Led by emerging markets, small – and medium-sized enterprises worldwide showed increasing confidence and demonstrated steady signs of recovery in the first half of 2010, according to the semi-annual HSBC Small Business Confidence Monitor released last week. SEE MORE HCM CITY — Viet Nam and South Korea would try to boost trade bilateral turnover to US$20 billion by 2015, deputy director of HCM branch's Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Nguyen The Hung said at a business-to-business meeting yesterday in HCM City. SEE MORE HA NOI — The promotional programme "Vietnamese People prioritise Vietnamese Goods", launched last year by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, has offered domestic enterprises a golden opportunity to advertise their trademarks to domestic customers. SEE MORE HCM CITY — Key national economic targets set for this year – a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.5 per cent, inflation below 8 per cent and macro-economic stability – were achievable, a senior official said yesterday. SEE MORE Several member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have emerged as Vietnam’s leading investment partners after a few invested small amounts of capital in the country 20 years ago.
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