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Seafood exports rise 13% in eight months

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Seafood exports totalled US$2.9 billion in the first eight months of this year, an increase of 13 per cent compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Shimp and tra catfish saw the greatest growth in both volume and value, the ministry said, with shrimp exports rising

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Foreign visitors to Vietnam rise sharply

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The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam in August rose by 38 percent from a year earlier, reaching more than 430,000 despite the off-season.

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Vietnam GDP growth through August to beat 6 pct

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Vietnams economy grew more than 6 percent in the first eight months of 2010 from a year earlier, Minister of Trade and Industry Vu Huy Hoang said.

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BCI’s net profit soars 80pct to 108.3bln dong

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VNStockNews.com – Binh Chanh Construction Investment Shareholding Company (BCI) reported an 80 percent increase in its audited consolidated net profit to 108.34 billion dong ($5.7 million) on high revenue in the first half of this year.

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Vietnam computer, electronics exports at $1.85Bln, +31.2% in Jan-Jul

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Vietnam earned $1.85 billion from exporting computers, electronic products and components in the first seven months of this year, up 31.2% from a year earlier Vietnam earned $1.85 billion from exporting computers, electronic products and components in the first seven months of this year, up 31.2% from a year earlier, the government’s General Statistics Office

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ASEAN-China trade soars to $161B in Jan-July

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Total trade between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China reached $161 billion in the first seven months of this year, up 49.6% from a year earlier, the Vietnamese Trade Office in China said. Of the sum, the ASEAN exported $84.26 billion from China, up 56.1% on-year, and imported $76.74 billion, up 43.2%. The bloc

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Garment sector cashes in on bulk orders

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Export orders for Vietnamese leather and footwear have increased by 15-16 percent so far compared to a year earlier, says Diep Thanh Kiet, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso).

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Vietnam paper output +12.7% in Jan-July

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Vietnamese firms were estimated to produce 924,600 tons of papers between Jan and Jul, rising 12.7% from a year earlier, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The volume failed to meet the domestic demand, forcing the firms to import 533,000 tons worth $492 million, down 5% on-year in volume but up 20.7% in value. The Vietnam

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HCMcity Jan-Jul pledged FDI up 45.1% to US$1.1B

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s southern economic hub, licensed 200 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects totaling US$1.1 billion in the first seven months of this year, up 45.1% from a year earlier.

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Int’l tourist arrivals to HCM City +13% to 1.68M in Jan-July

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International tourist arrivals to Ho Chi Minh City are estimated to have increased 13% from a year earlier to 1.68 million in the first seven months of 2010, said the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The city is estimated to have gained tourism revenues of VND21.2 trillion (US$US$1.116 billion) during the period, according to

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Vietnam Fast Facts:

  • GDP (2008): $84.98 billion.
  • Real growth rate: 6.23% (2008)
  • Inflation rate (January 2009): 17.48% year-on-year.
  • External debt (2008): 29.8% of GDP, $21.8 billion.
  • Population: 85.79 million
  • Services: 38.10% of GDP, 2008
  • Exports: $62.9 billion
  • Imports: $80.4 billion
  • Goldman Sachs paper: Vietnam: The Next Asian Tiger in the Making