CPI in October was at 8.6 percent same level of September

For the first time this year, domestic prices eased with October CPI tracking on a same level of September, an announcement from the General Statistics Department said.

Feasibility study for restoration of old Long Bien Bridge and building a new one approved

The feasibility study for restoration of the old Long Bien Bridge, spanning the Red River, and building a new one, jointly carried out by the Thales Engineering and Consulting, Coyne and Bellier of France and the Transport and Design Consultant Corporation of Vietnam, has been approved by the Ministry of Transport.

400 contracts totalling 50 million USD signed at ASEAN Trade Fair 2004

Domestic businesses have signed 400 contracts totalling 50 million USD with their foreign partners during the ASEAN Trade Fair 2004 (ATF 2004), which closed in Ha Noi on Sunday.