December 19, 2011
Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle Fire has understandably dominated the e-reader buzz this holiday season. Not everyone, though, wants all the bells and whistles, or the bulk and expense, of a full-on color tablet. They just want an e-reader in order to, you know, read. For these folks, Amazon and Barnes & Noble Inc. have released [...]
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August 5, 2011
Vietnam’s credit grew 7.57 percent from the end of last year through July 20, according to a statement posted late Wednesday on the central bank’s website. Money supply rose 3.57 percent over the same period, the State Bank of Vietnam said. Lending fell 0.19 percent as of July 20 from the end of June, [...]
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July 8, 2011
Visitors inspect a real estate development project during an exhibition on construction and property in Hanoi. The residential property market in Ho Chi Minh City has been hit hard by the government’s tight monetary policy and buyer confidence is not likely to improve anytime soon, real estate companies say. Consulting firm CB Richard Ellis said [...]
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November 11, 2009
In the third quarter of 2009, only about 11,200 workers were unemployed, a reduction of 83 percent compared to the first quarter, reported the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs. The top five jobs in the third quarter include salesmen, accountants, engineers, secretaries and IT-software experts. Hanoi had few newly unemployed workers in this [...]
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October 20, 2009
Chinese products showcased in Vietnam; HCM City’s CPI rises by 0.15 percent in October; Demand for cement and steel to increase Ho Chi Minh City’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.15 percent in October over the previous month and 5.87 percent compared with the beginning of the year, according to the city’s Statistics Office. [...]
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September 22, 2009
A vendor sells bread along the street in Hanoi September 15, 2009. Asian economies will expand at a faster-than-expected pace this year and next as growth in China, India and Indonesia strengthens, the Asian Development Bank said. Asia, excluding Japan, will grow 3.9 percent in 2009, faster than a March estimate of 3.4 percent, the [...]
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August 20, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Transport has issued a circular regulating ways to resolve railway accidents. In 2008, the country saw 530 railway accidents, an increase of 9 per cent compared with the previous year.“Actions to resolve railway accidents are regulated in Article 11 of the Railway Law. They will be more specific and clearer [...]
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July 27, 2009
Foreign debt at 29.8 percent GDP in 2008; Cambodian, Vietnamese airline begins operations; Rubber set to bounce back as demand rises; Shrimp exports show recovery sign Vietnam’s foreign debt stood at 29.8 percent of its gross domestic product in 2008, down from 32.5 percent in 2007, according to the latest finance ministry figures. Of the [...]
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July 15, 2009
An elevated view shows the construction taking place at Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort in Singapore. Singapore said Tuesday its economy grew for the first time in a year in the second quarter, suggesting the city is emerging from its worst recession and offering hope for other battered Asian economies. Powered by electronics and biomedical [...]
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June 8, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Great investor confidence created strong gains in the HCM City and Ha Noi bourses amidst positive news from the global stock market and investors’ fears on missing out on the profits. The VN-Index closed at 478.72 last Friday, up 67.08 points or 16.3 per cent compared with the previous week.The VN-Index closed at [...]
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