January 9, 2012
 Street vendors ply their goods in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The Asian Development Bank has lowered Vietnam’s economic growth forecast in 2012 to 6.3 percent from 6.5 percent forecast last September. With the world economy remaining mired in difficulty, the Asian Development Bank forecasts a difficult year ahead for Vietnam. However, it [...]
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January 29, 2010
PM Nguyen Tan Dung on January 28 delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum’s Plenary Session on Reshaping the Global Governance in Davos, Switzerlands. Below is the speech in full. PM Nguyen Tan Dung speaks at the WEF on January 28 (photo: government’s website).I would like to share with you my thoughts on reshaping the global [...]
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November 30, 2009
VietNamNet Bridge – Administrative reforms in local and central governments must focus on human-resource development, a forum in Ha Noi heard on November 27.“The most important part of public administration reform is the people,” said Jim Winkler, director of the Viet Nam Competitiveness Initiative project.He added that civil servants had to be professional, competent, highly-skilled [...]
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October 21, 2009
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov and his cabinet resigned Tuesday over President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s government reform plan, the president’s office said in a statement. Bakiyev has signed a decree on the resignation of the government, spokesman for the office said.Earlier in the day, Bakiyev announced a reorganization of the country’s government, saying that the clumsy [...]
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September 15, 2009
The biggest obstacle to reform of tax and customs procedures is the self-interest of tax and customs officers, says a senior official of the Finance Ministry. Photo: vietnamlink.vn Are low gov’t wages the cause of ‘bureaucratic’ behavior?Readers share their frustration with red tape, propose solutionsVietNamNet opens public forum about administrative formalities “The more contacts with citizens and [...]
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September 15, 2009
U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking one year after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s collapse, reiterated on Monday his plan to overhaul the financial regulation system. U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking one year after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s collapse, reiterated on Monday his plan to overhaul the financial regulation system and urged the Congress to pass the [...]
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July 29, 2009
China, the worldâs second-biggest energy user, cut gasoline and diesel prices by at least 3.3 percent after three increases since March triggered public concern that fuel costs are too high. Pump prices for 90 octane gasoline will be set at a maximum of 5.7 yuan (US$0.83) a liter, or about $3.14 a gallon, in Beijing, [...]
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June 19, 2009
European Union (EU) leaders handed down their blessing on Thursday to Jose Manuel Barroso’s bid for a second term as the European Commission chief. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attends a press conference after the first day meeting of European Council meeting in Brussels, capital of Belgium, June 18, 2009. European Union (EU) leaders [...]
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May 12, 2009
Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan and Britain’s Chancellor Darling jointly held the Second China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue here Monday and reached lots of consensus. Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (L) and British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling hold a press conference after the Second China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue in London, Britain, May 11, [...]
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April 26, 2009
As financial ministers and central bank governors from around the world gathered in Washington this weekend for two days of discussions on how to revive the slumping global economy. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends a meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) in Washington April 25, 2009. “The IMF (International Monetary [...]
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