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POLITICS IN BRIEF 24/1

January 25, 2010  . Filed under News, Politics

POLITICS IN BRIEF 24/1

EU countries support program for rural water supply and sanitation; Egypt’s investment minister pays visit; Slovakian Speaker to visit; Vietnam kicks off preparations to host World Economic Forum       EU countries support program for rural water supply and sanitation    The UK Department for International Development... Read more

Vietnam money: short rates soft after liquidity injection

January 12, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Vietnam money: short rates soft after liquidity injection

Vietnamese dong lending rates were mixed Monday, with those on terms of up to two months down due to good liquidity but rates on longer terms higher, suggesting funding demand may pick up from the second quarter. Overnight money fell sharply to 8.56 percent from 10.29 percent at the start of last week, and rates... Read more

Foreign firms milk infant formula market

January 9, 2010  . Filed under News

Foreign firms milk infant formula market

Vietnam’s baby formula market was worth VND8 trillion ($421.1 million) in 2008 Many dairy companies have hiked up the prices of infant formula in the new year citing the weaker dong and higher wages, but the government said their huge marketing costs are, in fact, inflating prices. Mead Johnson, Abbott, and... Read more

Remittances from abroad fall 20% in 2009

January 3, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Remittances from abroad fall 20% in 2009

Customers at the Ha Noi office of the DongA bank receive money from their relatives abroad. Remittances into Viet Nam for 2009 are expected to fall considerably against 2008. LookAtVietnam - Remittances into Viet Nam in 2009 are expected to fall considerably against 2008, but investment has remained buoyant despite the global economic recession.Nguyen Hoang Minh,... Read more

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/12

December 20, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/12

Catholics Solidarity Committee celebrates Christmas; Vietnam, Canada boost educational cooperation; PM bans demolition of Hanoi old villas; Vietnam to punish spouses for sexual violence Catholics Solidarity Committee celebrates Christmas  The Vietnam Committee for Solidarity of Catholics (VCSC) held a solemn ceremony in Hanoi on December 18 to mark the upcoming... Read more

Bird flu hits north, south

December 16, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

Bird flu hits north, south

LookAtVietnam – Avian flu cases (A/H5N1) have been reported in the provinces of Thai Nguyen and Ca Mau, where hundreds of chickens have died. The southern province of Ca Mau and Thai Nguyen Province in the north have set up quarantine stations in order to strictly check the transporting and slaughtering of chickens.Hoang Van Nam, deputy head of the Ministry... Read more

New draft rule worries self-funded overseas students

December 14, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

New draft rule worries self-funded overseas students

A Vietnamese student (2nd, L) at the University of Manchester No overseas student will be allowed to work in host countries for more than three years after their graduation under a draft regulation introduced by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET). As the plan targets overseas students regardless of where... Read more

Tourism sector puts new focus on culture, ecology

December 8, 2009  . Filed under News, Travel

Tourism sector puts new focus on culture, ecology

Viet Nam is considering responsible approaches to tourism, with the aim of balancing profits with environmental conservation while maintaining socio-cultural values . . . Foreign tourists join in the traditional mua sap (bamboo pole dance) with H’Mong ethnic people in Cat Cat Village in the northern mountain province of Lao Cai.According to the 2002 Cape... Read more

Prolific dam building needs to stop

December 7, 2009  . Filed under News, Sci-Tech

Prolific dam building needs to stop

Hydropower plants in the pipeline should be reviewed to avoid adverse impacts on people and the environment, experts said at a conference last Friday. Power pipelines of A Vuong Hydroelectric Plant, one of six projects that have already begun generating power in the southern province of Quang Nam, have destroyed forests and affected local lives.The conference... Read more

New regulations proposed as green space takes centre stage

December 6, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

New regulations proposed as green space takes centre stage

Rare green spaces in HCM City’s District 5. The city does not have yet regulations on the preservation of green spaces. LookAtVietnam - The preservation of trees and green spaces in the city should be an urgent and ongoing task, experts said at a seminar held on Wednesday in HCM City.Che Dinh Ly, deputy head of the Environment and Natural Resources Institute,... Read more

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