January 25, 2012
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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January 25, 2012
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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January 16, 2012
Vietnam will see strong economic expansion during the coming 40 years, HSBC says Vietnam will be among the top 50 economies within the next few decades as many other emerging markets are set to take the lead of the global economy, HSBC has predicted. “Vietnam, like many of its rapid growing neighbors, will see strong [...]
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November 19, 2011
US President Barack Obama (R) listens as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during their meeting on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia summits in Nusa Dua, on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, on November 19. Of all the people Barack Obama thought he would be running against next [...]
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October 31, 2011
 Indian Sikh devotees pay their respects during Diwali at the Sikh Shrine the Golden Temple in Amritsar on October 26, 2011. As the global population hits seven billion, experts are warning that skewed gender ratios could fuel the emergence of volatile "bachelor nations" driven by an aggressive competition for brides. Many demographers believe the [...]
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October 30, 2011
Foreign visitors examine Vietnamese wood products at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City. The demand for garments and woodwork is expected to fall as the global recession continues. Exports are growing and their prices are rising, but a faster rise in input costs is canceling export profits. Exporters worry that the development is expected [...]
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October 28, 2011
US Assistant Secretary of State Thomas M. Countryman US Assistant Secretary of State Thomas M. Countryman Thursday wrapped up his two-day visit to Vietnam during which he discussed nuclear nonproliferation with senior local officials. “Vietnam has demonstrated serious commitments to cooperating with the US on nonproliferation,” the Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and [...]
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October 26, 2011
While office markets across Asia awaken from the global economic crisis, prices in Vietnam continue to drop, real estate services company CB Richard Ellis said in a new report. “The market movement that has been seen in Vietnam is in contrast to that witnessed elsewhere in Asia,” said Nick Axford, Head of Research for [...]
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October 18, 2011
Vietnam’s business community became more pessimistic in the third quarter as economic uncertainty and financial instability hurt sentiment around the world, Grant Thornton said in a new report. Optimism for the country’s economic outlook saw a second successive fall, moving from 54 percent to 38 percent, the report said. The research company said in [...]
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September 22, 2011
Greece adopted yet more austerity measures on Wednesday to secure a bailout installment crucial to avoid running out of money next month, as the IMF warned that Europe’s sovereign debt crisis risks tearing a giant hole in banks’ capital. The Greek cabinet agreed to cut high pensions by 20 percent, put 30,000 civil servants [...]
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