Posts Tagged ‘ Foreign Trade ’

Vietnam wants 15 large banks by 2015 to strengthen system 

November 26, 2011
Vietnam wants 15 large banks by 2015 to strengthen system 

An employee at Joint-Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, or Vietcombank, counts dong bank notes in Hanoi. Vietnam’s central bank unveiled plans to create a three-tiered financial industry dominated by 15 lenders as part of efforts to allay concerns over the nation’s banking system. The country aims to have 15 “big” banks by [...]

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Global recovery gets in behind local exports

February 6, 2010
Global recovery gets in behind local exports

LookAtVietnam – January saw positive signs for Vietnam’s foreign trade activities thanks to the progressive recovery of world prices and demand.  According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Vietnam’s exports in January enjoyed strong growth rates from the post-crisis period, reaching $4.9 billion, up 28.1 per cent compared to the corresponding period last [...]

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Vietnam’s biggest banks post surge in earnings on stimulus plan

January 27, 2010
Vietnam’s biggest banks post surge in earnings on stimulus plan

Vietnam’s biggest listed banks, including Joint Stock Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, reported an increase in 2009 earnings as the government’s stimulus package boosted lending. Pretax profit of Hanoi-based Joint-Stock Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, known as Vietcombank, rose 46 percent to VND5.15 trillion (US$279 million) last year, Vice General Director Nguyen Thu [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/1

January 10, 2010
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/1

Milk prices slide, farmers see losses; Overseas remittances down 12.8%, says State Bank; Hanoi to host int’l trade, investment fair; Businesses optimistic about economic development in 2010; Coffee exports hit record high Milk prices slide, farmers see losses Dairy farmers in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cu Chi District January 8 said they have been forced [...]

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Making the grade

November 3, 2009
Making the grade

Students at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Experts say a report on the standard of Vietnam’s universities does not reflect the real picture. An assessment by the Ministry of Education and Training’s Department of Educational Testing and Quality Assurance has found Vietnam’s top universities wanting in many more ways than one.They fail to [...]

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New universities will be clean, green

September 25, 2009
New universities will be clean, green

LookAtVietnam – Seven huge campuses covering up to 1,000ha will consolidate many of the capital city’s tertiary training institutions in satellite urban areas within 15 years. Seven large campuses that group separate training institutions together will be established in satellite urban areas of Ha Noi, which has the highest density of universities and colleges in [...]

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Gaming the university: a couple of freshmen share their plans for success

September 22, 2009
Gaming the university: a couple of freshmen share their plans for success

LookAtVietnam –  How will students spend their four years at university?  Sinh Vien Viet Nam interviews some representatives. Tran Hoang Quan, a first year student at the Hanoi Foreign Trade University’s School of International Trade First year students take TOEIC (English competency) exams right after they enter the university. High marks allow students to skip English [...]

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Hanoi Univ. wins SIFE contest, to attend World Cup

August 11, 2009
Hanoi Univ. wins SIFE contest, to attend World Cup

LookAtVietnam – The Hanoi National University of Economics has just won the championship of Vietnam SIFE National Competition, and thus will represent Vietnam to compete Winners of the Vietnam SIFE National Competition pose with the championship trophy.The National Competition, which wrapped up last Friday, saw the Hanoi-based school beat competitors from four other universities to [...]

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Logistics boom exposes unqualified workforce

July 29, 2009
Logistics boom exposes unqualified workforce

The relatively nascent logistics sector in Vietnam has grown rapidly over the last decade but it is hampered by weaknesses including a dearth of qualified staff and a lack of professionalism, heard a conference Monday. Before 2000, there were not many Vietnamese firms involved in the sector compared to the hundreds of national companies and [...]

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‘Virtual examinees’ cost universities 18 billion dong

July 21, 2009
‘Virtual examinees’ cost universities 18 billion dong

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of students who actually took the university entrance exams in 2009 was just 70 percent of the registered number. Universities have reported that they lost 18 billion dong due to the no-shows. Universities and academies had to prepare 2,000 exam places (21 exam places more than in 2008) with 49,000 [...]

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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...