January 11, 2012
Many rice farmers work under the mistaken impression that regular insecticide applications are necessary to attain high yields. However, decades of research by scientists around the world has shown that healthy and productive rice crops can be produced with little or no insecticide applications in most years. Nonetheless, farmers continue to apply dangerous chemicals [...]
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October 3, 2011
The DAX Index board is pictured at Frankfurt’s stock exchange August 5, 2011. Greece’s admission that it will miss its deficit targets this year and next despite harsh new austerity measures sent stock markets reeling on Monday and raised new doubts over a planned second international bailout. The gloomy news from Athens brought the specter [...]
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September 10, 2011
Vinacafe Bien Hoa Joint-Stock Co., a unit of Vietnam’s second-biggest coffee exporter, said it received a VND1.07 trillion (US$51 million) takeover bid from Masan Group Corp. as it targets increased consumer spending. Masan Consumer Corp., a subsidiary of Masan Group and partly owned by KKR & Co., plans to buy 13.32 million Vinacafe shares [...]
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July 30, 2011
Farmers harvest dragon fruit for export in the central province of Binh Thuan. The US decided to import more varieties of Vietnamese fruit, creating further opportunities for the nation’s fruit industry. The market often pays high prices for imported fruit, but maintains strict quality standards. At the moment, it requires imported fruit to meet VietGap [...]
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May 10, 2011
A Pakistan paramilitary soldier stands guard during a protest over the slaying of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Karachi. Pakistan has dismissed as “absurd” accusations that complicity or incompetence had allowed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to hide out in the country for years and vowed a full investigation. Addressing parliament in his first [...]
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February 4, 2010
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 [...]
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February 1, 2010
Overall merger and acquisition values and volumes appear to have returned to a growth path in 2009’s fourth quarter giving grounds for optimism for 2010, writes an advisory partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Vietnam. Major Vietnamese conglomerates are growingly removing smaller rivals through M&A deals.LookAtVietnam – A slow start, but a strong finish to the year. Overall [...]
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January 11, 2010
Many enterprises are very worried about rising sugar prices as they prepare for the peak production period of the year with the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival just weeks away. LookAtVietnam – Many enterprises are very worried about rising sugar prices as they prepare for the peak production period of the year with the Tet [...]
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January 9, 2010
Despite the recent hike, sugar prices in the country are not that high compared to the regional market. Many enterprises are very worried about rising sugar prices as they prepare for the peak production period of the year with the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival just weeks away. On December 30, sugar was priced at [...]
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December 28, 2009
Da Lat, which is famous for growing a variety of flowers, is an attractive destination for many foreign and domestic visitors. LookAtVietnam – Thirty flower businesses will showcase their blossoms in the streets of Da Lat in early January.Bui Van Sang, the owner of one of Da Lat’s most well-known tourist sites, the Valley of [...]
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