VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Cam Tu talks about the petrol import tax cut and the petrol price mechanism. Consumers always want to buy commodities and services at low prices, while enterprises always demand favourable conditions for business. Therefore, naturally the import tax rate in the eyes of the two [...]
The political coalition backed by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki came first in races for provincial councils in Baghdad and predominantly Shiite provinces. Electoral workers tally votes at a polling station in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, January 31, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)The Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq (IHEC) released Thursday the [...]
The largest snake the world has ever known — as long as a school bus and as heavy as a small car — ruled tropical ecosystems only six million years after the demise of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex. This artist’s rendering shows the colossal prehistoric snake Titanoboa cerrejonensis, whose remains were found in a Colombian [...]
The Obama administration will work closely with the British government to make Iran a responsible member of the international community, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton(R) and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband hold joint conference at the State Department in Washington February 3, 2009.Clinton said Tuesday the [...]
The United States expressed on Tuesday its great concern over reports that Iran launched its first home-built satellite into orbit. The Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket, carrying Iran’s Omid 2 (hope) satellite, is launched at an unknown location in Iran in this handout picture sent to Reuters by Iranian Fars News February 3, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)The [...]
Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday that its U.S. sales were 40 percent lower in January than a year ago, fleet sales 65 percent lower, and retail sales to individuals 27 percent lower. The 2010 Ford Taurus exterior designer Earl Lucas (L) and product specialist Clinton Vicks are seen in Taurus display that splits the [...]
Lookatvietnam – The national women’s wrestling team is gearing up to take top places at continental tournaments this year, according to the team’s training board. The athletes will be trained by experienced domestic coaches including Le Van Suc and Pham Van Ty, a well-renowned coach.To achieve this, young athletes born between 1990 and 1991 will [...]
Lookatvietnam – Viet Nam National Shipping Lines Corp (Vinalines) is choosing to invest in key projects, despite effects from the economic crisis domestically and globally. Viet Nam had not yet any shipyards for repairing large ships, forcing repairs to be done abroad, adding that Vinalines’ key task in the future would be to build a [...]
U.S. stocks ended mixed Monday on grim economic data from consumer spending and manufacturing. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 2, 2009. The S&P 500 and Dow fell on Monday as uncertainty over the future of the banking sector persisted and investors fretted over a lackluster earnings season and [...]
Lookatvietnam – With 63 per cent of its population under the age of 35, a high economic growth rate and a rapidly increasing standard of living, Viet Nam has become a growth market for the cosmetics industry. Hair, skin care and cosmetics products are seeing surging sales, and while cosmetic surgery is not yet widely [...]
