Posts Tagged ‘ Longer Term ’

‘Property developers should take long-term view’ 

January 25, 2012
‘Property developers should take long-term view’ 

  Property projects under construction seen from a high-rise building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City Many companies in Vietnam were dealt a harsh blow by the real estate market slump last year. Singapore property developer Keppel Land, though not completely untouched, has weathered the downturn well. Linson Lim, President of Keppel Land Vietnam, is [...]

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‘Property developers should take long-term view’ 

January 25, 2012
‘Property developers should take long-term view’ 

  Property projects under construction seen from a high-rise building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City Many companies in Vietnam were dealt a harsh blow by the real estate market slump last year. Singapore property developer Keppel Land, though not completely untouched, has weathered the downturn well. Linson Lim, President of Keppel Land Vietnam, is [...]

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Game fans snap up Nintendo’s 3DS at Japan launch 

February 26, 2011
Game fans snap up Nintendo’s 3DS at Japan launch 

  Game fans hit Japanese stores early on Saturday to be among the first to get their hands on Nintendo’s new 3D-capable game player, but the gadget’s sales may be squeezed in the longer term by competition from smartphones and tablets. The 3DS, set to launch in the United States and Europe in a month, [...]

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Ministerial preparatory conference on quake-ravaged Haiti ends with road map

January 28, 2010
Ministerial preparatory conference on quake-ravaged Haiti ends with road map

The Ministerial Preparatory Conference on Haiti was concluded on Monday afternoon in Montreal, Canada. The Ministerial Preparatory Conference on Haiti is concluded on Monday afternoon in Montreal, Canada, as the Group of Friends of Haiti, major donors and regional and multilateral partners passed a statement, stressing international cooperation and coordination in rebuilding the earthquake-ravaged country [...]

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Don’t write off the dollar

January 9, 2010
Don’t write off the dollar

A young woman at a jewelry shop where people can also exchange money on a street in Hanoi What is the impact of a declining dollar? Has the economic crisis really come to an end? Can we expect a new global economic order? Thanh Nien Weekly asks Jonathan Larsen, head of Consumer Banking and Global [...]

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Recession cuts pollution but also green investment

July 29, 2009
Recession cuts pollution but also green investment

The environment won a temporary reprieve in the recession as Americans slammed the brakes on one of their favorite pastimes: consuming stuff. But while the austerity brought by a battered economy has cut pollution, it has also hit investment in green technology, which could damage the environment in the longer term, experts say.“Certainly, in the [...]

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Vietnam GDP growth to slump to 0.3 percent: UK research firm

March 17, 2009
Vietnam GDP growth to slump to 0.3 percent: UK research firm

A migrant worker at a construction site in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City on February 25, 2009. Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to be just 0.3 percent this year, down from around 6.2 percent in 2008, according to British research and advisory firm Economist Intelligence Unit. But, in the context [...]

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Deposit interest rates unexpectedly rose

February 23, 2009
Deposit interest rates unexpectedly rose

After several months of racing to slash interest rates, banks have begun raising the deposit interest rates in order to retain depositors. Besides, banks need to increase ‘collecting’ capital to prepare for the Government initiated demand stimulus program. Banks need to increase ‘collecting’ capital to prepare for the Government initiated demand stimulus programVP Bank 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...