Posts Tagged ‘ locally-made ’

Vietnam launches locally-made oil rigs 

September 18, 2011
Vietnam launches locally-made oil rigs 

  Two locally-made large oil rigs were put into operation on Saturday at the Vung Tau Petroleum Port, including the country’s first locally-made jack-up oil rig Tam Dao 3. The rigs are part of a major engineering project by Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and the PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard (PV Shipyard). Tam Dao [...]

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Tet purchasing bustles amid economic recovery

January 26, 2010
Tet purchasing bustles amid economic recovery

A woman walks at the shopping quarter in Ho Chi Minh City downtown. Surrounded by shelf upon shelf of brightly colored candy boxes, Tran Quynh Hoa’s shopping cart was already full. But that didn’t stop her from selecting two more boxes of chocolates and placing them precariously atop her haul of fruits, rice, and confectionaries.“I’m [...]

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Actor promotes made-in-VN programme

November 30, 2009
Actor promotes made-in-VN programme

Quyen Linh has acted or participated in nearly 600 plays, movies and television programmes. He is also a public speaker and promotes locally made goods on a television programme. VietNamNet Bridge – Quyen Linh has acted or participated in nearly 600 plays, movies and television programmes. He is also a public speaker and promotes locally [...]

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Vietnam auto industry could splutter and die

November 27, 2009
Vietnam auto industry could splutter and die

Visitors at the fifth Vietnam Motorshow in Ho Chi Minh City last week. Vietnam’s regional and global tax-cut commitments could mean the death of local car makers within the next ten years if there are be no improvements to the industry’s development strategy, a trade official said. That scenario would also include an ballooning trade [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 21/11

November 21, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 21/11

Vietnam strives to meet goals for 2010; Vietnam National Assembly contributes to APF activities; Vietnamese encouraged to use locally-made goods; Czech Senator visits Quang Binh province  Vietnam strives to meet goals for 2010 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the planning and investment sector to weigh up the pros and cons of the domestic [...]

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Ministry seeks rural loan offer extension

October 20, 2009
Ministry seeks rural loan offer extension

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister to lengthen the availability of the interest-rate support package for farmers for six months An artisan in Quat Dong commune of Ha Noi’s Thuong Tin district completes a handicraft product. Producers will be given support packages to promote their business.Government’s Decision [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/9

September 16, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/9

US property investment fund planned; Rallying markets hit profit-taking wall; VN’s beer consumption second in Southeast Asia A Vietnamese consumed an average of 22 litres of beer in 2008, standing just behind the Thais in Southeast Asia , according to the Vietnam Association of Beer, Alcohol and Beverages.The information was unveiled on September 15 by [...]

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Vietnam launches appeal for local goods

September 13, 2009
Vietnam launches appeal for local goods

Shoppers ponder clothes at an outlet of Viet Tien Company, one of Vietnam’s leading garment companies, in Ho Chi Minh City. Country calls on celebrities and everyday people to support Vietnamese products. Surrounded by workers outside a factory, Vietnamese movie star Quyen Linh began playing his newest role last weekend: an ambassador for locally-made products.Dressed [...]

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Second stimulus package is needed

August 22, 2009
Second stimulus package is needed

LookAtVietnam – According to economic experts, it is essential to introduce a second stimulus package, with even lower interest rates targeting a smaller number of beneficiaries. At a recent meeting of the National Monetary Advisory Council, many economic experts said the second stimulus package should be implemented as soon as the interest rate subsidy package [...]

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Rural fairs big boost for economy

July 9, 2009
Rural fairs big boost for economy

LookAtVietnam – Mobile fairs have been successfully introduced in some rural areas to promote local goods now that export markets have shrunk due to the global economic crisis. Ethnic people buy local products in a market in the northern province of Lang Son.Fairs have already been held in southern provinces of An Giang and Tra [...]

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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...