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Panasonic to axe 15,000 jobs, close dozens of plants

Japan’s Panasonic Corp. said Wednesday it is cutting 15,000 jobs and closing dozens of plants worldwide as it braces to fall deep in the red due to the global economic crisis. Panasonic expects a net loss of Â¥380 billion (US$4.2 billion) for this financial year to March as recessions in major economies from Japan to Europe and the US prompt consumers... Read more

Obama imposes $500,000 cap on executive pay in bailouts

The Obama administration on Wednesday imposed a pay cap of 500,000 U.S. dollars for top executives at companies that receive the government bailout money to weather the current financial crisis. U.S. President Barack Obama (R) delivers remarks about executive compensation as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner looks on at the White House in Washington Feb. 4,... Read more

Nearly 1,000 piers reported unsafe

The Vietnam Waterway Administration said that there are around 2,300 piers in the country but nearly 1,000 fail to meet conditions for being licenced; meanwhile, the VND900 billion ($52.9 million) project to ensure the safety of piers has not been implemented yet.  Ministry of Transportation inspectors started checking piers on Tuesday to verify the above... Read more

Nearly 30,000 hospitalized due to accidents during Tet

Lookatvietnam - Hospitals across the country treated and gave first aid to nearly 30,000 victims of accidents during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival; half of them were affected by traffic accidents, according to the Ministry of Health. Lookatvietnam - Hospitals across the country treated and gave first aid to nearly 30,000 victims of accidents during the Lunar... Read more

8,000 foreign tourists to Vietnam during Tet

About 8,000 foreign visitors, including 4,000 from China, had a holiday in Vietnam during the lunar New Year festival. Lookatvietnam - About 8,000 foreign visitors, including 4,000 from China, had a holiday in Vietnam during the lunar New Year festival. According to the General Statistics Office, the country is estimated to receive 370,000 foreigners in January,... Read more

Hospitals treat 28,000 emergencies during Tet

Emergency rooms in hospitals nationwide admitted nearly 28,000 patients over the first three days of the Lunar New Year this week, the Ministry of Health said Friday. Nearly 15,400 of the emergency cases from Monday to Wednesday were caused by traffic accidents, the ministry said, compiling reports from 21 hospitals and 42 healthcare facilities nationwide.The... Read more

WHO: Cholera cases in Zimbabwe exceed 60,000

More than 60,000 people have been infected with cholera in Zimbabwe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.  A cholera patient drinks treated water at Budiriro Polyclinic in Harare January 22, 2009. Zimbabwe’s cholera epidemic is spreading to rural areas because people with the preventable disease have quit heavily-infected urban centres... Read more

WHO: Over 3,000 die as cholera crisis in Zimbabwe worsens

The death toll from Zimbabwe’s worst ever cholera epidemic has climbed to over 3,000, with more than 57,000 infected by the water-borne disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Wednesday. Cholera patient drinks treated water at Budiriro Polyclinic in Harare January 22, 2009. The death toll from Zimbabwe’s worst ever cholera epidemic has... Read more

Over 4,000 Chinese tourists flock to Vietnam during Tet

Lookatvietnam – More than 4,000 Chinese tourists visited Vietnam through the Lao Cai international border gate during the four-day Lunar New Year festival. Ha Long Bay.Lookatvietnam - More than 4,000 Chinese tourists visited Vietnam through the Lao Cai international border gate during the four-day Lunar New Year festival.Of those, 3,000 people continued... Read more

Over 7,000 workers at city’s IPs jobless

Lookatvietnam – Over 7,000 workers at HCMC’s industrial parks and export processing zones became jobless in the last six months as enterprises were hard hit by the economic slowdown locally and the much-feared crisis globally. Over 7,000 workers at HCMC’s industrial parks and export processing zones became jobless in the last six months.Vu Van... Read more

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