December 12, 2011
As you prepare to study the various resolutions for the coming annual general meeting of your company, being held in St. Louis 24th January, 2012, I ask you to take into consideration the history of your company and the policies you have supported at various annual general meetings. It is a record that very [...]
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November 12, 2011
African drug smugglers shift carriers to avoid detection Preyanooch Phuttharaksa, a 22-year-old Thai student, was arrested on October 29 at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport for allegedly smuggling more than three kilograms of methamphetamine into Vietnam Everything went smoothly for Preyanooch Phuttharaksa on arrival at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan [...]
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July 30, 2011
A pharmacy near the a cancer hospital in Hanoi with posters promoting cancer-curing food supplements made from lingzhi mushroom, noni and ginseng Hundreds of pharmacists, doctors and drug makers are pushing anti-cancer supplements on naïve cancer patients. Vietnamese consumers have been willing to pay for these expensive products in the hopes of curing their illnesses, [...]
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March 17, 2011
A worker at a plastic product factory in Ho Chi Minh City Local firms struggling to manage soaring input costs and high interest rates will find government support critical for getting through tough times, experts say. However, some of them are worried about the lack of resilience shown by some enterprises which they say does [...]
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February 28, 2011
A cyclo driver talks on a cell phone in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Local cell phone brands targetting the lower-end market segment are doing well in Vietnam. Business is blooming for local cell phone brands targeting the lower-end market segment. Handset retailers said cell phones priced at more than VND6 million (US$280) only account [...]
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February 9, 2011
A Q-Mobile booth at a telecommunications exhibition. Local mobile phone maker ABTel has said it plans to overtake Nokia and achieve local market domination this year, the Vietnam News Agency reports. Nokia, the world’s biggest cellphone maker, now leads the Vietnamese market with a share of between between 48 and 52 percent. ABTel’s brand Q-Mobile [...]
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January 12, 2011
Diamond Blue scooters displayed at a showroom Local vehicle manufacturer Vinashinmotor has resumed sales of its controversial motorcycle Diamond Blue following a product recall in the face of uncertainty about the origin of its engine. The Vietnam Register, a government body responsible for technical supervision of vehicles, ordered the recall in November amidst a debate [...]
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December 10, 2010
Component suppliers for Apple Inc’s iPad are gearing up for a new round of production in the first quarter, sources said on Friday, with one saying the product will be a revamp of the popular tablet computer including front- and back-mounted cameras. Touchscreen chip designer Wintek Corp, battery maker Simplo Technology Co Ltd and [...]
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January 27, 2010
Vietnam has narrowed the prices used to calculate oil product import tariffs by switching to a Platts 30-day average of Singapore WTI crude oil prices, a move traders said would not immediately impact demand. The Platts spread is $45 to $95 a barrel, compared to tariffs in place since last April based on crude oil [...]
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January 23, 2010
LookAtVietnam – Importers are complaining that they are having to wait too long to have clothing material cleared at ports, as examination agencies are under resourced. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Dispatch 32/2009, import garment products can only get customs clearance after they are examined by agencies to find formaldehyde and amines. The [...]
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