Posts Tagged ‘ Industry Insiders ’

Vietnam steel sector faces losses amid low sales 

November 19, 2011
Vietnam steel sector faces losses amid low sales 

  A worker walking a bicycle loaded with construction steel on his way to a construction site in Hanoi The frozen property market and high interest rates have pushed steel producers into the red and some even face the risk of shutting down their business. Pham Chi Cuong, chairman of the Vietnam Steel Association, said [...]

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Lend thee thy voice 

August 5, 2011
Lend thee thy voice 

  A lost art in the rest of the world, dubbing is still common practice in the Vietnamese film industry Actress Minh Hang (L) and actor Minh Tiep provide Vietnamese voices for the US-produced cartoon ‘Rio’. The dubbing, according to Vietnam’s movie industry insiders, has contributed to the success of the cartoon’s release in Vietnam. [...]

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IT’s looking good 

May 24, 2011
IT’s looking good 

  Rising presence of foreign software firms a positive sign A visitor at an IT exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City walks past an advertisement for Vietnamese dictionary software Lac Viet. The rising presence of foreign companies may help create a good environment for IT development in Vietnam, industry insiders say. More and more global [...]

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Private airlines stuck on the ground 

February 19, 2011
Private airlines stuck on the ground 

A flight attendant serves foods to passengers on an Air Mekong flight. Industry insiders said the private carrier will face tough competition from Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific on the Ho Chi Minh City-Hanoi route. Private airlines are having a hard time taking off in Vietnam. Five private air carriers have been licensed in the [...]

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High export taxes may hurt gold production 

February 18, 2011
High export taxes may hurt gold production 

The Bong Mieu gold mine in the central province of Quang Nam. Olympus Pacific's production in Vietnam comes from the Bong Mieu and Phuoc Son properties in the province. Industry insiders fear that a new export tax may drive foreign investors away from Vietnam’s gold production sector, which could send the industry reeling back into [...]

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Lee quits as president of Google China

September 7, 2009
Lee quits as president of Google China

Google Inc, owner of the most used Internet search engine in the world, said on Friday its China president Kai-Fu Lee will leave the company to start his own business in Beijing. Kai-fu Lee(Photo: China Daily)Boon-Lock Yeo, director of Google’s Shanghai engineering office, and John Liu, who heads the sales team in China, will take [...]

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Wood processors seek support

July 7, 2009
Wood processors seek support

LookAtVietnam – The domestic wood processing industry, the country’s fifth largest hard currency earner, needs more support from the Government, industry associations and companies to reach its export value target for 2009-10, industry insiders have said. Viet Nam has about 2,520 wood processing establishments, of which 420 are foreign-invested.In spite of high growth in recent [...]

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Apparel exports tumble 1.3% in first half

June 25, 2009
Apparel exports tumble 1.3% in first half

LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam earned US$4 billion from apparel exports in the first half of the year, 1.3 per cent down on the same period last year, the Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association reported. Apparel enterprises are managing their source of raw materials to improve the stability of the industry’s development for the coming [...]

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Hanoi housing, land prices surge

June 15, 2009
Hanoi housing, land prices surge

VietNamNet Bridge – The price of land and apartments in the capital, especially in the western part, has significantly risen in the past two months, according to industry insiders.Tran Anh Dung, director of the Ba Dinh Property Service Consultation Company, said prices of land near residential projects in Ha Dong, Tu Liem, Hoai Duc and [...]

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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...