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Vietnam to resume sending workers to Libya: report 

January 16, 2012
Vietnam to resume sending workers to Libya: report 

A file photo from VnExpress shows Vietnamese workers returning from Libya early last year Vietnamese workers will soon return to Libya, after a turmoil last year which prompted the Vietnamese government to bring more than 10,000 workers home. A number of Turkish contractors in Libya have pledged to re-recruit Vietnamese workers over the next six months, [...]

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Vietnam, China agree to solve sea issue with peaceful talks 

November 15, 2011
Vietnam, China agree to solve sea issue with peaceful talks 

President Truong Tan Sang (L) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov 12, 2011. Vietnamese and Chinese leaders agreed at a meeting on Saturday that the East Sea territorial disputes will be solved through peaceful talks. Vietnam’s President Truong Tan Sang and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao met in Honolulu, Hawaii, [...]

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Vietnam, US ink deal to boost defense ties 

September 25, 2011
Vietnam, US ink deal to boost defense ties 

Vietnam Deputy Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh (R) and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Robert Scher sign MOU on defense cooperation Monday in Washington D.C The defense ministries of Vietnam and the US have agreed to promote cooperation in five priority fields, including sea security, according to the Vietnam News Agency. They signed a [...]

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Vietnam, China to try to hasten talks on sea dispute 

September 15, 2011
Vietnam, China to try to hasten talks on sea dispute 

Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo at a meeting in Hanoi Wednesday China and Vietnam have agreed to speed up negotiations towards ending a long-running spat over the East Sea, media in both countries reported on Thursday, as Beijing continued a campaign to defuse tension. Both countries, [...]

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Vietnam to start alumina production in Nov: Vinacomin 

September 9, 2011
Vietnam to start alumina production in Nov: Vinacomin 

  Vietnam’s first alumina refinery would start producing in November, after several delays, and sell an expected 50,000 tons this year directly to clients without any tenders, the company operating the plant said on Friday. Alumina output at the $460 million Tan Rai plant would rise to 350,000 tons next year, around half its projected [...]

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Q-Mobile sets ambitious 2011 target 

February 9, 2011
Q-Mobile sets ambitious 2011 target 

A Q-Mobile booth at a telecommunications exhibition. Local mobile phone maker ABTel has said it plans to overtake Nokia and achieve local market domination this year, the Vietnam News Agency reports. Nokia, the world’s biggest cellphone maker, now leads the Vietnamese market with a share of between between 48 and 52 percent. ABTel’s brand Q-Mobile [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/9

September 3, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/9

Specialised government bond market to open; Sacombank Securities to operate as investment bank; Seminar helps boost Vietnamese-Cambodian trade   More than 100 Vietnamese and Cambodian businesses attended a seminar in Phnom Penh on September 3 to promote trade and investment. At the event, entrepreneurs from both countries discussed the current business environment, licensing mechanisms and the [...]

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Malaysia’s CIMB wants to expand banking business to Vietnam

September 2, 2009
Malaysia’s CIMB wants to expand banking business to Vietnam

CIMB Group, Malaysia’s second biggest bank, feels it is the right time to boost investment and enter the Vietnamese market. Malaysian banks should take the opportunity to expand their presence in Vietnam, where the economy is growing and there are not so many competitors, the Vietnam News Agency quoted CIMB Group’s chief financial officer Kenny [...]

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CAAV announces four new domestic routes

June 5, 2009
CAAV announces four new domestic routes

LookAtVietnam – The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has publicized four new domestic air routes that have been adjusted to make them shorter in a move to help airlines cut operating costs in this challenging time. CAAV has adjusted six current other domestic routes for international flights, including those between Vinh and Danang, Phu [...]

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Vietnam’s marine attractions capture great European interest

May 5, 2009
Vietnam’s marine attractions capture great European interest

LookAtVietnam – European visitors including representatives of travel companies crowded the Vietnam Sea Festival that took place at the fashion center Pierre Cardin in the French capital city of Paris last week. Most European visitors were impressed with Vietnam’s coastal attractions as well as marine tourism services.The first major Sea Festival of diverse business and [...]

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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...