January 3, 2012
France’s health ministry has said there is no cancer risk from breast implants made by local firm PIP but recommended to the 30,000 women with implants to have them removed after eight cases of cancer. France vowed on Tuesday to investigate failures to detect faults with the French-made breast implants at the centre of a [...]
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December 31, 2011
 The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra plays at a concert in Hanoi last February Graham Sutcliffe, who has been living in Vietnam for 20 years, is now conductor of the Vietnam National Opera Ballet. Previously, he was the conductor of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in Hanoi and also worked in Ho Chi Minh City. [...]
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November 5, 2011
Five times since 2003 the Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Citigroup Inc.’s main broker-dealer subsidiary of securities fraud. On each occasion the company’s SEC settlements have followed a familiar pattern. Citigroup neither admitted nor denied the SEC’s claims. And the company consented to the entry of either a court injunction or an SEC [...]
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July 27, 2011
A monitor showing the first ultra high-energy collisions is seen at the CMS experiment control room of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in 2010 near Geneva. Experiments at the world’s biggest atom smasher have yielded tantalizing hints that a long-sought sub-atomic particle truly exists, with final proof likely by late 2012, physicists said [...]
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April 7, 2011
Students at the Saigon Cooking Class learning Vietnamese cuisine Saigon is chock-full of cheap, fresh and easy dining options. It’s no surprise that most expats living here feel little need to cook. Even those with the best intentions find crowded markets daunting: little is labeled in English, haggling is a necessity, and buying enough for [...]
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December 15, 2009
More than 6 million disadvantaged people in Viet Nam will be able to receive the Government’s financial support if the proposed poverty line is applied in 2011. Farmers in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum grow coffee seedlings.This move means the State coffers will have to subsidise basic living costs for 16 million people [...]
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December 4, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Standard Chartered Bank predicts foreign capital inflow into Vietnam will increase significantly despite an export growth slowdown. The bank’s team believes domestic consumption will still be the driving force of Vietnam’s economy in 2010. The Government of Vietnam will strengthen investments in infrastructure in 2010 in order to boost economic development. However, Standard [...]
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November 30, 2009
LookAtVietnam – International organizations have released reports lauding the decision by SBV to adjust the dong/dollar rate and basic interest rate. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) considers the move by SBV to be a positive signal about the government’s determination to tackle macroeconomic risks. “I think the decisions that they have announced … signal that they [...]
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November 27, 2009
A bank staff counts US dollar notes at an Asia Commercial Bank branch in Ho Chi Minh City The central bank has devalued the dong and raised interest rates earlier than expected in an attempt to rein in accelerating inflation and a widening trade deficit that is eroding confidence in the local currency. The State [...]
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September 29, 2009
VietNamNet Bridge – Latest tests show high school students in rural and remote areas are out scoring urban students in mathematics and literature. The tests which clearly compared the progress of three distinct groups urban, rural and remote students have come up a number of interesting findings. In literature, rural students averaged 530.57 scores with students [...]
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