| USAID to offer Vietnam bigger assistance | | 2008-07-04 12:58:00 | | The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will "deepen and broaden assistance programs" in Viet Nam in such fields as finance, education and healthcare in the coming years, a visiting U.S. official said here Friday.
The USAID would provide Viet Nam with stronger assistance in various spheres, including having bigger U.S. involvement in overseeing and expanding the local bourse, | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Two luxury cars flown to Vietnam | | 2008-07-04 10:26:00 | | Two brand-new luxury cars were imported into Viet Nam from the US by air on July 2.
One is a Mercedes S63 AMG, made in 2008 with an after-tax price of US$ 360,000, and the other a BMW X6 xDriver35i with an after-tax price of around US$210,000.
They were dispatched to their owners in Hai Phong after customs declarations were completed.
Though the BMW X6 xDriver35i was introduced in the world | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Thai media: Vietnam has “secret weapons” for development | | 2008-07-04 10:18:00 | | Viet Nam has “secret weapons” to continue economic development, and the country will be likely to overcome existing difficulties due to rocketing oil prices, said Thailand’s MCOT television station on July 4.
All sectors in Viet Nam have spaces to further develop, the Thai TV channel said, adding that these sectors are able to attract more foreign investment and to maintain high growth rates. | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Spanish businesses interested in Vietnam | | 2008-07-04 10:17:00 | | A delegation of 17 Spanish companies has visited Ho Chi Minh City to study business opportunities in Viet Nam.
The businesses, mostly involved in the industrial sector, have met with a number of potential Vietnamese partners, said the Madrid Chamber of Commerce, which organised the visit in coordination with the Caja Madrid Financial Group.
According to the chamber, Viet Nam is attractive to | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Vietnam suspends nutritional product, requests recall | | 2008-07-04 05:35:00 | | The Ministry of Health has suspended a nutritional product containing a drug to treat male impotence and asked its importer to withdraw distribution countrywide.
Ho Chi Minh City-based Giai Canh Co., Ltd., which imports the Supai 99-Tongkat Ali Plus from Malaysia, is required to recall all circulating pills by July 15 and subsequently destroy all stocks.
The product, which is advertised to | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Zongshen Group to acquire iron ore deposit in Vietnam | | 2008-07-04 05:20:00 | | Chongqing Economic Times reported that ChongQing ZongShen Group is discussing with Viet Nam for building 300,000 tonnes per year of pig iron smelting plant in a province of the Southeast Asian country with an estimated investment of CNY 800 million.
President of ChongQing ZongShen said that “He would win a big iron mine with a scale of about 100 million tonnes in Viet Nam and open a developing | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Vietnam Airlines posts 120b dong H1 profit | | 2008-06-30 21:49:14 | | Vietnam Airlines recently reported that during the first haft of the year the carrier gained nearly 12.146 trillion dong in revenue, equalling to 51% of the year's target and 120 billion dong in profit or 27% of the year's plan.
With the ZA1 material price being estimated at US$162 per tank, the firm's material cost...
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| Encouraging result of FDI attraction in Vietnam | | 2008-06-30 06:30:00 | | A total registered capital of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Viet Nam in the first half of this year hit a record high with US$31.6 billion. The figure shows Viet Nam is still an attractive destination for foreign investors even though Viet Nam economy is facing many difficulties and challenges such as high inflation and big trade deficit.
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| Vietnam's cocoa among world's leading ones in quality | | 2008-06-30 06:27:00 | | Viet Nam's cocoa has been affirmed to be among the world's leading ones in quality at the recent 11th South-East Asian Cocoa Club Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City.
The meeting was aimed at discussing measures to improved cocoa quality, planting techniques and market development.
