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Stop chasing GDP targets, economists say 

November 15, 2011
Stop chasing GDP targets, economists say 

    Several economists are saying the government should not commit itself to any gross domestic product target, adding economic growth cannot be a forced process. Vietnam should just follow other countries and release regular economic forecasts instead, they suggest. Vu Quang Viet, who has worked with the United Nations Statistical Division, said GDP growth [...]

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Vietnamese poet believes in Russia reclaim of cultural uniqueness 

November 12, 2011
Vietnamese poet believes in Russia reclaim of cultural uniqueness 

  As Russia marked the 94th anniversary of the October Revolution (November 7), Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association Nguyen Quang Thieu says while the country seems confused by changes under westernization, but it will prove its once powerful culture in the future. For you, as a poet, what is the meaning of Russia? Landscapes and people, [...]

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Foundation says 67 world heritage sites threatened 

October 9, 2011
Foundation says 67 world heritage sites threatened 

A tourist boat sails past the stone islands of Halong Bay in 2007. Growing tourism, lack of resources, neglect and natural disasters pose a threat to the world’s cultural heritage, a private foundation said Wednesday identifying 67 sites in need of preservation. The sites and monuments are found in 41 countries from Peru to Vietnam [...]

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Things will get worse before they get better 

July 4, 2011
Things will get worse before they get better 

  There’s not much in the way of good news on the economic front. Clothes on sale at a ­­­shop in Hanoi last week. Vietnam is fighting to beat back raging inflation. Despite repeated revisions of growth and inflation targets, the former downwards and the latter upwards, they are not likely to be met, experts [...]

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Jetstar Pacific whistle blower says his actions have proved justified

January 15, 2010
Jetstar Pacific whistle blower says his actions have proved justified

One of the engineer whistle blowers who made Jetstar Pacific’s flight safety problems public says the inspection conclusions are proof that he made the right decision. Mr Bernard McCuneBernard McCune, who denounced the flight safety problems to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) and petitioned the Prime Minister, said: “The most important thing is [...]

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Hanoi falls two places in competitiveness ranking

January 14, 2010
Hanoi falls two places in competitiveness ranking

VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang once again tops the 2009 provincial competitiveness index (PCI) ranking. Vu Tien Loc, Chairman of VCCI hands over certificates to the localities with good PCIThe Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) on January 14 released the report on provincial competitiveness index, PCI 2009.  It gives the [...]

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Don’t write off the dollar

January 9, 2010
Don’t write off the dollar

A young woman at a jewelry shop where people can also exchange money on a street in Hanoi What is the impact of a declining dollar? Has the economic crisis really come to an end? Can we expect a new global economic order? Thanh Nien Weekly asks Jonathan Larsen, head of Consumer Banking and Global [...]

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Highlands tourism week celebrates elephants

December 13, 2009
Highlands tourism week celebrates elephants

 A tourism and culture week themed “Legend of the Central Highlands Elephant” will be held in Buon Ma Thuot City in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak from December 16-20. LookAtVietnam – A tourism and culture week themed “Legend of the Central Highlands Elephant” will be held in Buon Ma Thuot City in the [...]

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With commercial films on the increase – where to find funding?

December 12, 2009
With commercial films on the increase – where to find funding?

The first private film companies in Vietnam were established in 2003, meaning commercial movies has been in Vietnam for six years, compared to 56 years of state subsidized movies. A scene from “Bi, Don’t Be Afraid” by director Phan Dang Di, which won a $10,000 prize at the Pusan 2007 film festival.Basic concepts of movie [...]

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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...