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UN chief backs Pakistan’s efforts to seek truth, justice on Bhutto assassination
December 27, 2008 . Filed under International, News
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday said that he supports Pakistan’s efforts to search for truth and justice on the December 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. A supporter holds a candle next to a picture of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto during a prayer ceremony ahead of her first death anniversary in Karachi December... Read more
Hanoi to be cleaner with two wastewater plants on horizon
VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi authorities and Japanese consultants are working on a project to construct two plants to treat waste water in a bid to further improve the environment in the capital city in the 2010-2020 period. To Lich River in Ha Noi.They met in Hanoi on Dec. 25 to discuss a wide range of aspects around the project, including the plants’... Read more
Party leader asks Bac Kan to focus on developing husbandry
VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh asked the mountainous northern province of Bac Kan to focus on developing its husbandry potential, especially raising cattle. The Party leader made this statement to the province’s key officials during a work session on his tour of Bac Kan from Dec. 23-25.General Secretary Manh asked the province... Read more
Enterprises urged to register brand equity on Internet
VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have called on local enterprises to make the most of the Internet by registering their brand equities to prevent abuse of their names on the one hand and to promote their recognition on the other. Local companies should rapidly register Internet domain names for use as a key tool to develop e-commerce.Speaking at a seminar on... Read more
VNA mulls more flights on Hanoi-Can Tho route
National carrier Vietnam Airlines said Thursday it is considering increasing its flight frequencies on its new Hanoi-Can Tho route to 14 flights a week. This is double the seven flights per week that it has scheduled when it opens the route on January 4 next week.The flights will take off from Noi Bai Airport at 2:30 p.m. and Can Tho Airport at 5:30 p.m.Reported... Read more
US$ price drops on black market, gold rises
VietNamNet Bridge – The greenback seems to have become short of breath after it reached the VND17,600/US$ peak on the black market, decreasing considerably on December 25 in the afternoon. However, there have been no big changes with the transactions on the market. The dollar price escalated to VND17,500/US$1, and then VND17,600/US$1 on December 25, but... Read more
Party leader asks Bac Kan to focus on husbandry
Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has urged the mountainous northern province of Bac Kan to focus on developing its husbandry potential, especially raising cattle. The Party leader made this statement to the key provincial officials at a three-day working session during his tour of Bac Kan, which ended Thursday.Manh asked the officials to double-check... Read more
Vietnamese footballers on verge of making history
Midfielder Nguyen Vu Phong (17) charges for the ball past the supine Thailand captain Thonglao (7) inside Vietnam’s box in the first leg final of the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup in Thailand on Wednesday. A welcome spurt in skills and confidence is based on some important changes in style and approach. Over the one... Read more
How will cooperation on opened retail market go?
VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic retailers now face many challenges and have many choices as the retail market is officially open to foreigners. Japanese investors have arrived in HCM City under the mode of franchisingAccording to Saigon Tiep Thi newspaper, in terms of home appliance and information technology products, only one foreign investor, Best Carings,... Read more
VN-Index sags on slow Christmas
VietNamNet Bridge – The VN-Index yesterday slid 1.86 points, or 0.61 per cent, to close its Christmas Day session at 302.19. In Ha Noi yesterday, the HASTC-Index closed up 0.59 per cent to 104.97 points, on a volume of 7.3 million shares and a turnover of VND288.5bil.Trading volume shriveled 22.7 per cent to only about 9 million shares for a total value... Read more