Vietnam's cocoa has attracted great interest in the global market though the country has embarked in planting cocoa only | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Miss Universe 2008 underway in Vietnam | | 2008-06-28 08:04:00 | | For many beauty pageant-crazed Pinoys, July 14 will be a red-letter day of sorts for it will be the day of the Miss Universe 2008 pageant. Currently underway in Vietnam, the Miss Universe is considered as the most prestigious of all the international beauty pageants in existence, especially to Pinoys who have seen their country's bets win twice in the past together with a slew of runner up and semifinal finishes. This year's pageant will definitely be broadcast live like all the other Miss Uni | | By: read my mind | | |
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| Impactante imagen de la guerra del Vietnam | | 2008-06-26 13:05:00 | | La guerra que se llevó a cabo en Vietnam fue de las más terribles de la segunda guerra mundial. Los americanos caían como moscas ante unos vietnamitas que supieron sacarle partido a las tierras donde vivían, jugando con ventaja al estar en casa y construyendo los impresionantes túneles subterráneos que tanto hemos visto en documentales y reportages. Estos túneles, estaban tan entramados que eran semejantes a un hormiguero, con centenares de caminos donde los guerilleros se escondían de los soldados americanos. Aparte de eso, el tiempo que duró la cruenta guerra en esas tierras acabó por arrasar cientos de poblados asesinando a miles de inocentes campesinos. Son los daños colaterales de una guerra sin sentido. Los inocentes pagan y son la moneda de cambio de las jugadas que hacen los generales desde su despacho, moviendo tropas, enviando refuerzos y mandando sobre sus subordinados como si de un simulador se tratase, rollo Command&Conquer.
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| Seminar introduces business opportunities in Vietnam held in Chile | | 2008-06-25 05:19:00 | | A seminar entitled "Viet Nam - the Commercial Gateway in Asia" was held in Santiago, the capital of Chile, on June 23 to introduce to Chilean investors about business opportunities in Viet Nam.
The seminar was organised by the Viet Nam Embassy and Viet Nam Trade Office in Chile, in co-ordination with the Chilean National Chamber of Commerce, Services and Tourism (CNC) and the Export Promotion | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Vietnam must develop its seaport system | | 2008-06-25 05:07:00 | | Vinamarine chairman says private investment in ports faces barriers
Vietnam needs to simultaneously develop its seaport system and the administration of it to further exploit the potential of its long-stretching coastal line, said an official at a seminar on State management of seaports in Hanoi yesterday.
Vuong Dinh Lam, chairman of the Viet Nam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine), said that | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Anxiety in Vietnam | | 2008-06-22 03:00:00 | | As global real-estate firms including those from Thailand put their investment plans for Vietnam on hold, the pain of a market crash is growing more evident in the once-booming economy as buyers scramble for cover and prices dive.The region's newest "Tiger" economy was roaring just a year ago with its equity market the best performer in the world and economic growth rates rivalling those of China and India, and the envy of neighbours such as Thailand.But today with soaring oil prices, the once-closed communist country that has since eagerly embraced capitalism has seen inflation reach 25%. Its equity markets are near a two-year low and the property sector has taken a beating as speculators lose their shirts.
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| Vietnam H1 loans up 20 pct, June credit slows-c.bank | | 2008-06-20 06:37:00 | | Outstanding bank loans in Viet Nam are likely to be 20% higher at the end of the first half than a year earlier, but monthly loan growth will slow to 1.22% in June, a central bank newspaper said on Friday.
The figures suggest the central bank has had some success in bringing down rampant credit growth in an overheating economy in which the annual inflation rate has soared to 25%.
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| SME Securities Says Vietnam's Investors Reluctant to Buy Stocks | | 2008-06-20 06:32:50 | | Thach Hoang Lan, chief analyst of Ho Chi Minh City-based SME Securities Co., comments on the fall in the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange's VN Index.
Vietnam's benchmark index today fell 7.25, or 1.9%, after the daily trading limit was widened to 3% from 2% yesterday.
``Investors remain reluctant. Their reluctance is...
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| Vietnam's inflation and macro-economy still under control | | 2008-06-20 06:11:00 | | With the implementation of eight groups of measures, Vietnam's inflation and micro-economy are still under the government's control, affirmed Minister of Finance Vu Van Ninh.
The minister made the affirmation at an online video conference with domestic and foreign investors with four television link-ups in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong and Singapore on June 19.
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| Dell expands foray into Vietnam's consumer market | | 2008-06-19 19:24:00 | | Dell Inc has marked its expansion in Viet Nam by launching the personal computer products for this growing consumer market segment after years of success in the products for companies.
