January 31, 2010
A man, bleeding from the head after a fight between suspected looters and security personnel, squats outside a household appliances store in downtown Port au Prince January 29 Critically injured Haitian earthquake victims are no longer being flown by the US military for treatment in the US, raising fears some will die in a dispute [...]
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July 3, 2009
LookAtVietnam – A high-speed canoe speeds up, pulling along a parachute flying above the Bai Chay coast and Halong Bay. That’s the beginning of a parachute-pulled canoe adventure into the World Heritage Site from the sky. A parachute-pulled canoe tour is what travelers must experience when travelling Halong Bay.The tour leads you to different states [...]
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May 9, 2009
Travel agencies say many booked outbound tours are being cancelled on fears of the influenza A (H1N1) virus, also known as swine flu. âMany agencies tried to prevent the cancellation, but things have become worse due to spread of the flu in other countries,â said the director of a tourism company.The Vong Tron Viet Tourism [...]
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April 30, 2009
German industrial giant Siemens has lowered its full-year operating profit forecast by 17.5 percent. Germany warned Wednesday it would suffer one of the worst recessions in the developed world this year, with growth shrinking 6.0 percent, as global corporate titans logged big losses and plunging profits. Stock markets however shrugged off fears that the swine [...]
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March 2, 2009
Farmers in the central highland of province of Gia Lai harvest their coffee crop.VietNamNet Bridge – Coffee growers in Central Highland provinces are selling their crops before they have ripened, prompting fears of quality problems.The growers are selling to small traders before the crops have ripened in fear the price will fall at harvest time [...]
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December 4, 2008
VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks are offering personal loans to increase credit growth and stimulate consumption but a finance ministry official has queried the wisdom of this move, warning it could bring back inflation. Pham Quoc Thanh, deputy general director of An Binh Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ABBank), said his bank is offering incentives to [...]
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November 17, 2008
VietNamNet Bridge – Global economic uncertainty and a surfeit of new share listings continued to be a drag on the domestic stock market this past week, although stock indices saw late-week rallies. Major new share listings during the current market climate were a matter of concern to investors, as they could significantly affect the balance [...]
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November 15, 2008
VietNamNet Bridge – Concerns over commercial banks’ bad debts in real estate lending have been watered down. Banks’ carefree lending to property buyers mirrored global trendsState Bank deputy governor Nguyen Dong Tien said property sector bank loans totalled VND100,000 billion ($5.9 billion) as of late September 2008, accounting for around 9.15 per cent of the [...]
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October 25, 2008
Residents of Tan Nhut Commune, which is located next to the Le Minh Xuan Industrial Park, spoke to city legislators Friday about the problems they face because of pollution Ho Chi Minh City authorities are apparently at a loss on how to handle an environmental catastrophe caused by industrial park pollution in Binh Chanh District. [...]
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October 20, 2008
– Last week was a turbulent time for the stock market, with high and low points, as local investors reacted to the dramatic global economy. The VN-Index closed the week with a slight rise of 0.51 per cent to 382.51, with 107 of 164 listed shares and fund certificates gaining points.Early in the week, fears [...]
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