The Netherlands Council for Trade Promotion (NCH) on February 25 organised a meeting between Dutch businesses and representatives of the Vietnamese embassy, entrepreneurs on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival. Participants discussed Vietnam’s new trade and investment policies and the possibility of cooperation. Addressing the ceremony, Van Gulick, Chairman of the Netherlands-Vietnamese... 

The world’s two major rice exporters, Vietnam and Thailand, will take measures to stabilize the price of rice, which has been decreasing during the last four weeks. The falling price of rice is said to be caused by the Thai government’s decision to sell rice from its storage depot. Another reason is that Africa and the Philippines have stopped importing rice after buying large amounts in 2009. In... 

Vietnam has seen an export surplus to the Brazilian market over the past three months, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, & Trade (MDIC). The surplus value reached US$ 3.77 million in November, US$8.056 million in December, 2009 and US$8.557 million in January 2010. The Vietnamese Trade Office in Brazil says if the growth is maintained until the end of the second quarter,... 

After a slight recovery, the world’s gold prices have continued to increase by US$10/ounce, making the domestic price of gold rise correlatively and surpass the VND26.6 million/tael mark on February 27. In the New York market on February 26, gold was up by US$10.4/ounce to US$1,118.9/ounce when investors became less worried about the debt in Greece. In response to optimistic information on the US... 

Experts predict that by the end of 2010, Vietnam’s real estate market will be more lively than last year, thanks to the abundance of properties. However, according to professionals, property prices are expected to be erratic. The construction of a series of large apartment buildings broke ground in the capital city of Hanoi last December, signaling an increase in demand, experts said. The most noteworthy...