Dell executive Evan Williams told the product launch ceremony in HCM City that now was the right time for Dell to penetrate into the consumer segment as the American systems and service company had specially | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Al-Qaeda's Vietnam | | 2008-06-18 09:05:00 | | Lately, the Iraq war has looked more and more like another Vietnam -- not for us, but for al-Qaeda.CIA Director Michael Hayden says the terror group has suffered "near-strategic defeat" in Iraq. It has been routed from Anbar, Diyala, and Baghdad provinces, and now is getting a beating in its last stronghold of Mosul, in the north. It is reviled by the Iraqi populace, and its downward trajectory began with indigenous uprisings at its expense.When the United States lost Vietnam, it lost credibility and saw an emboldened Marxist-Leninist offensive around the third world. Al-Qaeda is a global insurgency and not a nation-state -- and thus its circumstances are radically different from ours 40 years ago -- but it has suffered a similar reputational loss.The Iraq war had been a powerful recruiting tool for al-Qaeda when it was winning. No more. Osama bin Laden rendered what is called the "bandwagon effect" in international relations -- the tendency of states to go along with the dominant powe | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Vietnam-Laos insurance joint venture licensed | | 2008-06-13 20:20:00 | | The Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) on June 12 announced that the Laos' Ministry of Planning and Investment recently officially granted operation license for Laos-Vietnam Insurance Joint Venture Co (LVI) that is expected to make its debut on June 21.
LVI, the joint venture of BIDV's Insurance Co (BIC), Lao's Bank for Foreign Trade (BCEL) and Laos-Vietnam Joint Venture | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Vietnam Airlines licensed to sell 20% stake to foreign strategic shareholders | | 2008-06-13 20:14:38 | | Viet Nam Airlines recently was licensed to sell its 10-20% stake to foreign strategic shareholders, leading to the state holding in the firm at 70-80%.
The carrier's equitisation process is under the method of keeping the state's current holding and issuing extra shares to hike chartered capital.
Currently, Viet Nam...
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| Rajini going to Vietnam! | | 2008-06-12 10:49:03 | | Superstar Rajinikanth is one man who knows how to keep everyone guessing. Just when everyone thought that since he has wrapped up the shooting of ‘Kuselan‘ and he will be going to the Himalayas, he has surprised everyone by announcing that he will be going to Vietnam. The list does not stop there since he [...]
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| Iraq isn’t like Vietnam - it’s much worse | | 2008-06-12 00:50:22 | | photo credit: debaird
Forget all the talk about Iraq being as bad as the Vietnam War because its far worse.
The US was able to walk away from Vietnam with relative impunity because Vietnam was essentially a peripheral country. Iraq, by contrast, is a key factor, in global oil supplies, so an American withdrawal would be [...] | | By: learn about lean & six-sigma | | |
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| Former Vietnam Prime Minister H.E. Vo Van Kiet dies | | 2008-06-11 08:12:17 | | It is a sad news as our former Vietnam Prime Minister H.E. Vo Van Kiet, a major force behind economic reforms started in the late 1980s, died on Wednesday, his family said. He was 85. Relatives said he died in a Singapore hospital of acute pneumonia and his body would be returned to Vietnam. Born on November 23, 1922, in the southern Mekong Delta, Kiet served as prime minister from 1991 until he stepped down to be replaced by his former deputy Phan Van Khai in September 1997. In his term as premier, and as the most senior southerner in the ruling Communist Party and government, Kiet was a leader in the Southeast Asian country's market-oriented economic reforms in the late 1980s and 1990s which started to replace a failed Soviet-style system. This news has just been released in some newspapers and magazines. I have not heard the official announcement from the Government of Vietnam or TV. God Bless Him and his soul will soon be on the paradise.
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| Vietnam’s real estate transparency index goes up | | 2008-06-11 02:18:00 | | Christopher Fossick, Jones Lang Lasalle’s Southeast Asian Managing Director, said Vietnam’s real estate market has many factors that are less transparent than other countries. However, these indexes have been improved consistently.The improvement is shown through the amendment of regulations on land, investment formalities, site clearance, etc., which favour foreign investors. Jones Lang Lasalle released the real estate transparency index for the first time in 1999 after surveys of 56 markets in the world.
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| Leader praises JETRO’s contributions to Vietnam-Japan ties | | 2008-06-09 23:25:00 | | Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem praised the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)’s contributions to developing economic, trade and investment relations between Viet Nam and Japan.
While meeting JETRO’s Permanent Deputy President Tomoharu Washio in Hanoi on June 9, Deputy PM Khiem hailed JETRO and Japanese enterprises for coordinating with the Viet Nam Chamber of | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| International Friendly match: Indonesia vs Vietnam | | 2008-06-09 12:11:00 | | This Wednesday, RCTI will air International Friendly match between Indonesia vs Vietnam. Calisto and 20 members Vietnamese national football team go to Indonesia and have a friendly match against the Indonesian national team on June 11. Henrique Calisto is coach of the Vietnam national football team.Indonesian football lover must watch this match. We must support our own teams. I hope Indonesia win...Indonesia national football team vs Vietnam national football teamWednesday, 11 June 2008 at 16.45 live on RCTI
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| Vietnam's Bonds Gain on Optimism Over Reserves; Dong Weakens | | 2008-06-09 08:20:35 | | Government bonds rose after Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said the nation's foreign- exchange reserves are sufficient to help it intervene to maintain the currency's value. The dong declined.
