Posts Tagged ‘ The Global Economic Crisis ’

Shoemakers shoot themselves in the foot

December 29, 2009
Shoemakers shoot themselves in the foot

Vietnamese footwear exporters may have harmed themselves by not cooperating with EU inspectors, Alain Cany, chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, tells Thanh Nien Weekly. With a majority of the European Union’s member states approving a proposal by the European Commission to extend antidumping duties on footwear imported from Vietnam and China [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/10

October 31, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/10

Tay Ninh Province to get first industrial ‘ecology’ zone; Citigroup to help PetroVietnam seek $550 mln loan for plant; Foreign arrivals to Vietnam drop by 25 percent in October  Investors look at an artist’s impression of the Bourbon An Hoa Industrial Garden project in the ground breaking ceremony Bourbon Tay Ninh Joint Stock Company broke ground [...]

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Vietnam expects 20-percent decline in remittances on crisis

October 21, 2009
Vietnam expects 20-percent decline in remittances on crisis

Overseas remittances to Vietnam may drop as much as 20 percent this year after the global economic crisis reduced the incomes of Vietnamese living and working abroad, the central bank said. “We’ve been watching the volume of overseas remittance transactions into Vietnam and estimate the amount will fall by a maximum of 20 percent for [...]

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Jobs, social welfare take priority in response to economic crisis

October 3, 2009
Jobs, social welfare take priority in response to economic crisis

Creating the right conditions for good employment and protecting those people unable to find decent work should be an urgent priority for governments in Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, vice president of Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development at ADB, was addressing a three-day conference titled “The Impact of [...]

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Right time to push gender parity, Asian policymakers told

September 29, 2009
Right time to push gender parity, Asian policymakers told

Asian women were among the first casualties of the global economic crisis Greater support for gender equality is one of the most effective ways of promoting economic recovery and inclusive growth in Asia, a conference in Hanoi heard Tuesday. Asian women have been at the forefront of the region’s export-fuelled boom over the past decade, [...]

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Vietnam seeking foreign capital for demand stimulus programme

September 17, 2009
Vietnam seeking foreign capital for demand stimulus programme

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is expected to get an additional billion dollars from donors in the coming time to stimulate the national economy. The negotiations on a $500 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have been wrapped up. The bank on September 15 officially announced it approved the five-year Countercyclical Support Facility (CSF) [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 25/8

August 25, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 25/8

Vietnam supports Bogor Goals for free trade; Conference examines preparations for local Party congresses; Experts discuss how to strengthen Vietnamese-Chinese ties Vietnam supports Bogor Goals for free trade  Vietnam supports APEC’s leading role in liberalising and facilitating trade and investment to fulfil the Bogor Goals and vision for a free trade area in the Asia-Pacific [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 20/8

August 20, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 20/8

Vietnam, Indonesia promote cooperation; President receives newly-accredited ambassadors; Diverse activities mark August Revolution and National Day; Vietnam mourns death of former RoK President Vietnam, Indonesia promote cooperation  Vietnam wants to increase all-round cooperation with Indonesia, especially in politics, national security, economics, trade, education and training.National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong made the statement during his [...]

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Domestic market a dead end?

August 6, 2009
Domestic market a dead end?

When enterprises met difficulties in exporting products, they thought of conquering the domestic market. However, after a period of trying to do that, they have since come to believe that the way out for Vietnamese goods is through exports. 130 Thai producers and traders together with 45 Thai restaurants are on a campaign to introduce [...]

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ASEAN focus on regional problems

July 21, 2009
ASEAN focus on regional problems

LookAtVietnam – Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded their annual meeting yesterday after focusing mainly on ways to tackle emerging regional problems and implementing the ASEAN Charter. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem (fifth from right) with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and other ASEAN foreign ministers [...]

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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...