December 4, 2009
A new programme on minimising the illegal production and trade of gas was introduced on December 3, in a deal between the Ministry of Industry and Trade . . . The programme, which also involves the Firefighting Department, is aimed at raising the awareness, roles and responsibilities of the association and of relevant enterprises in [...]
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November 15, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Policymakers, experts and businesses gathered in HCM City on November 14 to discuss ways to develop a complete system for trading and exporting rice, which is one of Vietnam’s strategic commodities.Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Thanh Bien, said the current mechanism has provided great support to businesses in rice trade and [...]
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September 24, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The 2006-08 phase of the country’s National Power Planning and Development Strategy has met the nation’s demand for electricity, By the end of 2008, the programme on investing and developing power for rural areas had provided electricity for 100 per cent of districts, 97 per cent of communes and 94 per cent of [...]
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September 23, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Vietnam should develop a market-based fuel pricing system and stop focusing on revenues for the state budget, said local fuel traders seeking for more freedom in doing business.Bui Ngoc Bao, general director of state-owned Petrolimex, which holds up to 60 percent of the market share, said although the government has stopped subsidizing fuel [...]
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September 22, 2009
Vietnam should develop a market-based fuel pricing system and stop focusing on revenues for the state budget, said local fuel traders seeking for more freedom in doing business. Bui Ngoc Bao, general director of state-owned Petrolimex, which holds up to 60 percent of the market share, said although the government has stopped subsidizing fuel prices [...]
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August 20, 2009
VietNamNet reporters talked with former Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An about ways of identifying and using ‘people of talent.’ VietNamNet: We Vietnamese have achieved a great deal in the past two decades thanks to the Doi Moi (renovation) philosophy and our transformation from the subsidy and rationing system to a market-based economic [...]
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August 11, 2009
A quiet consultation between the US and the four Mekong River ‘downstream countries’ last month has attracted considerable attention. Here Saigon Businessmen’s Weekend analyzes the unusual event. The Cai Rang floating market on the Mekong River (Can Tho city). For two reasons, the meeting organized on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting in late [...]
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August 4, 2009
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), will hold the controlling proportion in total power capacity. The Government Office has released a document announcing the Prime Minister’s decision on the plan to restructure power generation and supply and develop the power market. [...]
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July 29, 2009
China, the worldâs second-biggest energy user, cut gasoline and diesel prices by at least 3.3 percent after three increases since March triggered public concern that fuel costs are too high. Pump prices for 90 octane gasoline will be set at a maximum of 5.7 yuan (US$0.83) a liter, or about $3.14 a gallon, in Beijing, [...]
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July 29, 2009
China will cut gasoline and diesel prices from Wednesday by 220 yuan (32.4 U.S. dollars) per ton, or by about 3 percent each, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced Tuesday. A staff member works at a gas station in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, July 28, 2009.(Xinhua/Li Jian) The retail price [...]
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