| During the week of April 25 � May 1, 2005, 261 new businesses were established, including 16 joint-stock companies, 204 limited liability companies and 41 private enterprises. The businesses have total capital of more than VND386 billion, VND5 billion lower than the previous week. The Saigon Trading Company operating in restaurant, hotel and entertainment, had the largest capital with VND114 billion. | Scope of business | Number of businesses | Against previous week | Total capital (VND million) | Against previous week | | Animal husbandry, cultivation | 6 | 2 | 8,810 | -2,990 | | Food, foodstuffs & drinks | 14 | 1 | 9,650 | -7,600 | | Tourism, restaurants, hotels | 11 | -1 | 1,312,648 | 125,585 | | Garment & textile, footwear | 8 | -4 | 12,710 | -138 | | Furniture, handicraft & interior decoration | 18 | 4 | 8,800 | -9,190 | | Pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemicals | 9 | -2 | 4,800 | -1,110 | | Stationery | 7 | 3 | 2,900 | 2,300 | | Gold, pawning | 8 | 2 | 3,800 | 2,050 | | Consignment, forwarding, transport | 20 | 11 | 17,450 | 9,900 | | Consulting, design | 10 | -7 | 16,100 | -37,100 | | Advertising, printing, packaging | 18 | 0 | 10,060 | -33,720 | | Informatics, telecom | 21 | -2 | 9,730 | -2,967 | | Electricity, electronics, refrigeration | 14 | 5 | 11,900 | 1,600 | | Machinery, equipment, raw materials and materials | 38 | -5 | 38,150 | -,220 | | Real estate | 6 | -2 | 4,400 | -20,900 | | Construction, building materials | 50 | -1 | 93,760 | -31,371 | | Other trades | 3 | 1 | 2,130 | 830 | | Total | 261 | 5 | 386,415 | -5,041 | | (See details at: www,saigontimes,com,vn/tbktsg | |