Benchmark five-year notes rallied after Dung said the country had a currency surplus of $1 billion in the first five months...
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| Vietnam biochemical derivatives UFO with symbols engraved resembles E.T civilization ? | | 2008-06-05 11:26:16 | | Hi guys here at UFOBLOGGER we try to research more deep then only posting ufo news & events.We don't post anything because the shake of every day up gradation. So just hold your nerves before you read this new post here at UFOBLOGGER.We already posted few segment of this blog post in past too .So take a look at completely new angle this time ....Vietnam biochemical derivatives UFO with symbols engraved resembles E.T civilization ?When we thing about this kind of possibilities we have The chain of events which support this possibilities .The events started back in 1947 & after that in a video of area 51 of I-Beam same kind of writing symbol video taped. I-Beam SymbolsLater in 1988 a huge UFO stopped over the house of Ludovico Granchi, who lived in Rio de Janeiro. He said as he looked up at it, a brightly lit panel resembling a holographic projection was made visible to him. It had black symbols on it and he felt he was supposed to | | By: SKYWATCHER:VIDEO BLOG | | |
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| New Vietnam-Laos road to open to traffic | | 2008-06-05 06:22:00 | | Developers of a 31km road linking Laos’ Mok District in Sieng Khouang Province and Vietnam’s Ky Son District in Nghe An Province say the new road will be put into use next year.
Funded by the Lao and Vietnamese governments, the majority of construction of the 6m-wide road is now complete.
When it opens next year, the 22-billion-VND (1.4 million USD) route is expected to help Laos’ Sieng Khouang | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Long-term foreign investors eye Vietnam, say experts | | 2008-06-01 06:09:02 | | Viet Nam remains a potential destination for medium- and long-term foreign investors, said experts at a financial investment conference in HCMC Saturday.
VinaCapital Group director Andy Ho said at the meeting that Viet Nam’s economic problems, such as accelerating inflation and a widening trade deficit, would not...
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| Silicon Valley investors join in Vietnam's real estate | | 2008-06-01 05:45:00 | | A half a world away from Silicon Valley's anemic real estate market, agent Cindy Nguyen has little time for sleep while she sniffs out deals in one of the world's hottest property markets.Last year, the president of San Jose's Lakami Professional Realty returned to Vietnam for the first time in 23 years. She was stunned by what she saw: instant wealth being created by land prices that have tripled, even quadrupled, in recent years."I saw the opportunity," said Nguyen, who now commutes regularly between the valley and Vietnam. "I saw the cha-ching, cha-ching. Your return on investment is at least 200 percent in one year."
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| Standard Chartered, Fitch revise Vietnam outlook | | 2008-06-01 00:18:46 | | Standard Chartered Bank and the Fitch credit rating service have both issued reports lowering their outlook for Viet Nam's growth and anticipating a higher inflation rate and a weaker dong this year.
On Wednesday, Standard Chartered raised its expectations of Viet Nam's inflation hi 2008 from 17% to 23% and lowered...
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| An Unspoiled Vacation When Travel to Vietnam | | 2008-05-30 02:44:00 | | By: Henry DirectoryThe boys buzzed around on their motorcycles on this warm, drizzly Saturday night hoping to run out of gas. Or so the tour guide said. If the floods of motorcycles were all cars the streets would be jammed. The traffic lights and lines on the road are merely there for decorations. No one abides by them. I found myself in the middle of the road and all of a sudden loads of traffic came my way. I just stood there and let the traffic go around me.I'm fortunate to have experienced Nha Trang Vietnam before tourism spoils this popular seaside resort, forecasted to be another Cancun. We had the boat to ourselves on the day cruise. Shaped like a silkworm, Tam Island is a quiet, picture perfect get-away-from-it-all. But who knows how it'll be five years from now.Cruising closer to Temple Island the clutter of colourful fishing boats came to view. I couldn't believe my ears when told the 1.5 sq. km. island could be destroyed in 10 years to make way for condos.Progress has not m | | By: Best Countries | | |
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| Vietnam to permit some foreigners to own property | | 2008-05-27 15:18:00 | | The resolution passed May 22 limits ownership to foreigners who meet specific residence and professional criteria, according to the official Vietnam News Agency. And eligible buyers will be allowed to purchase only apartments, not houses or land.Under the new rules, individuals who qualify include expatriates investing in the country, foreigners married to Vietnamese and those with university degrees working in specialized fields. A category was created for those who have been decorated by the president of Vietnam and named an honorary citizen.
