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‘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 [...]

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‘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 [...]

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Vietnamese university students short on job skills: WB report 

October 20, 2011
Vietnamese university students short on job skills: WB report 

  Vietnam’s higher education is still facing many challenges in delivering skills to students despite the fact that access to higher education has been growing fast over the last decade, a World Bank report says. The report, titled: "Putting Higher Education to Work: Skills and Research for Growth in East Asia" was released Thursday. According [...]

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Vietnam orders foreign lenders to curb credit growth 

May 23, 2011
Vietnam orders foreign lenders to curb credit growth 

Vietnam posted credit growth of more than 5 percent in the first four months The State Bank of Vietnam has banned foreign bank branches from setting credit growth targets of higher than 20 percent, persisting with a tight monetary policy to fight inflation. According to a statement dated Friday, the central bank said most foreign [...]

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Tightened credit hurts small firms: legislators 

March 29, 2011
Tightened credit hurts small firms: legislators 

Vietnam aims to keep credit growth at less than 20 percent this year, but the move has hit small businesses hard Small companies in Vietnam struggling with limited capital are facing difficulties in securing loans from banks due to the tight monetary policies implemented by the government, lawmakers say. Cao Sy Kiem, chairman of the [...]

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Blast rocks NW Pakistan’s Peshawar, several killed

December 6, 2009
Blast rocks NW Pakistan’s Peshawar, several killed

At least three people were killed and 14 others were injured as a blast rocked an office building and a neighboring restaurant in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Saturday. People gather around burned cars at the blast site in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, Dec. 4, 2009. At least three people were killed and 15 others were injured [...]

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Vietnam improves IT competitiveness ranking

October 8, 2009
Vietnam improves IT competitiveness ranking

Less than 20 percent of Vietnam’s population (86.5 million) own PCs, according to a research Vietnam ranks 56th among 66 countries in information technology competitiveness, going up five places over last year, according to a world research and advisory firm’s report released Tuesday. In its third annual study into the IT sector, the Economist Intelligence [...]

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Move to promote science, technology

September 4, 2009
Move to promote science, technology

LookAtVietnam – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has issued a decision to encourage more people in the private sector to take part in the development of science and technology. Farmers in An Giang province discuss harvesting crops with the latest machinery. A decision has been issued to encourage more people to take part in science and [...]

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HCM City exchange bids to supervise gold trading

August 20, 2009
HCM City exchange bids to supervise gold trading

LookAtVietnam – The HCM City People’s Committee will propose that the Government assign the HCM City Stock Exchange to organize and manage a gold trading exchange. Gold trading has attracted a lot of attention lately.  The price of the precious metal has climbed by about 20 percent since last November, reflecting disillusionment with other investments [...]

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HCM City queries pricing of Tamiflu

August 11, 2009
HCM City queries pricing of Tamiflu

LookAtVietnam – The municipal Department of Health will carry out inspections of all pharmacies to check the pricing and quality of the and-viral drug Tamiflu next week. The Ministry of Health said more than 20 additional A/H1N1 flu cases were reported on August 10, lifting the nation’s total to 1,178, with one fatality. (Photo: VNN)Pham Khanh Phong [...]

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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...