Posts Tagged ‘ The Top ’

Vietnam to be among top 50 economies by 2015: HSBC 

January 16, 2012
Vietnam to be among top 50 economies by 2015: HSBC 

Vietnam will see strong economic expansion during the coming 40 years, HSBC says Vietnam will be among the top 50 economies within the next few decades as many other emerging markets are set to take the lead of the global economy, HSBC has predicted. “Vietnam, like many of its rapid growing neighbors, will see strong [...]

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Real estate still promising for long-term investors 

January 15, 2012
Real estate still promising for long-term investors 

  Ho Chi Minh City as seen from the rooftop of a downtown building. Property prices are expected to fall in the next six months. Developers are still pessimistic about market conditions but some experts believe investors should not rule out real estate just yet. Economist Dinh The Hien said the government is expected to [...]

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Hoang Thien to compete at 4 Grand Slams in 2012 

December 22, 2011
Hoang Thien to compete at 4 Grand Slams in 2012 

  Vietnam’s best young tennis player Nguyen Hoang Thien will be able to qualify for  four Grand Slam contests next year when he is among the top 100 juniors. Thien was born in 1995 and is currently ranked 121st in the world’s junior ranking; but from the beginning of 2012, fifty-two junior players currently among [...]

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Vietnam to receive record remittance flows 

December 12, 2011
Vietnam to receive record remittance flows 

Vietnam is in the top 10 list of developing countries with the largest overseas remittances Vietnam is set to receive a record US$9 billion in overseas remittances this year, up from more than $8 billion in 2010, a World Bank report says. The estimated figure places Vietnam at number eight in the top 10 list [...]

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Negative sentiment grows among investors 

December 3, 2011
Negative sentiment grows among investors 

Real estate has regained the top spot as the most attractive sector for private equity investment, Grant Thornton says. Private equity investors’ optimism in the Vietnamese economy has dropped sharply as they continue to worry about inflation, high interest rates and a slowdown in domestic growth, according to Grant Thornton. Negative sentiment toward the economy [...]

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Diem takes a spot in top 15 of Miss International 

November 8, 2011
Diem takes a spot in top 15 of Miss International 

  Thuy Vi came away with nothing at the Miss World pageant Photo courtesy of the organizer. Truong Tri Truc Diem (R) congratulates the new Miss International 2011, Miss Ecuador. Truong Tri Truc Diem, who was crowned Miss Fashion in Miss Earth 2007, ended her attempt at the Miss International pageant to be named a [...]

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Beauty pageant takes ugly turn 

October 31, 2011
Beauty pageant takes ugly turn 

  International contest slips down a sleazy slope with accusations of sexual harassment, bribery and other capers    Miss Guyana and Miss Wales (second and third from the left), together with Miss Costa Rica, were parts of the contest’s maelstrom when they posted a video complaining about the event on YouTube Vietnam’s Truong Tung Lan did [...]

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The blue emerald 

October 29, 2011
The blue emerald 

   A corner of Lake Nui Mot Nui Mot was a small lake nestling in a valley of the An Truong Mountains until the late 1970s, when a dam was built downstream to create a 1,200-hectare irrigation reservoir that snakes its way back through the high country. Still called Nui Mot, the largest and prettiest [...]

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On a high 

September 23, 2011
On a high 

  Spurned in two previous attempts, I used some cheap psychology to conquer a unique mountain After reaching the top of Da Bia Mountain, some lie down exhausted while others try to decipher the words on rocks believed to be etched by King Le Thanh Tong in 1471 For local residents, it has always been [...]

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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...