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VN on track for full industrialization by 2020, says Minister

February 2, 2010
VN on track for full industrialization by 2020, says Minister

VietNamNet interviews Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong on the occasion of the ministry’s 50th anniversary. Minister Hoang Van Phong.VietNamNet interviews Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong on the occasion of the ministry’s 50th anniversary. VietNamNet: Half a century has passed since the Ministry of Science and Technology was established (its forerunner [...]

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Robots could take over from city traffic police

December 29, 2009
Robots could take over from city traffic police

A robot made by a group of Ho Chi Minh City engineering students directs traffic in the city. With traffic jams worsening in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and policemen required at virtually every intersection during rush hour, an initiative by some students to use robots to regulate traffic looks appealing. The project, by [...]

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Vocational training should be demand driven: conference

October 15, 2009
Vocational training should be demand driven: conference

Links between vocational training schools and businesses are far too loose for effectively tackling the shortage of skilled labor in the country, experts said at a conference last week.  â€œSchools and businesses are yet to commit to cooperation,” Le Van Hien, principal of Lilama Vocational College No.2, said.“Schools train students based on their resources, yet [...]

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NA Chairman begins tour of Eastern Europe

April 22, 2009
NA Chairman begins tour of Eastern Europe

LookAtVietnam – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong left Hanoi on April 22 to pay official visits to Russia, the Czech Republic and Belarus. Oil and gas is one of key areas of cooperation between Vietnam and Russia.LookAtVietnam – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong left Hanoi on April 22 to pay official visits to [...]

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Driving through taxing obstacles

April 11, 2009
Driving through taxing obstacles

LookAtVietnam – Tax is a hot topic in Vietnam at the moment with the unprecedented introduction of changes to three major tax laws effective from January 1, 2009, being the Corporate Income Tax, Value Added Tax and Personal Income Tax. Under the new PIT laws “salary and wages” have been extended to include certain other types [...]

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GDP growth expected to be 5%, overspending 8%

March 31, 2009
GDP growth expected to be 5%, overspending 8%

At the first online cabinet meeting on March 30, the Prime Minister said that with a first-quarter GDP growth rate of 3.1%, the government might have to ask the National Assembly to reduce the expected GDP growth rate to 5%. LookAtVietnam – At the first online cabinet meeting on March 30, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan [...]

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Ministry to step up mechanisation of agriculture

March 15, 2009
Ministry to step up mechanisation of agriculture

Farmers use machines to harvest rice in Thanh Binh Town, Thanh Binh District, in the southern province of Dong Thap.LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is preparing an ambitious plan that aims to further mechanise agricultural production in order to increase productivity and minimise post-harvest losses and costs.The plan is also expected [...]

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City supports businesses to renew technologies

March 13, 2009
City supports businesses to renew technologies

Ho Chi Minh City is embarking on a project that will help 900 small and medium-sized enterprises in industrial and export processing zones to renew their technologies in the 2009-2010 period. Phan Minh Tan, Director of the municipal Science and Technology Department, which is the main project developer, said this project has set to form [...]

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UAE offers numerous opportunities for Vietnamese workers

February 25, 2009
UAE offers numerous opportunities for Vietnamese workers

LookAtVietnam – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as a potential market for Vietnamese workers, said Deputy Head of the department for management of workers abroad Dao Cong Hai. According to the UAE Labour Ministry, the country will need an additional 300,000 workers for construction and services as many investors and construction enterprises want [...]

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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...