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Vietnam banks look to small savings for stable funding 

January 18, 2012
Vietnam banks look to small savings for stable funding 

Many lenders in Vietnam are trying to attract individual clients Many banks in Vietnam are targeting retail savings as large but short-term deposits from corporate clients prove to be a volatile funding source. Bankers said while term deposits from individual customers are usually small, they make up a stable source of capital for banks. On [...]

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Overseas Vietnamese warn about brain drain due to indifference to science 

January 16, 2012
Overseas Vietnamese warn about brain drain due to indifference to science 

  Many overseas Vietnamese scientists have been returning to the country in recent years to work in education and research, and they are troubled by the indifference shown towards both pure science and their return. Educational institutions needed to be more enthusiastic about pure science or the country would suffer a severe brain drain that could last for a [...]

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Vietnam has lowest milk prices in Asia: EuroCham 

January 3, 2011
Vietnam has lowest milk prices in Asia: EuroCham 

EuroCham said milk prices in Vietnam are still low The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has said imported milk products in Vietnam are the cheapest in Asia, a finding that completely goes against what local authorities have said earlier. EuroCham said it found prices of high-end milk powder imports in Vietnam this year [...]

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Dairy producers may be forced to register sale prices

November 19, 2009
Dairy producers may be forced to register sale prices

LookAtVietnam – As debate rages surrounding the cost of milk, National Assembly deputies have been demanding answers. “The dairy product price in Vietnam is at the highest level in the world. What has the Ministry of Industry and Trade done to control dairy product price?” questioned Chu Son Ha, a National Assembly’s deputy from Hanoi. Meanwhile, [...]

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Ceiling prices for dairy produce rejected

October 7, 2009
Ceiling prices for dairy produce rejected

LookAtVietnam – The plan by the MOF’s Tax Policy Department to control dairy prices by imposing a ceiling has failed. Leaders of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) yesterday declared the suggested plan by the tax policy department unfeasible. Under current laws, dairy products are not listed in a category of products which need to have ceiling [...]

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Vietnam preparing to employ chip-card technology

August 11, 2009
Vietnam preparing to employ chip-card technology

The State Bank is laying the foundation for the issuance of ATM cards with chips instead of magnetic cards for enhanced security. A source from the State Bank of Vietnam said that the bank is surveying the processes of card issuance and payment being carried out in Vietnam. The purpose of the survey is to set [...]

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Late or no diagnosis for most diabetics in Vietnam

August 5, 2009
Late or no diagnosis for most diabetics in Vietnam

More than 60 percent of diabetes patients in Vietnam are diagnosed only after the disease has caused organ damage, a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City heard Tuesday. The meeting, which was attended by more than 400 local and foreign professors and experts in endocrinology and sponsored by Germany-based company Bayer Schering Pharma, discussed the [...]

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Young workforce needs better ‘soft skills’: conference

July 2, 2009
Young workforce needs better ‘soft skills’: conference

The quality of training at Vietnam’s vocational schools has come under fire again for failing to equip students with a professional work ethic and good communication skills Besides advancing their technical knowledge, today’s youth also need to focus on improving their “soft skills” when entering the workforce, according to a conference held Tuesday in Hanoi. [...]

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Buyers advised rational behavior in real estate market

June 27, 2009
Buyers advised rational behavior in real estate market

As the real estate sector warms up and anxiety rises about inflationary prices, the Deputy Minister of Construction says buyers should rely on professional advice and not bank on market rumors.   Residential apartment complexes in District 4.LookAtVietnam – As the real estate sector warms up and anxiety rises about inflationary prices, Deputy Minister of Construction [...]

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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...