Posts Tagged ‘ Some Time ’

‘Property developers should take long-term view’ 

January 25, 2012
‘Property developers should take long-term view’ 

  Property projects under construction seen from a high-rise building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City Many companies in Vietnam were dealt a harsh blow by the real estate market slump last year. Singapore property developer Keppel Land, though not completely untouched, has weathered the downturn well. Linson Lim, President of Keppel Land Vietnam, is [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in News | Comments Off

‘Property developers should take long-term view’ 

January 25, 2012
‘Property developers should take long-term view’ 

  Property projects under construction seen from a high-rise building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City Many companies in Vietnam were dealt a harsh blow by the real estate market slump last year. Singapore property developer Keppel Land, though not completely untouched, has weathered the downturn well. Linson Lim, President of Keppel Land Vietnam, is [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Reports | Comments Off

US enters dam debate late 

July 16, 2011
US enters dam debate late 

  Activists in the ongoing fight against Mekong dams worry that recent US opposition has come too little, too late. Cambodian fishermen cast their net into the Mekong River outside Phnom Penh in April. US senators have called for greater environmental safeguards for the Mekong River, but analysts remain doubtful that US influence is capable [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Reports | Comments Off

Japan mulls new robot help with nuclear disaster 

May 3, 2011
Japan mulls new robot help with nuclear disaster 

An official checks a visitor at a radiation screening center in Koriyama in Fukushima prefecture. Japan may be at the forefront of robotics and its children raised on cartoons of robot heroes and villains, but the country has so far had to rely on US-made machines for help tackling its nuclear crisis. The massive March [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Sci-Tech | Comments Off

Bat Nha monastery offers peace, tranquility

January 23, 2010
Bat Nha monastery offers peace, tranquility

SGGP reporters recently left bustling Ho Chi Minh City for Bao Loc – a town in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong – for a visit to Bat Nha monastery. Bat Nha monastery located near Bao Loc town in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong (Photo: SGGP)We were enjoying the peaceful and poetic [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in News, Social | Comments Off

Dollar rises on Bernanke’s comments

July 22, 2009
Dollar rises on Bernanke’s comments

The dollar rose against most major currencies on Tuesday after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke eased worries over inflation outlook. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke takes his seat to testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington July 21, 2009.  (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)In a semiannual monetary policy testimony [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in International, News | Comments Off

Feature

Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

By

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...