May 31, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has published the 2008 Vietnamese Population report, which predicts a continuous rise in Vietnam’s population for the next 20 years. In the report, UNFPA representative Bruce Campbell noted that although Vietnam’s total fertility rate (TFR) has dropped below replacement level and birth rates are declining, the absolute [...]
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May 31, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Investment opportunities in Vietnam are still tremendous despite the global economic slowdown, said US executives during talks on business opportunities in Vietnam in Washington on May 28. They also agreed that Vietnam is still a promising place for those who find the right partners to invest in.The Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, Le [...]
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May 31, 2009
The villages of Lac and Van are home to many ethnic minority groups in Mai Chau, the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh. The villages are attractive destinations for tourists. An old house-on-stilts in Van Village. Mai Chau is home to seven ethnic minority groups, mainly Thai and Muong. Handicraft items, which are also souvenirs in Mai [...]
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May 31, 2009
LookAtVietnam – HCM City Department of Health inspectors have handed out fines of VND1.8 billion (US$101,123) to ice and bottled water plants for violating food safety and hygiene standards. Most well water in the city is polluted and unsafe for daily use or to use for ice or bottled water. (Photo: VNN)Inspector Nguyen Minh Hung [...]
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May 31, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Steeped in superstition, an ancient form of singing performed just once every 36 years, is now being brought into the mainstream. Women in Hanoi’s Liep Tuyet Commune practice singing ancient Hat Do songs.LookAtVietnam – Steeped in superstition, an ancient form of singing performed just once every 36 years, is now being brought into [...]
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May 31, 2009
General Motors Corp. president and Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson have scheduled a news conference in New York on Monday, when the Detroit automaker is expected to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to media reports Sunday. A Dodge Nitro vehicle is seen in front of the General Motors Corp world headquarters in downtown in Detroit, May [...]
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May 31, 2009
Ho Chi Minh City and Gia Lai teams on Saturday set up a final clash in the 2009 Football Tournament for Disadvantaged Children after posting semifinal victories by big margins. In the first semifinal match at the Seventh Military Zone Stadium in HCMCâs Tan Binh District, Gia Lai defeated Thailand 8-1 while HCMC crushed their [...]
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May 31, 2009
Chinaâs appetite for coal imports, which has helped prop up Asian coal prices at above US$60 a ton for much of this year, has been a rare bright spot in a region where demand has been pulverized by the economic downturn. Some analysts say Chinaâs voracious appetite for overseas coal is likely to continue, and [...]
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May 31, 2009
A scene from the series Em muon lam nguoi noi tieng (I want to be a celebrity), which hit TV screens at the beginning of last year With a TV advertising boom boosting profits for producers and fueling salary hikes for screenwriters, everyone and their mother seems to be writing scripts these days. Vietnam Film [...]
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May 31, 2009
The Republic of Korea (RoK) attaches great importance to developing friendly and cooperative ties with Vietnam, President Lee Myung-Bak told Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in a meeting in Seoul Saturday. He welcomed Dungâs first ever visit to the RoK which he said will help promote bilateral ties in the future.For his part, Dung confirmed [...]
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