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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September 11, 2011
Foreign debt accounted for 42.2 percent of Vietnam’s GDP in 2010, up from 39 percent in 2009. Vietnam should focus on decreasing the current account deficit and approaching foreign exchange rate fluctuation with caution, economist Tran Du Lich told Thanh Nien Weekly in an interview. Thanh Nien Weekly: Foreign debt accounted for 42.2 percent of [...]
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January 30, 2011
Vietnam took foreign loans totaling US$1 billion last year, bringing the country’s total foreign debt to $29 billion, the Ministry of Finance has reported. The level of debt is safe and Vietnam is still able to make annual repayments, said Nguyen Thanh Do, head of the ministry’s external financing and debt administration department. He [...]
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December 28, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Businesses had the opportunity to gain a better understanding of ASEAN economic agreements at a seminar held in HCM City last Friday. Of Viet Nam’s 30 biggest agricultural exports to Japan, 23 items – including honey, durian, coffee, tea, shrimp, and crabs – will also enjoy a zero tax rate.The agreements include the [...]
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December 4, 2009
The river bed is dry and cracked on parts of the Red River photographed Thursday afternoon in Hanoi. North Vietnam is facing draught in large areas as rivers and lakes are drying out, a senior irrigation official said Thursday. Dam Hoa Binh, deputy head of the Irrigation Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural [...]
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December 3, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s Government said on Tuesday it would stop stimulus in the year-end, three months earlier than expected, citing rapid credit growth as a key reason. The Government keeps subsidizing loans extended to farmers and rural areas as well as medium- and long-term bank loans, but the level of subsidization will be reviewed.This is [...]
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November 14, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Students in Viet Nam are becoming short-sighted from long hours reading, lack of regular eye checks and bad lighting in classrooms. Central Eye Hospital doctor Nguyen Chi Dung said about 2.8 million of students between 6-15 years old had eye-related diseases. (Photo: VNS)Central Eye Hospital doctor Nguyen Chi Dung said about 2.8 million [...]
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October 2, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese businesses have more confidence in improved business prospects in the coming months than their peers in many other countries, A majority of respondents in the country (65 per cent) – the highest proportion from the countries surveyed – expect their trade volumes to increase in the next three months, according to the [...]
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September 16, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The Ha Noi Department of Transport together with the city police are preparing for a campaign to crack down on bus drivers violating regulations. A campaign will be launched by the Ha Noi Department of Transport from September 20 to October 30 to crack down on bus driver violations in the city.From September [...]
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September 13, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Waterways in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho are in danger of being killed by pollution several years, an environment official has warned. A pipe that discharges wastewater from a fishing farm directly to a canal in Can Tho.LookAtVietnam – Waterways in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho are in danger [...]
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