Switzerland helps CNS develop chip plant
HCMC - Scientists of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology will give Saigon Industry Corporation (CNS) technical support to develop an electronic chip plant with annual output of 400 million chips in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park in HCMC's District 9.

NA deputies call for tax holidays
HANOI - The National Assembly (NA) Financial and Budgetary Committee and NA deputies shared the view that personal income tax exemptions and value-added tax reductions are a must to rescue businesses and restore the market.

Blue-ear pig disease goes south
HANOI - The blue-ear pig disease has shown no signs of abating in northern provinces and has spread to the south in the last fortnight.

Coconut trees cling to life
CAN THO - While coconut farmers and traders in the Mekong Delta are crying out over constant price drops, hitting a two-year low, local agriculture authorities are struggling to find a way out for the coconut industry.