April 10, 2011
Vietnam lacks solid seismic standards for high-rise construction and few guarantees for apartment buyers Residents stand outside an apartment building in Hanoi’s Linh Dam residential area after an earthquake on March 24. The quake has raised questions about the quality of apartment towers in the country. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake erupted along the border [...]
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April 10, 2009
A goldsmith works at a Saigon Jewelry Company workshop. The trade deficit will fall by half this year to around US$9.15 billion as imports decline, the Ministry of Trade and Industry forecast Thursday. Exports are expected to rise 13 percent from 2008 to $70.85 billion while imports would fall 0.9 percent from last year to [...]
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April 3, 2009
The VND/US$ exchange rate in the interbank market has been decreasing in the last few days, while the rate in the black market also decreased on April 2. The VND/US$ exchange rate in the black market in Hanoi on April 2 afternoon unexpectedly dropped to VND17,800-17,830/US$1 (purchase and sale), down by VND10/US$1 over the morning, [...]
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April 2, 2009
LookAtVietnam – A cassava starch processing factory, run by Taiwanese company Vedan in the north-central province of Ha Tinh, was shut down after inspectors found it was polluting the Rao Tro River. The inspection team had pointed out some violations of environmental regulations in its first investigation on March 24 but the factory had failed [...]
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March 27, 2009
A wood processing company in the southern province of Binh Duong, Kaiser Vietnam, was discovered to be using cracked software products worth nearly VND1 billion ($58,800). Inspectors checked computers at the office of Kaiser Vietnam on March 24. Inspectors of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Public Security paid a surprise [...]
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March 27, 2009
Work on the first of three stages in the Hiep Phuoc Port and Industrial Zone project is expected to be finished by September. The government will issue bonds worth VND22 trillion (US$1.25 billion) to fund two major projects in Ho Chi Minh City, Minister of Finance Vu Van Ninh told city officials Wednesday. The Treasury [...]
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March 25, 2009
Serbia on Tuesday mourned thousands of victims of NATO bombing as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the start of the 78-day NATO bombing campaign against its predecessor the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). Serbian Defence Minister Dragan Sutanovac presents a wreath to the martyrs monument in the 1999 NATO’s bombing in Yugoslavia, in [...]
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March 25, 2009
PetroVietnam eyes investment in Nicaragua; Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway project launches; PM urges acceleration of paper industry; DongA Bank honoured for excellent international payment Once reserves are discovered, the two companies will negotiate and sign oil production contracts, PetroVietnam said.The inked agreement is an important foundation for the two sides to step up bilateral cooperation [...]
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March 25, 2009
No new avian flu outbreaks reported in 21 days in southern provinces; ADB helps improve rural infrastructure in northern region; French embassy organizes career seminar in Hue; Honouring young skilled workers No new avian flu outbreaks reported in 21 days in southern provincesThe southern province of Ca Mau has been under control when the province [...]
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March 21, 2009
LookAtVietnam – More than 100 athletes from 10 teams nationwide will participate in the National Petanque Championship, to be held at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace in Hanoi from March 24-31.Most of the athletes, who gained high achievements in the 2008 Asian Petanque Championship, will compete in men’s and women’s singles, doubles and trios. The [...]
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