Posts Tagged ‘ The Past Six ’

Hanoi aims for 6-percent GDP growth

July 14, 2009
Hanoi aims for 6-percent GDP growth

LookAtVietnam – The capital city of Hanoi will strive to achieve a GDP growth rate of between 7.5-8 percent in the six remaining months of 2009 to raise its yearly GDP rate to 5.5-6 percent. Due to the global economic slowdown, the city saw a record low GDP growth rate of 4.1 percent in the [...]

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Vietnam labour export perks up after slump

July 4, 2009
Vietnam labour export perks up after slump

LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s labour export sees signs of recovery in the remaining months of the year as domestic labour supply companies have secured recruitment orders from major labour importers after experiencing a standstill as a result of the global economic recession. According to the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Vietnam sent 31,000 [...]

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Global consumer confidence stabilizing: survey

June 3, 2009

Global consumer confidence is stabilizing after falling for 18 months, providing a glimmer of hope for a shattered world economy in which three quarters of households cut spending, a survey showed Tuesday. Some 40 percent of consumers blame the banking and finance industry for the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, while 19 percent [...]

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Consumer confidence drops, but Vietnamese still shopping

April 24, 2009
Consumer confidence drops, but Vietnamese still shopping

LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam’s consumer confidence index has tracked lower due to the economic downturn, but many people in the country continue to spend money on tourism and the latest technologies, according to the latest Nielsen global consumer survey. More than half of the Vietnamese surveyed said that they had changed their spending habits to [...]

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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...