… Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5e86f1/vietnam_power_repo) has announced the addition of the “Vietnam Power Report Q3 2010″ report to their offering

Hanoi’s expansion plans to the west are shaping the My Dinh area, 11 kilometres from the capital’s downtown, to become the capital’s second state administration hub. In a related move, the central government has recently urged Hanoi People’s Committee, in cooperation with the Ministry of Construction and other relevant governmental agencies, to complete plans to develop

The Hanoi Industry and Trade Department on August 31 announced a promotion month that will begin in Hanoi as of November. They have planned about 1,000 promotion selling points, involving more than 350 businesses. The event’s organizers will select 18 points for promoting the sale of gold on two ‘gold days’ – November 13 and 14

Short-term lending rates in Vietnam are expected to come down, thanks partly to funds the central bank has extended to banks, State Bank of Vietnam governor Nguyen Van Giau was quoted on Wednesday as saying. Lending rates were not falling quickly at present because banks were cutting deposit rates slowly, Giau said in an interview published

PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk, who owns the retail network Alfamart minimarket, will open Alfamart outlets in Vietnam. PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk, who owns the retail network Alfamart minimarket, will open Alfamart outlets in Vietnam

Free trade agreements (FTAs) in general have led to higher economic growth, but regional FTAs have had mixed results, experts have said.

Vietnam is proving to be a successful market for Indian watchmaker Titan. It is the third largest brand in terms of volume in this market (estimated to be 70,000 this year), behind Citizen and Casio

Thai-Viet Bio-ethanol Company received a license early this week to build a factory to produce ethanol, fertilisers and animal feeds. The factory, located in the central province of Ninh Thuan, has an investment capital of VND950 billion (US$50 million). It is slated to start construction in 2011 and come into operation in early 2013

Southern Binh Duong Province is experiencing a rapid economic growth along with a surge in activity in the residential property segment.

Russia would co-operate with Vietnamese experts to establish a centre to train staff, experts and engineers in nuclear power plant operations as well as establish a research academy on nuclear energy, said General Director of Russia’s Rosatom State Corporation Sergey Kirienko yesterday.