Posts Tagged ‘ Alternative ’

Alternate spaces, mainstream problems 

January 2, 2012
Alternate spaces, mainstream problems 

  Alternative exhibition spaces are striving to develop in Vietnam 20 years after they first came on the scene An artist performing his work at the ‘Shaping a Line’ exhibition, opening from July 28 to September 8, at San Art in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo courtesy of SanArt. Artists are famous, if not notorious, [...]

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The greenest car you’ve (likely) never heard of 

April 16, 2011
The greenest car you’ve (likely) never heard of 

The Honda Civic GX 4DR, a natural Gas vehicle, at a car show in Los Angeles. The greenest car you’ve likely never heard of will soon be hitting Honda showrooms across the United States as the Japanese automaker expands sales of its compressed natural gas powered Civic. Honda has been quietly winning green car awards [...]

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US paper: Vietnam emerges as Asia’s newest IT tiger

February 2, 2010
US paper: Vietnam emerges as Asia’s newest IT tiger

Vietnam is increasingly showing up on the radar screen of companies seeking an alternative destination for outsourced IT work and outsourcing in general. “In fact, Vietnam is well poised to position itself as an alternative to China for both IT and outsourcing work and as a cost effective alternative to India for certain niche areas such [...]

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The answer is blowin’ in the wind

November 27, 2009
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

Windmills at a Vietnam Renewable Energy Joint Stock Company power plant in central Vietnam. A looming energy crunch has the sun shining on alternative sources as the wasteful use of power comes into sharper focus. Alternative sources of energy are getting much more serious attention from policy makers as the realization dawns that non-renewable fossil [...]

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Laid-off auto workers learn to install solar panels

August 5, 2009
Laid-off auto workers learn to install solar panels

In a crowded classroom at Henry Ford Community College, laid-off auto workers are learning how to install and manage solar panels. The class is part of a new alternative energy technology program the college created to help retrain the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the collapse of the auto industry.“Everybody is scrambling,” said [...]

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ADB supports quality produce, clean energy in VN

July 3, 2009
ADB supports quality produce, clean energy in VN

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged US$95 million  to improve the safety and quality of Vietnam’s commercial food crops and provide an alternative, clean energy supply to households through biogas development.   ADB Country Director for Vietnam Ayumi Konishi.LookAtVietnam – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged US$95 million  to improve the safety and quality [...]

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Alternative power not energised

January 17, 2009
Alternative power not energised

While energy demands are rising and traditional energy sources are limited, the Vietnamese government is encouraging the development of renewable energy as an alternative source. However, few investors have come to the party. The nation has suffered regular black outs, crippling industrial production, due to power droughtsThe nation has suffered regular black outs, crippling industrial [...]

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Alternative edge

October 11, 2008
Alternative edge

She may look innocent, but singer Luu Huong Giang has an unconventional sound that Vietnamese youth can’t get enough of. Twenty-five-year-old Luu Huong Giang may seem at first glance to be a sweet and gentle girl but the music she performs – alternative rock – reveals Giang also has a non-conformist, edgy side.Audiences widely received [...]

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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...