September 11, 2011
Foreign debt accounted for 42.2 percent of Vietnam’s GDP in 2010, up from 39 percent in 2009. Vietnam should focus on decreasing the current account deficit and approaching foreign exchange rate fluctuation with caution, economist Tran Du Lich told Thanh Nien Weekly in an interview. Thanh Nien Weekly: Foreign debt accounted for 42.2 percent of [...]
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September 3, 2011
A Vietnamese student talks with a staff member of a US college during an education fair in Hanoi. Vietnam’s university system is deeply flawed, but studying abroad does not necessarily mean a great education, former Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Xuan Nhi tells Thanh Nien Weekly in an interview. He now chairs the [...]
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February 2, 2010
At the World Economic Forum in Davos from January 26-31, the talk entitled “Reshaping Global Governance” gathered leaders of many countries, including the Vietnamese Prime Minister. LookAtVietnam – At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland from January 26-31, the talk entitled “Reshaping Global Governance” gathered leaders of many countries, including the Vietnamese Prime Minister. Via webcast at [...]
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December 29, 2009
Vietnamese navy vessels on an exercise in the East Sea. General Le Van Dung rules out an arms race or abandonment of the countryâs traditional peaceful diplomacy. Vietnamâs efforts to bolster its military strength go hand in hand with the peaceful diplomatic approach it consistently adopts for resolving international disputes, a senior military official has [...]
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November 24, 2009
eBay Inc., the online auction giant, said on Sunday it had fixed a technical glitch on its website that caused a one-day crash of its search functions. John Donahoe, eBay President and Chief Executive Officer applaudes the audience after he delivers the keynote address during the annual meeting of shareholders and auction sellers in Chicago, [...]
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November 13, 2009
Tourists are largely unaware they are breaking local and international law when buying bear bile in Vietnam. Quang Ninh Province environmental police recently raided Viet Thai, one of the six known bear bile farms in the province, and caught nine people, including two South Koreans, engaged in the extraction of bear bile last month.The incident [...]
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September 8, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The vice chairman of the NA’s Foreign Affairs Committee talked with VietNamNet ahead of the Vietnam-US joint conference on AO/dioxin from September 8-10. Mr. Ngo Quang Xuan.LookAtVietnam – While the US on occasion still disregards its responsibility in resolving consequences of AO/dioxin in Vietnam, it cannot be said that Vietnam-US relations have been [...]
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May 25, 2009
Responding to repeated calls from NA deputies, the Government provided a detailed report on May 23. Many deputies are advocating that the Assembly set aside time for a plenary debate on the bauxite projects during the current session. Deputy Le Quang Binh, Chairman of the Committee for Defence and Security said that having heard public [...]
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March 28, 2009
LookAtVietnam – How to help businesses survive impacts of the global economic turmoil was the focus of a dialogue between standing deputy chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Tai and young entrepreneurs on March 27. HCM City’s leaders and representatives of the city YBA, March 27, focus on how to help businesses [...]
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March 4, 2009
Vietnam’s supporting industries can supply cardboard boxes but can’t produce standard wine bottles. This fact shocks Japanese Ambassador Mitsuo Sakaba. Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba.VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s supporting industries can supply cardboard boxes but can’t produce standard wine bottles. This fact shocks Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba. The Japanese Ambassador uttered “I’m shocked” [...]
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