VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) reports that Vietnamese tra may have to contend with another barrier on its way to the US, the Farm Bill. Nguyen Huu Dung, Deputy Chairman of VASEP, who has just had a meeting with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to discuss measures to [...]
At least 61 people were killed and over 300 injured in serial blasts in India’s northeast state Assam Thursday, officials said. Vehicles are set on fire by an angry crowd at a blast site in Guwahati, the main city of India’s troubled northeastern Assam state Oct. 30, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)As many as 12 bombs went off [...]
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is holding stable or growing leads over his Republican opponent John McCain in key states, but the national poll show the race may be tightening. U.S. Democratic Presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama campaigns during an election rally in Sarasota, Florida, October 30, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)According to a CNN/Time survey [...]
After causing a nationwide controversy, a display that shows a likeness of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin hanging by a noose has been taken down, it was reported on Thursday. U.S. Republican vice-presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin speaks at a campaign rally with U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain in Hershey, Pennsylvania [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The race to open ‘standard’ real estate trading floors has become very competitive the last few months, despite the quietness of the real estate market. Sacomreal trading floorA ‘standard’ real estate trading floor can be understood as a floor which meets the requirements set in Circular No 13 of the Ministry of [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has said it will assign the ministry’s School Material Facilities and Equipment Department to draw up student housing management regulations. 70% of students have to live in boarding houses A leader of the Students’ Affairs Department under MOET acknowledged that it is very difficult to [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – A pharmaceutical company and a steel-pipe producer were listed on the HCM City Stock Exchange yesterday, taking the total number of listed companies to 162. HLA targets a profit of VND52 billion on turnover of VND1.4 trillion this year, up from last year’s VND34 billion and VND1.029 trillion.Drug maker OPC, which has [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – All products, from popular items like foods and consumer products to luxury items, are finding fewer buyers these days. The owner of the food shop at No 43 Chinh Kinh street in Thanh Xuan district in Hanoi said that current sales of meat, eggs, fish and pork pies are just 30-50% of [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The financial crisis is the main reason for the difficulties of the world’s tourism industry. As for Vietnam’s tourism, there is one more reason for the gloomy tourism season – high tour fees. The current national tourism year Mekong Can Tho 2008 is taking place in the Mekong Delta City of Can [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s game with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) ended in a goalless draw in the International T&T Cup at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on October 30. Vietnam’s game with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ended in a goalless draw in the International T&T Cup. (Photo: VNN)The draw raised hopes [...]
