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Obama toughens tone with China as businesses vent 

November 14, 2011
Obama toughens tone with China as businesses vent 

President Barack Obama arrives during the first plenary meeting at the APEC Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 13, 2011. The head of Boeing chose his words carefully as he explained to President Barack Obama the “dilemma” that Corporate America faces in trying to do business in China. “We see a world where our interests lay [...]

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US Marines to be based in Australia: reports 

November 11, 2011
US Marines to be based in Australia: reports 

   File of US Marine Corps General meeting with troops in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Reports claim that the US will expand its permanent military presence in Australia. US President Barack Obama will use a visit to Australia next week to announce that America will begin stationing Marines at a base in Darwin, reports said [...]

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Obama mounts strong defense of US economic policy 

November 13, 2010
Obama mounts strong defense of US economic policy 

US President Barack Obama speaks during the APEC CEO Summit 2010 in Yokohama, on November 13 US President Barack Obama Saturday firmly defended his economic recovery policies and said America’s role in conjuring the “Asian Miracle” proved it was in the region to stay. Ahead of a Pacific Rim summit in Japan, Obama said he [...]

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Kawasaki disease on the rise

January 17, 2010
Kawasaki disease on the rise

LookAtVietnam – The number of children suffering from Kawasaki disease, an illness that causes high fever, diarrhoea, affects the lymph nodes and seriously damages children’s hearts, has recently been on the rise, head of the Children Hospital No1’s Heart Department Vu Minh Phuc has warned.According to Duc, around 20 cases a year are reported, with [...]

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Buyers find claws in Year of the Tiger

January 2, 2010
Buyers find claws in Year of the Tiger

TNS Vietnam, Kantar Worldpanel and Kantar Media have identified several key trends that will influence consumerism in 2010. One year ago, Vietnam was marred in its first recession in modern history and the prospects of the average consumer were looking bleak. Twelve months later, it appears that Vietnamese consumers seem to have weathered “the perfect [...]

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Cost of living up nearly 7%

December 25, 2009
Cost of living up nearly 7%

The consumer price index in December increased by 1.38 per cent over the previous month, driving the inflation rate year-on-year up by 6.88 per cent. The CPI had increased by 6.52 per cent compared with December last year.However, the rate of inflation is still within the 7 per cent ceiling set by the National Assembly.The [...]

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Essential goods face Tet price hike

December 22, 2009
Essential goods face Tet price hike

Customers shop for holiday goods at a Big C supermarket. The prices of both imported and domestic goods are expected to rise in the coming months as Tet (lunar new year) approaches. LookAtVietnam – The price of imported and domestic goods are expected to rise in the months leading up to the Tet festival in [...]

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Stimulus package exacts its toll

November 13, 2009
Stimulus package exacts its toll

The government’s stimulus package has come with a cost as inflation has recently been on the rise again. While it has staved off the worst impacts of the global crisis, Vietnam needs to phase out government stimulus, says IMF Senior Resident Representative Benedict Bingham. Thanh Nien: How has the stimulus package contributed to Vietnam’s economic [...]

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What’s On Oct 5-11

October 5, 2009
What’s On Oct 5-11

LookAtVietnam – Weekly exhibition, performance, cinema and dining out information at your fingertips. Plus a list of local festival of the month: time, locations and attraction. – The Ugly Truth (US, OV)- Tsunami At Haeundae (US, OV)- The Proposal (US, OV)- G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra (US, OV)- The Time Traveller’s Wife (US, OV)- G-Force [...]

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What’s On Sept 21 – 27

September 21, 2009
What’s On Sept 21 – 27

LookAtVietnam – Weekly exhibition, performance, cinema and dining out information at your fingertips. Plus a list of local festival of the month: time, locations and attraction. – G-Force (US, OV)- Shorts (US, OV)- Bandslam (US, OV)- G.I.Joe (US, OV)- Ice Age: The Rise of Cobra (US, OV)- District 9 (US, OV)- The Proposal (US, OV)- [...]

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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...