Posts Tagged ‘ Projected ’

Seas could rise up to 1.6 meters by 2100: study 

May 4, 2011
Seas could rise up to 1.6 meters by 2100: study 

A fishing boat cruises in the Ilulissat fjord on Greenland's western coast, 2004. Quickening climate change in the Arctic including a thaw of Greenland’s ice could raise world sea levels by up to 1.6 meters by 2100, an international report showed on Tuesday. Such a rise — above most past scientific estimates — would add [...]

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Vietnamese cities to record fastest GDP growth through 2025

November 12, 2009
Vietnamese cities to record fastest GDP growth through 2025

The My Dinh new urban area in Tu Liem District, Hanoi GDP in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will grow faster than in any other cities in the world through 2025, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Based on how the cities’ economies had performed through the economic crisis, the ranking by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), a [...]

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U.S. budget deficit projected to explode over next decade: White House

August 26, 2009
U.S. budget deficit projected to explode over next decade: White House

The White House said on Tuesday the federal government could face a cumulative deficit of 9.05 trillion U.S. dollars from 2010-2019. The figure, released by the White House budget office, is 2 trillion dollars more than the estimates made by the Obama administration in May. Nearly at the same time, the Congressional Budget Office projected [...]

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Climate change future sees HCMC in deep water by 2050: seminar

July 15, 2009
Climate change future sees HCMC in deep water by 2050: seminar

A flooded street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 4. Nearly 80 percent of remaining open spaces in Ho Chi Minh City will be affected by flooding in 2050 with little protection afforded by the proposed flood control system, a seminar heard Tuesday. Globally, HCMC has been identified as one of the 10 cities most [...]

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Multinational consulting firm sees explosive Vietnam growth in entertainment and media

June 26, 2009
Multinational consulting firm sees explosive Vietnam growth in entertainment and media

VietNamNet Bridge – PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that Vietnam will be the world’s fastest-growing entertainment and media market from 2009 to 2013. VNPT is leading the charge to develop the local E&M sector.Over the next five years, digital technologies will become increasingly widespread across all segments of entertainment and media (E&M) as digital migration continues to expand, [...]

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E&M’s migration path

June 26, 2009
E&M’s migration path

Vietnam is the world’s fastest-growing entertainment and media market from 2009 to 2013, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2009-2013. Ian Lydall, general director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Vietnam looks into the trend.  VNPT is leading the charge to develop the local E&M sector. Over the next five years, digital technologies will become increasingly widespread across [...]

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Developing countries’ GDP to slow: World Bank

June 23, 2009
Developing countries’ GDP to slow: World Bank

A woman talks on a phone at a shop counter in Beijing on June 18 with a huge logo saying The World Bank estimated economic growth in developing countries of 1.2 percent this year, and said that without China and India, output would shrink 1.6 percent. Amid global global financial and economic crisis in seven [...]

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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...