January 2, 2012
Hotels in Vietnam trade on the past to further their 21st century ambitions Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, which hosted well-known novelists such as Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham, is famous with classic French architecture After the sun sinks among the limestone karsts of Ha Long Bay, the stars come out, to pepper the [...]
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July 30, 2011
Saigon Asset Management Corp., run by a former managing director of Vietnam’s biggest fund manager, plans to start the country’s first distressed-assets fund as a credit crunch squeezes small to medium-sized firms. Saigon Asset Management will team up with the investment unit of Vietnam Joint-Stock Commercial Bank for Industry & Trade, or VietinBank, the [...]
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January 29, 2011
Vietnam’s largest asset manager, VinaCapital Investment Management Ltd, is expanding into neighboring Cambodia with a pledge to invest $100 million and eventually launch a dedicated fund, the company said on Tuesday. Its new, wholly owned unit, VictoryCapital, will “invest in a broad range of sectors, including real estate, hospitality, infrastructure and agriculture”, said VinaCapital, [...]
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November 9, 2010
Students live in poor conditions while dorm managers are powerless to help due to a lack of funds A student in his dorm at the HCMC Technical Education University. Cracks in the wall have been covered with paper in an attempt to stop leaks. Part of the ceiling collapsed at the dormitory of the Ho [...]
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January 6, 2010
In preparation for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays, Ho Chi Minh City theater troupes are preparing for a host of captivating productions. Renowned overseas Vietnamese actress Kieu Oanh (L) will perform for HCMC audiences during the upcoming Tet holidays in February (Photo: SGGP)LookAtVietnam - In preparation for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New [...]
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December 21, 2009
Vietnamâs external position is âfairly healthy,â in spite of market concerns about the countryâs trade deficit, Barclays Plc said. Vietnamâs economy has âall the hallmarksâ of an emerging markets crisis, with growth poised to overheat as inflation quickens and foreign-exchange reserves fall, Nomura Holdings Inc. said this month. A decline in the reserves to less [...]
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December 5, 2009
After losing her ability to talk, Le Thi Thu Xuong remained strong and worked hard to become a teacher for deaf students. Le Thi Thu Xuong (second) left) teaches sign language at the club.LookAtVietnam – After losing her ability to talk, Le Thi Thu Xuong remained strong and worked hard to become a teacher for [...]
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September 20, 2009
The Frankfurt auto show buzzed with an amusement park atmosphere as it opened to the public amid signs that Europe’s biggest economy could soon pull out of a historic recession. Despite warnings that the German auto sector is headed for a sales slump now that a state car scrapping scheme has expired, visitors thronged to [...]
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August 26, 2009
Hanoi disco manager denies charge of illegal liquor sales; 10 Vietnamese contestants to attend World Skills Competition; Former manager gets life sentence for fraud Hanoi disco manager denies charge of illegal liquor sales The manager of Hanoi’s most popular nightclub New Century, who is currently on trial for illegally selling liquor, Monday told the [...]
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August 25, 2009
Nguyen Dai Duong (1st, left), manager of New Century night club, at the court Monday The manager of Hanoiâs most popular nightclub New Century, who is currently on trial for illegally selling liquor, Monday told the court he had not broken the law. A police raid in April 2007 uncovered rampant narcotic use at the [...]
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