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Over 300 woodwork and handicraft businesses from both in and outside of the country are displaying their products at the International Furniture and Handicrafts Fair (EXPO 2010) which opened in
The event, jointly held by
With 700 stands, the five-day fair will bring domestic woodwork and handicraft businesses together, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, who have little opportunity to take part in overseas exhibitions, with their international partners.
As part of the event, an online expo will be set up to help businesses promote their trademarks by posting their information and products, saving transaction times and costs.
So far, over 800 companies have registered 7,000 products on the online expo, an increase of 21 percent in the number of businesses and 40 percent in products compared with 2009.
In addition, there will be seminars for Vietnamese businesses and importers held by
Over the past year, the International Furniture and Handicrafts Fair has attracted a large number of participants, helping to raise the industry’s export turnover from 590 million USD in 2001 to 2 billion USD in 2005 and 3 billion USD in 2009. This year’s figure is expected to reach almost 4.5 billion USD.
Auditors seek assistance from
During talks in
Talks between Auditor General Vuong Dinh Hue and President of Slovakia’s Supreme Audit Office (SAS) Jan Jasovsky focused on the agreement of cooperation signed in
Under the document, SAS will help the State Audit of Vietnam increase its competence in budget auditing and verifying State budget estimates before submission to the National Assembly for approval.
The scheme also calls for further cooperation in consultancies around information technology, under which the SAS will send experts to
During the talks, the Vietnamese auditor general also expressed interest in sending his staff to
Further cooperation with SAS within the framework of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) was also high on the duo’s talks, focusing on environmental audit, public debt audit, IT audit, auditing quality supervision and operational auditing.
An industrial gas plant with capacity of 8,500 N cu.m per hour, the largest of its kind in
With an investment of 20 million USD, the plan is capable of producing 300 tonnes of oxygen and 510 tonnes of nitrogen a day.
Additionally, the company built a liquefied petroleum gas plant, providing 100 tonnes of liquefied oxygen and nitrogen and 10 tonnes of liquefied argon a day.
Apart from serving the Hoa Phat Steel Complex, the plant will supply these products to the industrial gas markets in the north and central regions.
The Germany-based Messer Group has been operating over 13 years in
In addition to the plant in Hai Duong, Messer Group invested in building filling stations in the southern provinces of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Binh Duong and the northern city of
An industrial gas plant with capacity of 8,500 N cu.m per hour, the largest of its kind in
With an investment of 20 million USD, the plan is capable of producing 300 tonnes of oxygen and 510 tonnes of nitrogen a day.
Additionally, the company built a liquefied petroleum gas plant, providing 100 tonnes of liquefied oxygen and nitrogen and 10 tonnes of liquefied argon a day.
Apart from serving the Hoa Phat Steel Complex, the plant will supply these products to the industrial gas markets in the north and central regions.
The Germany-based Messer Group has been operating over 13 years in
In addition to the plant in Hai Duong, Messer Group invested in building filling stations in the southern provinces of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Binh Duong and the northern city of
Ha Bac nitrogen fertilizer plant to be expanded
Ha Bac Nitrogen Fertilizers and Chemicals Company inked a contract for the upgrading and expansion of Ha Bac Nitrogen Fertilizers Plant in
The contractors include Ngu Hoan Science, Technology Joint Stock Limited Company, China Machinery Import-Export Company and Vietnam Chemical Industry Design Joint Stock Company.
According to Nguyen Anh Dung, the company’s Director General, the 42-month project will be carried out at a cost of 373 million USD, part of which will come from the Vietnam Development Bank and several commercial banks.
The plant’s headquarters, along with branches located in Tho Xuong Ward, Bac Giang City and Xuan Huong commune, Lang Giang district, Bac Giang province will be upgraded and expanded, using modern eco-friendly and energy-saving technologies from the Netherlands, Germany and Italy, he said.
Once the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract becomes effective, the plant’s annual capacity will increase from 180,000 tonnes to 500,000 tonnes of urea, better meeting the demands of the agricultural sector and export markets, Dung noted.
At the signing ceremony, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Nam Hai underlined the significance of the project, calling on Vietnam Chemicals Group to partner with banks to ensure a prompt disbursement process.
Source: VNA
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