November 30, 2010
LookAtVietnam – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced Nov. 29 more financing of more than 100 million US dollars for Vietnam to support the country’s financial sector and upgrade a key road network. The Philippines-based bank said it is extending US$60 million equivalent to Vietnam to expand financial sector reforms that have been at the heart [...]
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November 30, 2010
LookAtVietnam – The Government Inspectorate and the World Bank (WB) on November 29 review the Vietnam Initiative Day 2009 and introduced the Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative (VACI) for 2011. The program was launched under the theme of “Strengthening public integrity and enforcing laws to combat corruption effectively,” which aims at fostering innovative ideas to raise public [...]
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November 30, 2010
Alleged kidnappers to be prosecuted Hai Phong City’s Police have decided to prosecute eight men for the alleged kidnapping of Nguyen Tu Sinh and attempting to appropriate a ransom of VND260 million (US$13,300) from Sinh’s family. Sinh, 22, of Phu Luong District in the northern province of Thai Nguyen, was threatened and pushed into a [...]
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November 30, 2010
LookAtVietnam – Behavior Change cannot be achieved with support from NGO and communities only, but with people living with HIV/AIDS themselves really did it by supporting the community to prevent the prevalence of the epidemics, by showing their effort to survive and to fight against the deadly virus. Lam Vinh D., 42, takes a cigarette [...]
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November 30, 2010
LookAtVietnam – From the angle of the national competition strategy, if Vietnam copies China’s model and relies on a cheap labor force, it will not be likely to succeed. Vietnam should open its doors and turn ASEAN into its market, according Professor Michael Porter, the father of the competition strategy, who is paying a working [...]
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November 30, 2010
Vietnam finished out the 2010 Asian Games last Saturday in China with one gold, 17 silver and 15 bronze medals. The only gold medal was won the martial artist Le Bich Phuong in the women karatedo’s under-55 kilogram category. Vietnam failed to reach the goal of winning 4-6 gold medals to be among the [...]
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November 30, 2010
Six Vietnamese players have headed to Malaysia to compete at the 16th edition of the Asian Chinese Chess Championship from November 28 till December 3. The Vietnamese players will participate in the men’s team, women’s individual and men’s under-18 individuals. Nguyen Thanh Bao, Lai Ly Huynh, Trenh A Sang, Nguyen Hoang Lam, Nguyen Hoang [...]
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November 30, 2010
Chieu ta (Sunset), an oil painting by King Ham Nghi (1871-1943) A painting by King Ham Nghi (1871-1943) has been sold for 8,800 euros (US$11,729) at an auction in Paris on Wednesday, an official has said.  The auction was held by SVV Million & Associé and around 80 people attended, according to Nguyen Van [...]
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November 30, 2010
LookAtVietnam – The father of the competitive strategy Michael Porter has brought to Vietnam an old but useful lesson: Vietnamese businesses should not fall into the trap commonly seen in competition. They should not try to develop by imitating others and run after growth instead of profit. Â Nearly 800 people attended the meeting with [...]
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November 30, 2010
LookAtVietnam – It is still early to talk about what Vietnam will gain and lose when it joins the Trans-Pacific Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP). However, analysts say that TPP will be a challenging game until the US recognises Vietnam’s economy as market economy. The story about the origin of goods  Since November 13, 2010, [...]
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