billion VND in pre-tax profits as of the end of September, which
represents 24 percent more than the 400 billion VND target for year
adopted by bank shareholders in March 2009.
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s economy
showed signs of a faster-than-expected recovery in the third quarter of
the year and the pace was considered the fastest among the world’s
developing nations.
Profit-taking made a comeback on Oct.
13 on the HCM Stock Exchange after the VN-Index has passed the
psychological barrier of 590 on Oct. 12, pressing the Index on Oct. 13
back down to 589.89.
Foreign tourists and expatriates in the
city can participate in a poll of the 100 most existing sites or
activities in HCM City from now until the middle of next months.
The Vietnam International Commercial
Joint Stock Bank (VIB) racked up a nine-month, pre-tax profit of 124
percent of its yearly plan and double last year’s figure, fulfilling
yearly targets three months before schedule.
Hong Leong Bank opened its head office
in Vietnam an its first branch in HCM City on Oct. 8, with an initial
capital of 1 trillion VND (55 million USD).
XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
