Posts Tagged ‘ September ’

Deposits flow out of local banks on lower interest rates 

October 17, 2011
Deposits flow out of local banks on lower interest rates 

An employee at Joint-Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, or Vietcombank, counts dong bank notes in Hanoi. Bank depositors are shifting their funds to other investment channels after the central bank ordered commercial banks to comply with a 14 percent ceiling on dong deposit interest rates. Several banks have said their deposits are [...]

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Vietnam metro leaders pledges crackdown on street racers 

October 7, 2011
Vietnam metro leaders pledges crackdown on street racers 

  The fast and furious take over city streets throughout Traffic Safety Month An illegal racer performs tricks on Ho Chi Minh City’s Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street. The central government is looking to crack down on street racing in the country’s biggest cities. The Ho Chi Minh City municipal administration has asked the central [...]

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Motorbike racers ‘storm’ HCMC streets 

September 27, 2011
Motorbike racers ‘storm’ HCMC streets 

  Mobs of hundreds of racers continue to roar through the city on weekends, with some hitting traffic police or luring them into fatal traps An illegal motorbike race on Chu Van An Street in Ho Chi Minh City. Police say illegal street races have become more common in recent months. The death of a [...]

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A diva’s homecoming 

September 27, 2011
A diva’s homecoming 

  Tran Thu Ha’s three new albums and poetry collection traverse the personal and the political, revealing a dynamism rarely found in young artists Ha Tran posed with a fan and her first book of poetry Thap ky yeu at Phuong Nam Bookstore in Ho Chi Minh City For 34-year-old singer Tran Thu Ha, releasing [...]

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China pushes India east… toward Vietnam 

September 24, 2011
China pushes India east… toward Vietnam 

  A recent diplomatic row with China highlights India’s moves to beef up its influence in the East Sea via more cooperation with Vietnam, observers say Indian Navy personnel march on Indian Independence Day at the Red Fort monument in New Delhi. India’s recent actions demonstrate that countries are looking for ways to balance the [...]

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Hard lessons for Vietnam as property slumps 

September 24, 2011
Hard lessons for Vietnam as property slumps 

  Workers clean the Keangnam residence tower in Hanoi September 20, 2011. Like many hoping for easy cash in Vietnam’s property market, Nguyen Thu Huong borrowed VND500 million ($24,000) from a bank in April to buy a new flat she didn’t need and planned to flip. The only question, she thought, was how big the [...]

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Laos urged to stick with dam suspension 

September 20, 2011
Laos urged to stick with dam suspension 

  Land-locked neighbor reveals plans to start construction of controversial dam months before regional meeting decides on the issue A handout photo released by the US-based environmental group International Rivers shows construction on the Xayaburi dam’s access road and work-camps has gone ahead despite commitments by the government of Laos in April to temporarily suspend [...]

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Vietnam hammers Cambodia 5-0 in U16 Asian qualifier 

September 20, 2011
Vietnam hammers Cambodia 5-0 in U16 Asian qualifier 

  Vietnam thrashed Cambodia 5-0 on Saturday September 17 in their third Group F match at the ongoing Under-16 Asian Football Championship 2012 qualifying round in Laos. With a draw against South Korea on Tuesday, September 13, and a loss to hosts Laos on Wednesday, the Vietnamese boys are now in third place behind leaders [...]

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English ballet features local dancer in Vietnam 

September 20, 2011
English ballet features local dancer in Vietnam 

A scene in Vue de l’Autre The world-renowned English National Ballet is touring its Vue de l’Autre, a piece choreographed by Vietnamese dancer Le Ngoc Van, around the country this week, Tuoi Tre reported. Performances by the ballet, including Van, who was born in Hanoi and has worked for the company since 2003, took place [...]

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U21 tournament aims at clean football 

September 13, 2011
U21 tournament aims at clean football 

  Organizers of the 15th edition of the Thanh Nien-sponsored Under-21 National Football Championship will promote clean football, focusing not only on sporting talent, but also on personal skills. Addressing a press conference in Binh Duong Province’s Thu Dau Mot Town on September 7, Nguyen Cong Khe, chief of the tournament’s organizing committee, said, “We [...]

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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...