Archive for October, 2009

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/10

October 31, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/10

Tay Ninh Province to get first industrial ‘ecology’ zone; Citigroup to help PetroVietnam seek $550 mln loan for plant; Foreign arrivals to Vietnam drop by 25 percent in October  Investors look at an artist’s impression of the Bourbon An Hoa Industrial Garden project in the ground breaking ceremony Bourbon Tay Ninh Joint Stock Company broke ground [...]

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Hanoi hospitals overrun with dengue patients

October 31, 2009
Hanoi hospitals overrun with dengue patients

Among provinces with dengue fever outbreaks, Hanoi is fast becoming the worst affected area, with the number of recent infections skyrocketing. Dengue patients are currently treated at the National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (Photo: dantri)The National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases currently receives a daily average of 300 people with dengue fever, 15 [...]

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Vietnam condemns Sam Rainsy’s act, slanderous allegations

October 31, 2009
Vietnam condemns Sam Rainsy’s act, slanderous allegations

The Vietnam Foreign Ministry strongly condemned President of Cambodia’s SRP for making slanderous allegations against Vietnam. Spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga On October 25, 2009, Sam Rainsy visited a border demarcation site between Vietnam’s Long An province and Cambodia’s Svay Rieng province, uprooting six demarcation poles at location 185 and bringing them back to Phnom Penh. [...]

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Vietnam, Cambodia plan new air routes

October 31, 2009
Vietnam, Cambodia plan new air routes

LookAtVietnam – Vietnam and Cambodia are planning to open two routes linking the coastal city of Sihanoukville in Cambodia with Phu Quoc Island and Can Tho city. Experts said that the new air routes will help create an attractive tourism triangle, facilitating the promising service sector of the two countries. According to Undersecretary of the [...]

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Canada, Greenland forge accord to protect polar bears

October 31, 2009
Canada, Greenland forge accord to protect polar bears

Canada and Greenland agreed Friday on a series of measures aimed at protecting shared populations of polar bears. Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice made the announcement during a conference call from Kangerluusuaq, Greenland, where he signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Greenland’s Minister of Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture, Ane Hansen and Prentice’s Nunavut territory [...]

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3rd Asian Indoor Games opens in Hanoi

October 31, 2009
3rd Asian Indoor Games opens in Hanoi

LookAtVietnam – The third Asian Indoor Games opened in Hanoi on Friday night. Vietnamese high jumper Bui Thi Nhung lit up the torch during the opening ceremony at the My Dinh National Stadium. Then the President of the Olympic Council of Asia, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. He said [...]

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The birth of “Vinawood” as Vietnamese viewers demand domestic films

October 31, 2009
The birth of “Vinawood” as Vietnamese viewers demand domestic films

LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese film distributors are waking up to a growing market for Vietnamese films – is this a new age for domestic films? Is this the birth of “Vinawood”? Thien Ngan-Galaxy’s manager Dinh Thien Huong.VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese film distributors are waking up to a growing market for Vietnamese films – is this a new [...]

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Health ministry asked to comment on controversial brain surgery

October 31, 2009
Health ministry asked to comment on controversial brain surgery

Controversy over a new type of brain surgery for epileptic patients is putting pressure on the Ministry of Health to make an official statement on the procedure’s efficacy.   Dr. Pham Ty.LookAtVietnam – Controversy over a new type of brain surgery for epileptic patients, being performed at a hospital in the country’s central region, is putting [...]

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Marine militia may be set up to protect sea and islands

October 31, 2009
Marine militia may be set up to protect sea and islands

In this interview with VietNamNet, the Chairman of the NA’s Defense and Security Committee confirmed that the East Sea conflict has heightened deputies’ attention to defense issues. Mr. Le Quang Binh (standing). VietNamNet: In the autumn National Assembly (NA) session, many deputies are very keen to strengthen protection of our sovereignty and territorial integrity. Some deputies [...]

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Charity concert features pop divas

October 31, 2009
Charity concert features pop divas

LookAtVietnam – Dozens of famous singers will perform in a charity concert in HCM City’s Hoa Binh Theatre tomorrow night, October 31, to raise funds for young artists. Noble cause: Young singer Mai Khoi will star in tomorrow’s charity music show Returning to the River, which will raise money for the Bao Phuc Charity Fund [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...