Posts Tagged ‘ Kong Based ’

Vietnam growth holds near 6 pct as higher rates counter exports 

January 3, 2012
Vietnam growth holds near 6 pct as higher rates counter exports 

A street vendor walks past a Chanel SA store inside the Rex Hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. Vietnam’s growth held near 6 percent this quarter, reducing the pressure for further monetary tightening after higher interest rates limited the boost to the economy from exports and domestic consumption. [...]

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Vietnam encourages producers to register brands overseas 

October 29, 2011
Vietnam encourages producers to register brands overseas 

The famous brand of Phu Quoc fish sauce, which is owned by the Phu Quoc Fish Sauce Association in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, was recently registered by a Hong Kong-based company in China. Vietnamese producers’ associations should register their members’ collective brands overseas as soon as possible to avoid foreign legal battles [...]

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Vietnamese scholar discusses East Sea disputes on Chinese television 

July 5, 2011
Vietnamese scholar discusses East Sea disputes on Chinese television 

Vietnam-China relations expert discusses East Sea disputes on Hong Kong based television. PhD Vu Cao Phan, a researcher on Vietnam-China relations and deputy chairman of Vietnam-China Friendship Society, last week had an interview with Phoenix Television, a Hong Kong-based Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese television broadcaster. Phan spoke on behalf of the Institute of Chinese Studies [...]

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Vietnam default swaps soar as lenders await Vinashin repayment 

December 20, 2010
Vietnam default swaps soar as lenders await Vinashin repayment 

Workers at the Dung Quat shipyard owned by Vinashin, which amassed debts of US$4.4 billion after its ill-fated expansion attempt. The cost to insure Vietnam’s debt against default soared to its highest level in 17 months as international lenders wait for the state-run shipping company to make a US$60 million loan repayment due today. Credit-default [...]

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Asia’s one-woman anti-tobacco campaign still going strong

June 30, 2009
Asia’s one-woman anti-tobacco campaign still going strong

Hong Kong-based, British-born doctor Judith Mackay For most of the past 25 years, Hong Kong-based, British-born doctor Judith Mackay has been the tobacco control movement in Asia. She has pushed for tougher laws and higher tobacco taxes, lobbied for bans on advertising, and advised and cajoled governments in Hong Kong, Laos, China, Vietnam and most [...]

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Interest rates ‘have hit a floor,’ may rise, ratings agency says

May 9, 2009
Interest rates ‘have hit a floor,’ may rise, ratings agency says

The benchmark interest rate has probably reached “a floor” after a series of cuts, and borrowing costs may need to be increased as government subsidies spark accelerating loan growth, Fitch Ratings said. The State Bank of Vietnam has lowered its key rate to 7 percent from 14 percent in October. Standard Chartered Plc predicted a [...]

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Asia needs to spend more to limit economic slide: analysts

March 9, 2009
Asia needs to spend more to limit economic slide: analysts

Shoppers browse through items on sale at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last Saturday. Asian governments need to roll out fresh stimulus measures to stop their economies from sinking further as the region reels from collapsing exports, regional analysts said. A calculation by AFP showed Asia has unveiled spending measures worth at least [...]

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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...