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Trade ministry looks to streamline LPG pricing

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is seeking ways to better manage retail pricing of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to prevent unhealthy competition among enterprises while offering more reasonable prices to consumers. “Retail LPG shops always add between VND5,000 (US$0.3) and VND10,000 ($0.6) to the maximum... Read more

City legislature reviews socioeconomic progress, looks ahead to next year

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCM City People’s Council began a meeting Tuesday to review socio-economic development this year, discuss plans for 2009, and pressing issues that could undermine growth quality, like pollution, traffic jams, and flooding. Tong Thi Phong (2nd L), deputy chairwoman of the National Assembly, Pham Phuong Thao (3rd R), chairwoman... Read more

Company looks to grey vote for cash

VietNamNet Bridge - Most people equate ‘party’ with ‘youth’ but one innovative startup is making a killing catering to the hip-shakers with replaced hips: the elderly. A meeting of the elderly organised by Nang Som Company in Bach Nien Hoi Quan. VietNamNet Bridge - Most people equate ‘party’ with ‘youth’ but one... Read more

2009 economic scenario looks bleak

The global economy is expected to go through more difficulties next year and this will affect FDI flows into Vietnam as well as the country’s exports, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at a meeting last Monday. The global economy is estimated to grow at 2.2 percent next year from an anticipated 3.7 percent... Read more

Gas exhibit looks at integration

VietNamNet Bridge - The Western Pacific Gas Industry Exhibition will generate valuable opportunities for Vietnamese and foreign enterprises to exchange experiences and will help promote investment into this promising field, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung said. VietNamNet Bridge - The Western Pacific Gas Industry Exhibition (GASEX 2008) will generate valuable... Read more

Danang port looks towards Greater Mekong Subregion

VietNamNet Bridge - Blessed by nature, Danang port has rapidly emerged as a main artery of not only its home central region but also of the Central Highlands and is looking even further, towards Laos for containers handling. Da Nang CityThe volume of container cargo coming through the port in Danang city has steadily increased in recent years, with 2007’s... Read more

Bush looks forward to hosting international financial summit soon

U.S. President George W. Bush said Saturday that he looks forward to hosting an international financial summit “in the near future.” U.S. President George W. Bush speaks about the economy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, October 17, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)“I look forward to hosting this meeting in the near future,”... Read more

Vietnam looks to more efficient energy use

VietNamNet Bridge – The use of energy in a more efficient and effective manner has emerged as an urgent matter for Vietnam as its non-renewable energy sources, including oil and gas, become increasingly exhausted, said a local official. Ample energy sources are considered a vital foundation for ensuring socio-economic development; any long-term energy shortages... Read more

ASEAN looks towards environmentally sustainable cities

VietNamNet Bridge – The concept and reality of environmentally sustainable cities was one of the top priorities during discussions at the Southeast Asian environment ministers’ meetings which took place in Hanoi from October 6-10.  The first East Asian Environment Ministers’ Meeting opened in Ha Noi yesterday. Nearly 200 representatives... Read more

HCM City conference looks at ways to protect the environment

VietNamNet Bridge – The city should have a comprehensive solution on environmental protection to ensure the city’s sustainable development, said several delegates at the conference on environmental protection yesterday. Tau Hu-Ben Nghe and Kenh Doi-Kenh Te canals are being dug to reduce flooding and improve the surrounding living environment in HCM... Read more

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