Can Tho oil refinery stalled yet again
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Can Tho City’s authorities have become anxious about the implementation of the Can Tho oil refinery project. It seems that the investor, of Vien Dong Investment and Trade Company, has made no move toward implementing the project in over two years.
“Sometimes investors do not... [Read More]
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05-30-2010 - by jojolotus
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Vietnam imports more pork, blue ear pig disease feared
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The volume of pork imported in the first five months of 2010 increased by 20 percent as more Vietnamese consumers, who worry about the blue ear pig disease, now favour imported products.
According to Nguyen Thanh Son, Deputy Director of the Husbandry Department under the... [Read More]
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05-30-2010 - by jojolotus
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“Buy Vietnamese” persuades consumers successfully
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The “Buy Vietnamese Goods” campaign launched by the Politburo has shown progress since it was launched last year. Yet producers still have a long path ahead to make these goods the first choice of Vietnamese consumers.
More and more Vietnamese goods chosen ... [Read More]
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05-30-2010 - by jojolotus
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Vietnam’s hapless electronics manufacturers cede CRT TV market
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You might think that the cathode ray tube (CRT) TV is so last century. Vietnam’s electronics manufacturers evidently do. By not producing them, they’ve abandoned business worth 1500 billion dong ($79 million) last year to foreigners, according to Saigon Tiep Thi.
In the last... [Read More]
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05-30-2010 - by jojolotus
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Businesses to get online and onside
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Registering a business is about to get a whole lot simpler. From June 1, 2010, business registration will be simplified via an online system, according to a new governmental decree, which will benefit enterprises.
The new decree provides detailed guidelines on procedures for... [Read More]
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05-30-2010 - by jojolotus
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Banking 2010 focuses on modernization
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This was the major theme for the 12th annual banking conference (Banking Vietnam 2010), which took place in Hanoi from May 26-28.
The event was co-organized by the State Bank of Vietnam’s Information Technology Department and the International Data Group (IDG).
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05-30-2010 - by jojolotus
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VietinBank to manage capital from Gov’t bonds
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Viet Nam Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) will be managing the capital raised from the Government’s bond issue in February, according to a deal signed by the bank and the Ministry of Finance this week.
The bank will take responsibility for capital... [Read More]
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05-30-2010 - by jojolotus
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Firms focus on energy efficiency
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Enterprises should focus on advanced technologies to save energy and costs for themselves and the country, a seminar in Ha Noi heard yesterday, May 28.
The symposium on energy efficiency in manufacturing was held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Energy Efficiency... [Read More]
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05-30-2010 - by jojolotus
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Commercial banks resist gov’t order to cut interest rates
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The nation’s commercial banks are still struggling to comply with a Government order to cut lending interest rates to no more than 12 per cent per year in order to help businesses access credit.
But market pressures continue to push rates upward, and many bankers and banking... [Read More]
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05-30-2010 - by jojolotus
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Austria’s smoking rate among the world’s highest: experts
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Austrian experts sounded warnings Wednesday on the grim situation facing anti-smoking campaigns in the country, saying its smoking rate was among the world’s highest
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05-27-2010 - by jojolotus
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Ca Mau Cape marks edge of Vietnam
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Visiting the Ca Mau Cape, the southernmost point of Vietnam, visitors will see an entangled network of canals and houses on stilts, as well as both a sunrise and sunset across the sea.
Ca Mau Cape is located at Vietnam’s southernmost point, about 120km from Ca Mau city. It takes... [Read More]
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05-27-2010 - by jojolotus
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Local travel firms prepare to resume tours to Thailand
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Some local travel companies are launching programs to encourage Vietnamese tourists to purchase tours to Thailand, possibly from early next month as the country’s political situation is returning to normal after the end of the strikes in central Bangkok.
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05-27-2010 - by jojolotus
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Minister to consider Phu My Bridge toll for motorbikes
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While residents complain that the investor of HCM City’s Phu My Bridge is collecting tolls from motorbikes, Minister of Transportation Ho Nghia Dung claimed that people should sympathize with the investor.
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05-27-2010 - by jojolotus
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Thu Thiem tunnel’s leakage acceptable
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Two segments of Thu Thiem tunnel are leaking at a rate of 2ml per hour per square meter. The limit is 5ml per hour, confirmed Oriental Consultants.
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05-27-2010 - by jojolotus
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Would-be Miss World sponsor may have acquired Tien Giang Tourism Co. illegally
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he VNExpress newswire provides more information about the equitization scandal in Tien Giang province. According to VNE, the authorities’ conclusion that Hoang Kieu and his family legally acquired the Tien Giang Tourism Joint Stock Company for a fraction of its value is, in fact, dubious
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05-24-2010 - by jojolotus
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