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| Vietnam attracts US $8.1 billion worth of FDI in five months | | 2008-05-27 07:38:36 | | Vietnam has attracted a total of US $8.1 billion worth of foreign direct investment in the first five months of this year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Department of Foreign Investment.
This include a total of nearly US $7.5 billion worth of investment from 130 newly-licensed FDI projects...
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| Vietnam Doubles Daily Dong Trading Band To Plus Or Minus 2% | | 2008-05-27 07:36:00 | | Viet Nam's central bank said Tuesday it has doubled the trading band for the U.S. dollar/dong exchange rate to plus or minus 2% around the official daily rate from 1%.
The government, which has been pressing the central bank to widen the band, wants more flexibility in the exchange rate as greater currency appreciation could help contain the country's spiraling inflation. (Dow Jones) | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Soco says Vietnam's Block 9-2 field on schedule despite installation delay | | 2008-05-27 02:14:00 | | Soco International Plc said the Block 9-2 oil project in Viet Nam remains on course to begin production by the end of July despite delays in installing certain facilities on the field.
'A high sea state has intermittently shut down operations of the pipe lay barge thus causing some delay on the installation of the production and water pipelines between the unmanned CNV well head platform and the | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| MEMORIAL DAY – WWI – POLAR BEAR + WWII PARATROOPER + VIETNAM - MARINE | | 2008-05-24 06:30:00 | | MEMORIAL DAY
I have reposted this post for the last couple of years. It is a good reminder fro me of the veterans in my family that served us all with distinction during troubled times (WWI, WWII and Vietnam)2008
This year I would like to add an Email my brother sent me:
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| Vietnam builders halt projects to avoid bankruptcy | | 2008-05-20 14:37:00 | | Vietnam’s year-on-year inflation rate reached 21.4 percent last month, the highest since at least 1992, according to government figures.Construction costs in Vietnam have risen as much as 40 percent since the end of 2007, Melissa Bon and Brian Wee of Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte. said in a report.“Some contractors are delaying construction work to avoid the risk of facing bankruptcy,’’ Bon and Wee wrote in a report following a visit to Ho Chi Minh City.
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| Vietnam - US enjoy strong trade ties | | 2008-05-09 15:46:00 | | Vietnam-US trade has strongly developed since the two countries established diplomatic relations 13 years ago, especially following six-years implementing a bilateral trade agreement, with two-way trade reaching 13 billion USD in 2007.
Last year, Viet Nam earned about 10.5 billion USD from exports to the US , an increase of 28.9% over the previous year, taking the US to the top of Vietnam ’s | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (Accademy Award 1989) | | 2008-05-06 05:22:00 | | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a documentary based on the book which printed letters from the soldiers and nurses who served in Vietnam.This movie is so powerful precisely because it is so simple. Using real letters written by US soldiers and archive footage, the film creates a highly personal experience of the Vietnam War.An intensely moving and disturbing experience. It shows a more humane story of the war than we see in most media outlets and reveal real people in real situations | | By: Mellart | | |
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| Vietnam War Timeline | | 2008-05-01 21:33:50 | | 1945 Ho Chi Minh Creates Provisional Government: Following the surrender of Japan to Allied forces, Ho Chi Minh and his People's Congress create the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam to form a provisional government. Japan transfers all power to Ho's Vietminh. Ho Declares Independence of Vietnam British Forces Land in Saigon, Return Authority to French First American Dies in Vietnam: | | By: samondeath | | |
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| Vietnam ends international torch relay | | 2008-04-29 21:03:01 | | The international leg of the torch relay for the Beijing Olympics has now concluded in Vietnam. It received a warm welcome in Ho Chi Min City.
