Sweden's telco Comvik International is showing keen interest in MobiFone, with an aim to acquire a stake in this mobile Phone service operator when this company under the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications group go public next year as scheduled.

Citigroup has completed its acquisition of 24,330 additional shares in Hau Giang Pharmaceuticals (DHG). Citigroup now holds 713,263 shares, or about 7.13 percent of DHG.

From November 12, 2007 to May 31, 2008, this low cost airway will offer 100,000 super-cheap tickets at the price from VND15,000 ($0.9) per ticket to 50% of the normal airfares.

Southern Viet Nam’s An Giang province has officially sought government permission to be able to export 500,000-700,000 tons of rice after the country limited its rice export this year to 4.4 million tons from 4.5 million to boost food reserves following severe flooding recently.

Vietnam has attractions that some foreigners admit held them back here. Of course, it has its share of challenges but then they exist everywhere and only those who beat them achieve success.

Can Tho city in the Mekong Delta is beginning a process to pour 80 trillion VND to develop its infrastructure aimed at making it the most modern city in the region. As planned, Can Tho will build an urban-industry-service area along the Hau river, an urban and hi-tech area to the north of O Mon river and a heavy industrial area to the south of O Mon river.

Can Tho City must become an industrial city and a driving force behind the Mekong Delta, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung. Deputy PM Hung made the statement at a conference on the topic of industrializing and modernizing Can Tho.