August 23, 2011
Investing in GMOs is the worst decision Vietnam could make at this time, putting its food sovereignty at risk, independent scientists say A Thai organic farmer pretends to be dead after eating GM corn during a protest against the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to Thailand outside the Government House in Bangkok in [...]
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December 23, 2009
Government Decree No 59/2009/ND-CP was issued on July 16 and took effect on September 15, replacing Decree No 49/2000/ND-CP on the organisation . . . Decree No 59 gathers together into a single decree provisions on legal representatives, internal rules, bank inspections, organisation of bank management, and commercial bank operations, as well as special provisions [...]
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October 14, 2009
There’s a relatively new phenomenon in Vietnam – kids decide they must move out of the family home and learn how to ‘stand on their own feet.’ Students who decide to be ‘self-reliant’ They are mostly university students from well-off families. Their living conditions are ideal and their allowances ample. And yet they resolve to move [...]
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September 2, 2009
September 2, 1945 is a historic day for Vietnam as President HCM read out the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Vietnamese armed forces lined up in front of the main stage at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi. (file photo)LookAtVietnam – September 2, 1945 is a historic day for [...]
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August 20, 2009
VietNamNet reporters talked with former Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An about ways of identifying and using ‘people of talent.’ VietNamNet: We Vietnamese have achieved a great deal in the past two decades thanks to the Doi Moi (renovation) philosophy and our transformation from the subsidy and rationing system to a market-based economic [...]
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August 6, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Senior business executives aren’t the only ones who need a personal assistant; wheelchair- bound Vu Anh Tu also needs someone to help him do things. A personal assistant from the Ha Noi Independent Living Centre (right) takes care of a disabled client. The service is the first in Viet Nam to help the [...]
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August 2, 2009
Tran Minh Oanh, Chairman of the Peope’s Committee of Nam Dinh province speaks of some incentives for investors.LookAtVietnam – A conference on investment promotion in Nam Dinh and Thai Binh provinces is due to open on August 5 in Nam Dinh city with the aim of attracting more investors at home and abroad.This is announced [...]
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July 10, 2009
Director John TrinhLookAtVietnam – “Agent Orange: 30 Years Later”, a drama-documentary about victims of AO in Vietnam by director John Trinh, will be screened at the Action On Film International Film Festival, which will run from July 24-31 in Pasadena, USA. “Agent Orange: 30 Years Later” tells the story of several victims of AO, from the [...]
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June 16, 2009
Tran Duc Cong (L) and Hoang Cong (R) take Van Duc Hoa and Vu Tuan Tu to the market. Young graduates reject high-paying jobs to work with the disabled in Hanoi. After three years confined to her bed due to a spinal injury, Pham Diem Huong says sheâs finally beginning to enjoy the world, thanks [...]
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June 14, 2009
Vietnam’s economic dynamism over the past two decades has given rise to a swift increase in energy demand. According to WB, power demand is expected to rise by approximately 16% annually from 2008 to 2010. The government is aware it must plug into power generation solutions.LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s economic dynamism over the past two decades [...]
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