“I don’t know about the protests in other countries, but as far as Vietnam is concerned, we are happy to welcome this torch,” said Vu Thi Van, a 61-year-old [...] | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
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| Norway WTO ambassador visits Vietnam garment company | | 2008-04-28 23:43:00 | | Eirik Glenne, Norway’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) visited Thai Tuan Company, one of Viet Nam’s leading textile and garment companies, last week while on a trip to study the Vietnamese market.
Glenne said Thai Tuan’s tireless efforts to expand exports in recent years were impressive.
The company, established in 1993, produces over 12 million meters of fabric per year and | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Vietnam hasn’t removed barriers for foreign investors ? | | 2008-04-24 18:01:00 | | Sharing this point of view, Kenneth Atkinson, Executive Manager of Grant Thoron Vietnam, said real estate prices in Vietnam are too “tense” now and Vietnam has its own prices.“To have land for construction, investors have to pay huge sums. There are a handful of local investors who are able to join the market. Most of them are doing business by banking loans. Meanwhile, to achieve its goal of controlling inflation, the Vietnamese government is tightening credit for real estate traders. By chance, this easy prey runs to the pockets of some foreign groups,” Atkinson warned.
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| Vovinam - martial arts from Vietnam | | 2008-04-22 11:38:14 | | Vovinam is practiced with and without weapons. It is based on the principle of harmony between hard and soft. It includes training of the body as well as the mind. It uses force and reaction of the opponent.Vovinam includes hand, elbow, kicks, escape- and levering techniques. Both attack and defense techniques are trained, as well as forms, combat and traditional wrestling.The wide range of techniques include punching, kicking etc. as well as Forms, wrestling, sword, staff, axe, folding fan and | | By: Boxing - Fighting Center | | |
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| Vietnam’s balance of payments has become a cause for concern | | 2008-04-21 04:03:00 | | The heated real estate and stock markets have also brought wealth to some people, stimulating the demand for luxury foreign products which is also exerting upward pressure on imports.The trade deficit may widen as Vietnam’s major importers, especially the US, face an expected economic downturn.While foreign investment has undeniably helped drive the Vietnamese economy forward, it has its own implications.
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| Vietnam-Egypt trade turnover to reach US$140 ml in 2008 | | 2008-04-17 05:47:00 | | Viet Nam and Egypt are likely to hit US$140 million in this year’s two-way trade turnover despite fluctuations in the world economy, said Dang Ngoc Quang, Vietnamese Trade Counselor in Egypt at a recent meeting with a Voice of Viet Nam Radio reporter.
Like other regional countries, Egypt is currently suffering a food shortage and spiraling prices. In particular, the country’s inflation rate rose | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Record US$ 20.3 billion FDI drives Vietnam real estate | | 2008-04-17 05:12:00 | | Record 2007 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth US$ 20.3 billion is driving Vietnam's real estate industry but experts have urged existing and would be investors and developers to take an holistic approach and support local and regional infrastructure requirements.The cautionary advice came during keynote presentations at the Cityscape Asia conference, which closed yesterday (Thursday 17 April). The three-day event which took place at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre, played host to 6,000 industry professionals and is part of the largest B2B real estate event brand in the world.During his presentation entitled, ‘Where to Invest and What to Build in Vietnam' Philip Atkinson, Regional Director of Dubai-based Limitless, who broke ground last December on their US$220 Million Halong Star project, located on Vietnam's N.E. coast, called for investors and developers to pursue an all-embracing strategy.
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| PXP plans to list new Vietnam fund on SGX | | 2008-04-10 21:21:40 | | Ho Chi Minh City-based PXP Asset Management is in discussions with the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore regarding the listing of a closed-end mutual fund to invest in Vietnam equities and pre-IPO deals.
This would be the first Viet Nam fund to be listed in the region, and is...
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| World prestigious bodies laud Vietnam’s economic success | | 2008-04-10 00:05:59 | | World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy has praised Viet Nam ’s execution of its commitments to the world’s largest economic body.
Viet Nam has recorded a number of economic achievements in its one-year membership, especially in trade, foreign investment and tourism, the WTO chief said at his...
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| Impacts of WTO’s accession on Vietnam discussed | | 2008-04-05 11:52:54 | | An official from the European Commission (EC) delegation expressed his optimism about Viet Nam ’s economic growth after joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
At a workshop discussing the impacts of WTO membership on Viet Nam economy and society, Antonio Berenguer, Trade Counsellor of the EC delegation described...
