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Project is in a pickle

February 7, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Project is in a pickle

A big question mark still hangs over the long-delayed Ca Na steel complex in Ninh Thuan. Malaysian investor Lion Group has failed to submit project development plan to meet a province’s deadline.  LookAtVietnam - A big question mark still hangs over the long-delayed Ca Na steel complex in southern Ninh Thuan province. Malaysian investor Lion Group... Read more

IT-TELECOM IN BRIEF 7/2

February 7, 2010  . Filed under Uncategorized

IT-TELECOM IN BRIEF 7/2

Vietnamobile unveils new deal; VNPT signs infrastructure deal; Mobiphone’s Q-teen wins award Vietnamobile unveils new deal Marking a first in Viet Nam, customers can now enjoy inter-network calls at almost the same price as same-carrier ones. Freedom to chat with three chosen mobile numbers at only VND990/minute.With their commitment to bringing innovative... Read more

Liem falls to 12th after second draw

February 5, 2010  . Filed under News, Sports

Liem falls to 12th after second draw

LookAtVietnam – Le Quang Liem dropped to 12th yesterday, February 4, after his second draw at the Moscow Open chess tournament. Le Quang Liem.International Grandmaster Liem tied his fifth round game against the title favourite, Viktor Bologan of Moldova.The Vietnamese representative is now tied on four points with 11 other masters. Dmitry Andreikin of the... Read more

PetroVietnam signs deals with Uzbeks

February 5, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

PetroVietnam signs deals with Uzbeks

The Viet Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) announced it had signed three new contracts at a press conference in Ha Noi yesterday, February 4. The contracts included two oil and gas exploration and extraction deals at Block 105-110 and Block 04-2, and another at Kossor in Uzbekistan.The group reported a total revenue of nearly VND27 trillion (US$1.5... Read more

2010 will be a prosperous year for rubber producers

February 4, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

2010 will be a prosperous year for rubber producers

LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese rubber producers have put high hopes in 2010 which they believe will bring prosperity with price expected to increase by 30 percent. The Vietnam Rubber Association, said that it expects to export 750,000 tonnes of rubber in 2010 and reap $1.5 billion in export revenue thanks to a 30 percent price increase. International rubber... Read more

Khanh Hoa misses out on Miss World 2010

February 4, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Khanh Hoa misses out on Miss World 2010

Khanh Hoa province on February 3 said that it would not host the Miss World 2010 pageant but is aiming to get it right with the much lesser known Miss Earth 2010. RAAS Group’s Chairman Hoang Kieu and the Miss World 2008 in a visit to Nha Trang last year (photo: VNE) In the dispatch sent to Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan, Khanh Hoa said that it would not... Read more

Domestic travelers to be given preference

February 4, 2010  . Filed under News, Travel

Domestic travelers to be given preference

LookAtVietnam – The tourism industry has decided to launch a number of promotional programs to attract more domestic travelers in 2010. Tourists visit Bau Truc pottery craft village in Ninh Thuan provinceVu The Binh, director of the travel department under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), said that the Ministry of Industry and Trade... Read more

Tech journalists choose top ten ICT persons of decade

February 3, 2010  . Filed under In depth, Reports

Tech journalists choose top ten ICT persons of decade

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan is among top ten techies named as the most outstanding ICT persons of the decade. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong presents insignias to the top ten ICT persons of the decade. 1. Dr. Mai Liem Truc: Former chief of the General Department of Post and former... Read more

Top ten M&A news in 2009

February 3, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Top ten M&A news in 2009

VietNamNet Bridge – 287 merger and acquisition (M&A) affairs were wrapped up in 2009 with a value of $1.09 billion. Avalue Vietnam believes that 2010 will witness a sharp increase in the number of M&A cases with a stable increase in the value of the deals. Here are the 10 most outstanding M&A affairs of 2009 cited by Avalue Vietnam in... Read more

Why RAAS withdraws from the Miss World pageant?

February 2, 2010  . Filed under In depth, Reports

Why RAAS withdraws from the Miss World pageant?

After the success of Miss Universe 2008, Vietnam became the planned destination for the world biggest beauty pageant, Miss World 2010. However, so far plans have not gone smoothly.   The Miss World Organisation’s Chairwoman, Miss World 2008 and RAAS Group’s Chairman Hoang Kieu at a charity event in Vietnam last year. On July 9 2008, the... Read more

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