October 9, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Ineffective co-operation among tourism businesses in implementing stimulus packages is hurting the industry, tour operators say. Water fight: International tourists take a short boat trip across the Bassac river in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta to visit several floating fish farms and villages. More needs to be done to co-ordinate tourism promotion.Based on [...]
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September 13, 2009
One of life insurance company Prudentialâs offices in Ho Chi Minh City. Local insurance companies want the government to stop issuing new licenses to allow the local market to stabilize. As more foreign firms eye Vietnamâs fast growing life insurance market, they argue it is already too crowded to allow more competition.A senior official of [...]
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August 28, 2009
A worker packages cooking oil bottles at a factory in Ho Chi Minh City Further fiscal stimulus is needed as the US$8 billion package this year has worked its way through the economy, showing good results, experts say. If the economy is not completely out of the woods by the end of the current stimulus [...]
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June 5, 2009
Several National Assembly (NA) deputies agreed that healthcare staff working for the state should not be allowed to open private hospitals or clinics. They expressed agreement with the provision Thursday while discussing the proposed Medical Examination and Treatment Bill.Dao Trong Thi said if state health staff were permitted to establish private hospitals, they may make [...]
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June 5, 2009
Several National Assembly (NA) deputies agreed that healthcare staff working for the state should not be allowed to open private hospitals or clinics. They expressed agreement with the provision Thursday while discussing the proposed Medical Examination and Treatment Bill.Dao Trong Thi said if state health staff were permitted to establish private hospitals, they may make [...]
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March 9, 2009
Phan Dinh Phung Street in Phu Nhuan District on Saturday after a three-hour downpour. The severity of flooding has residents worried about the effectiveness of the new drainage system that is being built. Last weekendâs flooding of many city streets has many residents worried and questioning the effectiveness of the new drainage system that Ho [...]
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March 5, 2009
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) should widen the US dollar trading band to help commercial banks set exchange rates more flexibly, a former central bank chief said. SBV ex-governor Cao Sy Kiem told Thanh Nien Daily: “In 2009 the exchange rate will see a lot of volatility. We should flexibly adjust the rate, not [...]
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March 4, 2009
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) should widen the US dollar trading band to help commercial banks set exchange rates more flexibly, a former central bank chief said. SBV ex-governor Cao Sy Kiem told Thanh Nien Daily: âIn 2009 the exchange rate will see a lot of volatility. We should flexibly adjust the rate, not [...]
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February 11, 2009
A former French Prime Minister said here Tuesday that France values relations with China and does not intend to infringe upon China’s major core concerns. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 10, 2009. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng)“France sticks to the one-China policy, respects [...]
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