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| Tax on Vietnam-made shoes expected to be dumped | | 2008-04-04 12:53:00 | | It is very likely that Vietnam-made leather-capped shoes exported to the EU will no longer bear the anti-dumping tax in October 2008, according to the Competition Administration Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
According to the European Commission’s (EC) notice about the anti-dumping taxation on Vietnam- and China-sourced shoes, if there is no contention about the | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Swiss bank: Vietnam to become Asia’s second largest “global enterprise” | | 2008-04-04 10:11:49 | | Switzerland’s banking corporation Credit Suisse has reported that Viet Nam will become the second largest “global enterprise” in Asia.
Thanks to structural reform, political stability, pricing advantage, low costs, and younger population in Asia, Viet Nam has become extremely attractive, especially after it joined...
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| World To Watch Vesak In Vietnam | | 2008-03-31 10:36:31 | | Article source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2008/03/776086/VietnamNet Bridge – Vietnamese people and Buddhists are looking ahead to the largest international celebration of Buddhism, to be held in Vietnam for the first time this May. And make no mistake – they are aware of the importance.Vietnamese Buddhist master Thich Nhat Tu sits with a group of monks in a temple room at 2am, planning meticulously for the Buddha's big day: the United Nations Day of Vesak 2008 (UNDV) in Vietnam. He has just arrived from his monastery in Ho Chi Minh City to this hundreds-of-years-old Buddhist temple in Hanoi, to attend the March Second Preparatory Meeting of the International Organising Committee (IOC) for UNDV 2008.This short and bespectacled hard-working master is also the secretary of IOC for the UNDV 2008, the biggest international Buddhist event, to be held in Hanoi from May 14 to17. Realising the immense importance of this international event for Vietnamese Buddhists, the government | | By: Spiritual Village | | |
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| Indonesia and Vietnam charm Middle East investors | | 2008-03-30 03:11:00 | | Middle East investors tapping into Southeast Asia's property markets are turning increasing attention to countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam, say the organisers of Cityscape Asia, part of the world’s largest business-to-business real estate event brand."With the shifting of capital away from developed markets facing slumps, the unmet property demands in virtually all sectors in countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam offer investors growth opportunities not available in other markets," said Graham Wood, Exhibition Director for Cityscape Asia 2008 which takes place at Suntec, Singapore, 15-17 April 2008.
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| Mexican magazine lauds Vietnam’s oil and gas sector | | 2008-03-28 23:57:00 | | Viet Nam’s oil and gas sector has risen to an international level after signing cooperation contracts with more than 10 countries, Mexico’s World Oil magazine said in its March-April issue.
In accordance with the open-door policy, the oil and gas sector has decided to form joint-ventures with foreign companies, and this has brought good fruits to Vietnam, the magazine said.
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| Vietnam Airlines building express cargo center | | 2008-03-28 13:48:00 | | The Vietnam Airlines Corporation has begun building an express cargo center in Ho Chi Minh City.
Tan Son Nhat Express Cargo Services Center, under development with A41 Aircraft Repair Co., will offer forwarding and shipping services as well as office leasing, warehousing and equipment repair.
The center is expected to serve as a customs clearance point for exports and imports for express | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Vietnam could be first export market for Mitsubishi MRJ | | 2008-03-28 07:05:00 | | Vietnam may end up being the first export market for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' MRJ regional jet which is expected to be officially launched next week with a Japanese carrier as launch customer.
Vietnam Airlines says a deal is being negotiated between the Japanese aircraft manufacturer, the airline, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam and the Vietnamese government. The carrier says it | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Seminar: Investors still see rose colour in Vietnam market | | 2008-03-26 07:53:41 | | Foreign investors are still optimistic about Viet Nam ’s capital market despite recent market fluctuations.
This was a common belief shared by almost all foreign and domestic lecturers at a seminar held by the Viet Nam-EU Business Forum (VEUBF) in Ho Chi Minh City on March 26.
According to the lecturers, the recent...
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| Vietnam is the 13th most expensive office location in the world | | 2008-03-26 05:42:00 | | This ranking shows Vietnam has leaped four notches in just a short span of time, as this very company in its Office Space Across the World 2008 report early this month said Vietnam was the 17th most expensive office location. The earlier ranking was unveiled when the company launched its 31st Asia Pacific office in HCMC early this month.The new ranking was announced Saturday on the occasion Cushman & Wakefield's board chairman John Cushman III visited HCMC.The new research is shocking to enterprises, especially foreign investors because "such exorbitant office rent in Vietnam is not right with the economic conditions of a developing country like Vietnam," according to the company.
