2010 June
Japan supports Vietnam in monitoring greenhouse gas emissions
June 30, 2010 Filed under Uncategorized
JICA and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment have signed an agreement on technical cooperation for “Capacity Building for National Greenhouser Gas Inventory in Vietnam” project.
LookAtVietnam - Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment have signed an agreement on technical cooperation...Superstition circulates in stock investment circles
LookAtVietnam – Like other traders and businessmen, securities investors are also very superstitious.
LookAtVietnam - Like other traders and businessmen, securities investors are also very superstitious. Some of them do not like the color red, while some others do not like the number four.
Exam season: Vietnamese students turn superstitious
“Any...Rivals challenge Vietnam in low class rice export
LookAtVietnam - Vietnam, well known as the largest low class rice provider in the world, now has many redoubtable rivals in the market segment.
Vietnam wins successive bids for big rice export deals: joy or worry?
Rice export targets lifted as India, Thailand cut back
Rice export price lowest in the world
Le Tuan, Chair of Vinh...US dollar price back up on black market
VietNamNet Bridge – The dong/dollar exchange rate in the last few days has increased rapidly
VietNamNet Bridge – The dong/dollar exchange rate in the last few days in the black market and the rate quoted by commercial banks both have increased rapidly, surprising many people because the official interbank exchange rate has been stable.
Dollar...HCM City geared up for City League 2010
The league Rules and club licensing regulations of the 2010 Elite City League proposed by the Asian Football Confederation have been approved by HCM City Football Federation.
LookAtVietnam - The league Rules and club licensing regulations of the 2010 Elite City League proposed by the Asian Football Confederation have been approved by the Executive...Yearly scramble for examinee housing begins, rents rising fast
Room rental rates are escalating day after day, as Hanoi receives more and more students who will take university entrance exams in early July
LookAtVietnam - Room rental rates are escalating day after day, as Hanoi receives more and more students who will take university entrance exams in early July.
Student vacations last one whole week
High rental rates...ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 30/6
June 30, 2010 Filed under Uncategorized
Big jade statue of Buddha to be completed; Exhibition of President Ho’s poems in Korean script opens; Children’s painting contest honours late President; Sixth songwriters’ congress held in HCM City
Big jade statue of Buddha to be completed
A large jade statue of the Great Buddha Sakyamuni is expected to complete before the Vu Lan...Weather and rising import costs blamed for hikes in essential goods
LookAtVietnam – The prices of essential household items like fresh and processed food, cosmetics and paper have been rising steadily
LookAtVietnam - The prices of essential household items like fresh and processed food, cosmetics and paper have been rising steadily, causing big worries to housewives, reports Thoi Bao Kinh Te Saigon after a market survey.
Food...Yuan’s appreciation equals opportunity for Vietnamese goods
LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese economists say the appreciation of the Chinese currency can lift Vietnam’s exports.
LookAtVietnam - Vietnamese economists say the appreciation of the Chinese currency can lift Vietnam’s exports.
At Lao Cai international border gate
The Chinese Government has been prevailed on to upvalue the yuan...Local artists on show at Vietnamese gallery in London
June 30, 2010 Filed under Uncategorized
Tran Luu Hau (L) and Hoang Duc Dung, two of Vietnam’s leading contemporary artists, are showing their works at a Vietnamese gallery in London.
LookAtVietnam - Vietnam’s leading contemporary painters are exhibiting at England’s only Vietnamese art gallery.
The one-month exhibition titled “Poetry of the Motherland”...


