Posts Tagged ‘ 50 Per Cent ’

Shoe exporters look to home market

February 7, 2010
Shoe exporters look to home market

Workers of the Binh Dinh Footwear Co make shoes for export. Vietnamese footwear manufacturers need to focus on domestic market due to a downturn in footwear exports.LookAtVietnam – A downturn in footwear exports and loss of competitive edge has prompted Vietnamese footwear manufacturers to focus on brand recognition and the long-neglected domestic market.“The nation is [...]

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Circular to tighten regulations on establishing commercial banks

December 23, 2009
Circular to tighten regulations on establishing commercial banks

A new regulation being drafted by the State Bank of Viet Nam will establish more detailed ground rules for the establishment of a new joint stock commercial bank. The State Bank put a freeze on the establishment of new commercial banks back in August 2008 due to a proliferation of new banks. Since then, only [...]

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TRAVEL IN BRIEF 27/11

November 29, 2009
TRAVEL IN BRIEF 27/11

Vietnam Airlines to double flights to Bangkok; Thai food and culture week comes to Ha Noi; Garuda suspends flights to Viet Nam National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said it plans to double its daily HCM City-Bangkok service from December 1 as it anticipates demand to rise in Thailand next year when Viet Nam celebrates Ha [...]

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Studies affect eyes of 2.8mil students

November 14, 2009
Studies affect eyes of 2.8mil students

LookAtVietnam – Students in Viet Nam are becoming short-sighted from long hours reading, lack of regular eye checks and bad lighting in classrooms. Central Eye Hospital doctor Nguyen Chi Dung said about 2.8 million of students between 6-15 years old had eye-related diseases. (Photo: VNS)Central Eye Hospital doctor Nguyen Chi Dung said about 2.8 million [...]

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Helping kids with HIV-positive parents

September 23, 2009
Helping kids with HIV-positive parents

LookAtVietnam – Bui Duc Duy, a 41-year-old man who is HIV positive and is being rehabilitated at the Hai Phong City’s Social Rehabilitation Centre, Children are tested for HIV at the Hai Duong HIV Prevention Centre in the northern province of Hai Duong. Of the 5,000 HIV/AIDS patients in the province, 120 are under 16.Duy [...]

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Businesses to be taught benefits of clean and green production

September 20, 2009
Businesses to be taught benefits of clean and green production

LookAtVietnam – Vietnam has approved a strategy to raise awareness with firms of cost-savings and productivity gains that can be made from minimising environmental pollution. Binh Hung waste water treatment plant, which is being built with the aid of Japanese development assistance. The government has approved a strategy to help businesses better understand the benefits [...]

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Rural income target $2,222 in new plan

September 17, 2009
Rural income target $2,222 in new plan

LookAtVietnam – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ho Xuan Hung said on September 16 that a new rural development model will be implemented A new rural model aims to lift the incomes of rural residents and modernise their lives. Picture shows a new-style bridge over the PoKo river in Kon Tum province.This is one [...]

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Lawmakers to scrutinise export labour companies

September 14, 2009
Lawmakers to scrutinise export labour companies

LookAtVietnam – A programme to inspect and handle the movement of guest workers going abroad will be submitted for approval at the next session of the National Assembly. Nearly 46,000 labourers went overseas in the first eight month of this years, 50 per cent of the target for 2009.Head of the NA’s Committee for Social [...]

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Farmers encouraged to buy insurance

September 2, 2009
Farmers encouraged to buy insurance

Farmers in Tan Hung District in southern Long An Province harvest rice. Farmers could qualify for a 50 per cent iinsurance subsidy, according to a draft document from the State Bank of Viet Nam.LookAtVietnam – Farmers buying agricultural insurance could qualify for a 50 per cent subsidy, according to a draft document by the State [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/7

July 27, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/7

A waste of public land due to poor management; Central Vietnam’s tallest building under construction; HCM City’s industrial production recovers; Exports make a modest recovery; Business social awards kicked off; Sustainable systems access for managers   A waste of public land due to poor management  Preliminary statistics show that more than four million square metres of public [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...