2010 May
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/5
VietinBank to manage capital from Gov’t bonds; Real estate over-priced, say experts;
Rubber exports bounce in 2010
VietinBank to manage capital from Gov’t bonds
Vietnam 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...More kieu hoi in 2010, economists say
LookAtVietnam – Financial experts and bankers all predict that Vietnam will have a better kieu hoi (overseas remittance) season this year than in 2009.
VietNamNet Bridge – Financial experts and bankers all predict that Vietnam will have a better kieu hoi (overseas remittance) season this year than in 2009.
Kieu hoi swells in first quarter
Commercial...Banks refuse to work overtime
LookAtVietnam – A lot of commercial bank branches have realized that it is not easy to extend working hours.
LookAtVietnam - A lot of commercial bank branches have been trying to work overtime on a trial basis to serve client demand. From this experience, they have realized that it is not easy to extend working hours.
First quarter bank profits fail...Toys decline in popularity for Children’s Day
LookAtVietnam – In previous years, toys seemed to be the only choice for parents who wanted to celebrate Children’s Day on June 1 with their children.
LookAtVietnam - In previous years, toys made in China seemed to be the only choice for parents who wanted to celebrate Children’s Day on June 1 with their children. Now, toys are no longer a...SBV will inspect banks with overly high interest rates
LookAtVietnam – SBV Governor Nguyen Van Giau has threatened to discipline commercial banks acting contrary to the Government’s instructions to ease interest rates.
LookAtVietnam - Denying the possibility of a tightened monetary policy, State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Governor Nguyen Van Giau, in an interview with VnExpress, has also threatened to discipline...Food prices begin upward climb
LookAtVietnam – After a long period of attempts to keep prices unchanged, many essential goods and consumer goods’ prices have begun rising.
VietNamNet Bridge – After a long period of attempts to keep prices unchanged, many essential goods and consumer goods’ prices have begun rising.
Weather heats up food prices
Food prices going...Vietnam Idol returns
May 31, 2010 Filed under Uncategorized
VietNamNet Bridge – The first round of the third Vietnam Idol competition will take place in Da Nang on June 27, marking the return of this reality show after over one year.
Quoc Thien crowned Vietnam Idol 2008
Phuong Vy tops Vietnam Idol 2007
Phuong Vy, the winner of the first Vietnam Idol contest.
The audition rounds will...Three football talents to be trained in UK
Hanoi’s Nguyen Cong Cuong, 17, has won a one-year scholarship to the world famous football club, Liverpool (UK), after he won first prize at the “Vietnam’s Football Prince” contest on May 28.
LookAtVietnam - Hanoi’s Nguyen Cong Cuong, 17, has won a one-year scholarship to the world famous football club, Liverpool (UK), after he won...Gov’t spends 4 trillion dong, but students still don’t have accommodations
LookAtVietnam - The Government has poured four trillion dong to help HCM City’s plans to create dorms for 100,000 students by 2015, but construction has been slow.
SOS: students’ dormitories degrading, contaminated
Student dormitories could double as houses for low-income earners
Students face dorm shortages
Only 17 percent...Thu Thiem tunnel’s “soaked spots” to be repaired with glue
The foreign consultant and supervisor of HCM City’s Thu Thiem tunnel has suggested three solutions for the wet and soaked spots in HCM City’s Thu Thiem tunnel, Southeast Asian longest tunnel.
LookAtVietnam - The foreign consultant and supervisor of HCM City’s Thu Thiem tunnel, Oriental Consultants, has suggested three solutions for the wet and...
