June 21, 2011
File photo of the Beltrand lake in Aysen Region, Chile. A Chilean court ordered the suspension of a project to build a complex of giant hydroelectric dams in the Patagonian wilderness, bowing to appeals by lawmakers and environmental groups. The appeals court in the southern port city of Puerto Montt ordered a stay "which means [...]
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March 31, 2011
In a file picture taken on March 23, 2011 Norio Tsuzumi (C-standing), vice president of Tokyo Electric Power Company, and employees bow their heads to apologize to evacuees at a shelter in Fukushima prefecture Japan was Wednesday considering plans to drape shattered nuclear reactor buildings with special covers to limit radiation, and pump contaminated water [...]
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March 29, 2011
Reactors No. 1 to 4 are seen at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant in Fukushima in this satellite file image, taken and released by DigitalGlobe March 18, 2011 Japanese authorities evacuated workers on Sunday from a reactor building they were working in after radiation in water at the crippled nuclear power plant reached potentially lethal [...]
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March 19, 2011
A toy lies in front of a destroyed house in the devastated city of Ofunato. Rescue teams from the US, Britain and China began assisting in the search for survivors following the devasting earthquake and ensuing tsunami on March 11. Workers were ordered to withdraw from a stricken Japanese nuclear power plant on Wednesday after [...]
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February 1, 2010
HCM City rakes in over 1.3 bln USD from exports in January; E-customs procedures to be applied for exports; Construction of An Khanh Thermo-electric Power Plant starts Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest commercial hub, grossed over 1.3 billion USD from exports in January, up 8.8 percent from a year ago. Of the amount, [...]
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January 21, 2010
Vietnam seeks WIPO assistance; French Ambassador honoured for educational contributions; Dominican party names office after Ho Chi Minh; Vietnam, Algeria promote friendship, cooperation Vietnam seeks WIPO assistance Vietnam hopes to receive more assistance from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), especially to finalise its legal system on intellectual property (IP) and train IP officials.State President [...]
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December 23, 2009
Quality IZs attract investors; Pharma, property firms list shares; Workshop offers advice to penetrate Japanese market A conference to promote Vietnamese investments in Cambodia will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 26 as part of a joint effort to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.The top level meeting with the theme [...]
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December 10, 2009
LookAtVietnam – In Vietnam’s development strategy, heavy machinery building has been highlighted as a key industry. However, experts warn that this goal may be elusive. The big projects all fall to foreign contractors A big reason behind the trade deficit, easily seen in Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) and Vietnam Association of Mechanical Industry (VAMI) [...]
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November 9, 2009
LookAtVietnam – National Assembly deputies on November 6 approved by an overwhelming vote a resolution on socio-economic development targets for 2010. According to the resolution, in 2010 Vietnam aims to achieve higher GDP growth than in 2009, increase the stability of the macro-economy, prevent a return of high inflation and ensure social welfare. The country [...]
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October 14, 2009
Long-term loans join in subsidies; Prime Minister meets with young entrepreneurs; Oil service company buys US$20 million vessel The PetroVietnam Technical Service Corp. (PTSC) has bought a US$ 20 million oil and gas service vessel produced by its Malaysian partner Nam Cheong Dockyard Snd. Bhd. A contract was signed to this effect by the two [...]
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