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Legislators want ineffective state-owned firms dissolved

November 28, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

Legislators want ineffective state-owned firms dissolved

The National Assembly, Vietnam’s lawmaking body, on Friday adopted a resolution to increase the efficiency of state-owned corporations. The Vietnam Shipbuilding Group is among several state-owned biggies to be inspected by the government next yearThe resolution, passed on the final day of a month-long session, said most state-owned economic groups and corporations... Read more

Legislators want ineffective state-owned firms dissolved

November 28, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

Legislators want ineffective state-owned firms dissolved

The Vietnam Shipbuilding Group is among several state-owned biggies to be inspected by the government next year The National Assembly, Vietnam’s lawmaking body, on Friday adopted a resolution to increase the efficiency of state-owned corporations, calling for the elimination of poorly-performing firms. The resolution,... Read more

Webs for teens: a lot of rubbish

November 26, 2009  . Filed under Features, In depth

Webs for teens: a lot of rubbish

The boom in Vietnamese language information websites has stirred up many problems, reports Tuoi Tre.    A photo on a website for teens. As the cost of buying domain names and software and hiring servers gets cheaper, it becomes very easy to have an information website.  And, though the number of websites increases, the volume and quality... Read more

Contestants attack MrsVietnam pageant

October 17, 2009  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Contestants attack MrsVietnam pageant

Would-be beauty queens expose what they say are the secrets and lies of the Mrs Vietnam Pageant. Two of the losing Mrs Vietnam contestants are demanding explanations from organizers, calling the event secretive, shady and corrupt.No sooner had Hoang Thi Yen been crowned Mrs Vietnam 2009 than Tran Bao Ngoc began... Read more

Lloyds says bad loan provisions will fall after loss

August 6, 2009  . Filed under International, News

Lloyds says bad loan provisions will fall after loss

Lloyds Banking Group Plc, the UK lender that acquired HBOS Plc in January, said provisions for bad loans will decline “significantly” after it posted a first-half loss of 3.1 billion pounds (US$5.2 billion). The bank set aside 13.4 billion pounds in the period to cover souring commercial and real estate... Read more

Personal advice valued the most, consumer survey finds

July 20, 2009  . Filed under Business, News

Personal advice valued the most, consumer survey finds

Consumers worldwide value recommendations by personal acquaintances the most, market research firm Nielsen has found. According to the latest twice-yearly Nielsen Global Online Consumer Survey of over 25,000 Internet consumers from 50 countries, nine of every 10 Internet consumers said they trust recommendations... Read more

Chinese shares hit 13-month high, boosted by financial, real estate, steel shares

July 15, 2009  . Filed under International, News

Chinese shares hit 13-month high, boosted by financial, real estate, steel shares

Chinese equities gained 2.1 percent to hit a 13-month high Tuesday after three days of losses, boosted by financial, real estate and steel shares. This multiple exposure picture shows an investor at a stock brokerage in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province, on July 14, 2009. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index on Tuesday closed at 3,145.16... Read more

Brokerages buckle under market fall

April 9, 2009  . Filed under Business, News

Brokerages buckle under market fall

Of 26 securities companies that have announced last year’s results, nearly 70 percent reported losses mainly because of the market slump, the Hanoi Securities Trading Center has said. “Depending on how much loss brokerages made, they will be reprimanded, placed on a watch list, or forced to cut their services... Read more

Female teens and show-off habit

March 27, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

Female teens and show-off habit

For illustration onlyVietNamNet Bridge – It may become a movement when many schoolgirls uploaded their sexy photos to their blogs or on online forums as a way to advertise themselves to become “hot girls.” Initially, schoolgirls posted lovely and funny photos to share to their friends and are seen as memories of their time in school. But... Read more

Young writers like uploading their works on the Internet

March 10, 2009  . Filed under In depth, Interviews

Young writers like uploading their works on the Internet

VietNamNet talked with some young writers who are well-known on the Internet about online and printing publications. Doan Dung: Whenever I write stories or prose, I often upload them online immediately. It is very interesting if your articles are welcomed and praised by the online community. It’s like dope that inspires me to write. Without that dope,... Read more