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| Vietnam Challenge Fund launched | | 2008-03-23 02:47:00 | | The Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the US Ford Foundation on March 21 officially launched the Viet Nam Challenge Fund which aimed at providing financial support to business projects that helps the poor.
Challenge Fund model has been carried out successfully in many countries in the world. Its objective is to provide partially non-refundable financial assistance to projects | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| Hyatt To Build on Vietnam's China Beach | | 2008-03-22 10:30:00 | | The golden sands of Vietnam’s 3,400-kilometer coastline scored its first internationally renown brand March 19 when Hyatt Hotels & Resorts broke ground on an expansive beach resort in Vietnam.Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa on China Beach joins the Park Hyatt in Ho Chi Minh City’s first district as the second Hyatt property in Vietnam. Worldwide, Hyatt operates 750 hotels. Its other beach resorts in Southeast Asia include Hyatt Regency Hua Hin in Thailand, Grand Hyatt Bali and Bali Hyatt in Indonesia, and Hyatt Regency Kuantan Resort in Malaysia.
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| Vietnam's European Village | | 2008-03-21 23:39:00 | | Awesome 3d animation of a new urbanization proposal in Vietnam. Thank you Vnimation for sharing this reel. There are many ways to present large scale projects, I like the technique used here though, started off with the main feature (the skyscraper) and worked its way through the smaller villas (take note, all animated). And then around 50% into the presentation the feature is mostly concentrated on stills. Which is pretty nice if your able to produce a batch full and make some sort of slide show with it. This was of mixed media, and I find that innovating! | | By: The 3-Dimensional Dream | | |
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| S. Korean Industrial Bank opens Vietnam branch | | 2008-03-20 06:12:00 | | The Industrial Bank of the Republic of Korea (IBK) opened a branch in HCM City on March 19 aimed at serving its clients who have invested in Viet Nam.
IBK was established by the Republic of Korean government 46 years ago to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
With the opening of the HCM City branch it expects to help a large number of RoK clients invest in Viet Nam. (VNA) | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
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| vietnam HCM City real estate market remains lackluster | | 2008-03-19 14:54:00 | | The HCM City real estate market, which is considered very sensitive to any state policy, surprisingly remains quiet despite the news about allowing foreigners and Viet Kieu to buy houses, which has been expected to stimulate market demand.Analysts say that the draft decree does not have much impact on the market. Viet Kieu also are not purchasing houses at this moment, they will only buy houses when the prices become ‘softer’.Hoang Thanh, a Viet Kieu in Germany, said that though the land price is on the decrease, he still finds the policies too unclear. “I will wait for some more time until the bill is ratified and will make a decision after that,” he said.
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| International Jewelry Vietnam (IJV) | | 2008-03-17 05:13:08 | | This is the first international level jewelry event in Vietnam to be held from 02 to 04 May 2008 in the Ho Chi Minh City International and Convention Centre (HIECC). The International Jewelry Vietnam will soon become the prime event for all aspects of diamonds, gemstones, pearls and fine finished jewelry and related products in this fast growing country.Mark your calendar now for a trip to Ho Chi Minh City where the jewelry world will meet to launch the year right at this new, hassle-free business environment show staged in the fastest growing market in the world.According to IMF, Vietnam is emerging as the worlds third most attractive marketplace for consumer goods.IJV will be the key showcase for the jewelry sector in this fast growth market and offers extensive coverage of products and services in the gemstones and jewelry field, highlighting business networking for both trade and end users.Official Carrier: Cathay Pacific AirwaysOfficial Hotels: Omni Saigon Hotel & ParkRoyal Ho | | By: Sri Lanka Jewelers | | |
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| Wait for Vietnam bond issue just gets longer | | 2008-03-17 05:07:53 | | Viet Nam's debut sale of $750 million in sovereign bonds in 2005 attracted very strong foreign demand, but those who have been eagerly anticipating the sequel for almost a year now, may have longer to wait.
Viet Nam has delayed a $1 billion sovereign bond issue several times since approving it in April last year. Its...
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| China's Nine Dragons to buy a paper mill in Vietnam | | 2008-03-16 23:43:00 | | Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd, China's biggest maker of containerboard, announced on Sunday that it may buy a paper mill in Viet Nam to increase productivity and lower costs.
Currently, the negotiation between the two sides is well on track and is expected reach an agreement in one or two months, the company said in a statement, without giving the target investment size.
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