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Oil and gas corporation helps Cuban hurricane victims
VietNamNet Bridge – The PetroVietnam Exploitation and Production Corporation (PVEP) has provided over 32,000 USD to Cuba to help the country overcome the aftermath of hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The Vietnamese Government has already donated 300,000 USD and 300 tonnes of rice, equivalent to another 200,000 USD.PVEP Cuba’s Director Dinh Trong Huy handed... Read more
Government assists emergency flood control projects
VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has instructed the Finance Ministry to provide 215 billion VND (12.6 million USD) in emergency aid to speed up dam upgrade projects to control the effects of floods and storms in southern Hau Giang Province, From this sum, 35 billion VND will be issued to northern Ninh Binh Province, 40 billion VND to Hanoi, and 25... Read more
Investors move to foster agricultural growth
VietNamNet Bridge – Measures to harmonise the cooperation and assistance policies of donors and foreign investors in Vietnam’s agricultural and rural development were tabled for discussion at the annual meeting of the International Support Group (ISG) in Hanoi on Nov. 18. The agricultural sector has received massive support from donor countries,... Read more
National SME week launched nationwide
VietNamNet Bridge - The National Week for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) has been organised to encourage not only trade promotion but also the overall development of businesses, said Vu Tien Loc, President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. SMEs represent 96.5 percent of the total number of businesses in the country.VietNamNet Bridge... Read more
Unsuitable gold management policy wasting money: experts
VietNamNet Bridge – Experts believe that the current tight policy on gold imports and exports is causing tremendous losses for investors, not to mention the national economy. The gold price performance in the last 10 yearsLate last week, when the world’s gold price fell to the deepest low so far this year, the domestic dollar price unexpectedly skyrocketed.... Read more
Vietnam calls on Czech to rethink visa postponement
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s foreign ministry spokesman on Nov. 18 called on the Czech Government to reconsider its recent decision to temporarily suspend the granting of entry visas to Vietnamese citizens until the end of this year. Spokesman Le Dung.Spokesman Le Dung made the call in his reply to correspondents’ queries regarding the move... Read more
HCM City’s education system connected to internet
VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,900 universities, colleges, schools and kindergartens in Ho Chi Minh City will be provided with preferential internet services by the Military Telecommunication Corporation (Viettel). More than 1,900 universities, colleges, schools and kindergartens in Ho Chi Minh City will be provided with preferential internet services.VietNamNet... Read more
President heads to Venezuela
VietNamNet Bridge – President Nguyen Minh Triet and his entourage left Hanoi on Nov. 18 to pay an official visit to Venezuela from Nov. 19-20 and to attend the 16th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economic leaders’ meeting in Lima, Peru on Nov. 22 and 23. President Nguyen Minh Triet.The visits are being made at the invitations of Venezuelan... Read more
Teen murder puts focus on youth crime
VietNamNet Bridge – The murder of 15-year-old Le Thanh Tung by his classmate ten days ago came as a shock to many, especially those in Cu Chi District, HCM City, where he grew up. Experts say that children should be encouraged to take part in positive activities when they are small, to help relieve the stress of school pressure, and keep them from playing... Read more
Health Minister inspects alcohol quality in six provinces
VietNamNet Bridge – As of November 17, two working groups from the Ministry of Health will probe alcohol and beer producing factories in Hai Phong, Vinh Phuc, and Thai Nguyen in the north, and HCM City, Long An and Tay Ninh in the south. Health inspectors working at a wine company in HCM City.VietNamNet Bridge – As of November 17, two working groups... Read more
