November 11, 2011
A man exits the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan New York, October 31, 2011. Long before the brokerage firm MF Global collapsed into bankruptcy and prompted a frantic search for missing customer money, the company had already established a checkered history. An analysis of [...]
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January 13, 2010
Many questions were raised by VietNamNet in an interview with Jetstar Pacific’s General Director, Le Song Lai, on January 13, 2010 General Director Le Song LaiVietNamNet : The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has concluded accusations of poor maintenance by two Jetstar Pacific (JP) engineers is true. Since you once served as the State Capital [...]
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October 31, 2009
European Union leaders concluded their two-day summit after discussions on the Lisbon Treaty, climate change financing and economic issues. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (R, front), whose country is holding the EU Presidency, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L, front) talk at the European Union (EU) summit in Brussels, capital of Belgium, Oct. 30, 2009. [...]
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October 30, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The National Assembly discussed a draft law on the scale and age requirements for the militia force yesterday morning, October 29. Photo: VNNMost deputies agreed with the amendments to the draft law, but said that how the militia worked with the military in wartime needed greater consideration.Regarding the organisation of the militia, Deputy [...]
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August 14, 2009
The National Assembly Standing Committee spent yesterday morning (August 13) discussing a report on the management of State economic groups In 2008, these economic entities made up nearly 40% of the country’s gross domestic product, generated 39.5% of the value of industrial products, over 50% of the export turnover and 28.8% of the gross national [...]
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August 12, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Pham Gia Luong, deputy head of the Department of Labour Safety of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Recent labour safety violations uncovered at the construction site of Keangnam, the highest building in Viet Nam, showed efforts relating to ensuring labour safety were insufficient and supervision reports were irregular.Health checks for [...]
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July 7, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Experts spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about measures to improve transparency in construction, a sector that has experienced several corruption scandals. Improving inspection, supervision and audit competence, building co-operation between related agencies and paying attention to human resources training.State management plays a critical role in construction investment, [...]
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July 1, 2009
VietNamNet Bridge – The Deputy Chairman of Vietnam’s National Finance Supervision Committee expressed confidence that the Vietnamese banking system is sound. Deputy Chairman of Vietnam’s National Finance Supervision Committee Le Xuan NghiaNghia: A report by CommerzBank (Germany) showed that the return on equity capital (ROE) ratios of big financial institutions in the world [recently] are [...]
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June 20, 2009
Britain’s embattled prime minister looked surprisingly chipper at the EU summit. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) talks with his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen as German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) passes by during the second day of the EU Summit in Brussels, capital of Belgium, June 19, 2009. The two-day EU Summit was concluded here [...]
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June 19, 2009
European Union (EU) leaders handed down their blessing on Thursday to Jose Manuel Barroso’s bid for a second term as the European Commission chief. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attends a press conference after the first day meeting of European Council meeting in Brussels, capital of Belgium, June 18, 2009. European Union (EU) leaders [...]
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Risk, lax oversight riddle MF Global’s past
A man exits the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan New York, October 31, 2011. Long before the brokerage firm MF Global collapsed into bankruptcy and prompted a frantic search for missing customer money, the company had already established a checkered history. An analysis of [...]
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