Israel ’s businesses want to invest in Vietnam , according to the Asia Pacific Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The latest reports released by securities companies do not give a clear answer about if the national economy is better off in 2012, but say there are many positive signs, and the stock market is showing big opportunities when it nearly bottoms out.

The Viet Nam Gas Association has proposed in an official letter to the Prime Minister and the Finance Ministry that the tax on imported gas be reduced from 5 per cent to 2 per cent.

There are many opportunities to invest in Myanmar, says Vietnamese counsellor in Myanmar Tran Phuoc Anh.