Posts Tagged ‘ To More Than ’

Vietcombank 2010 gross profit rises 8 pct: CEO 

January 29, 2011
Vietcombank 2010 gross profit rises 8 pct: CEO 

  Vietcombank , Vietnam’s second-largest partly private lender by assets, said gross profit rose 8 percent last year to more than VND5.4 trillion, beating its projection. Total assets rose 20.3 percent to VND306.86 trillion, and loans jumped 24.9 percent to more than VND175 trillion, Chief Executive Nguyen Phuoc Thanh wrote in a report published on [...]

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Vietnam’s foreign debt ratio not yet concern: S&P

February 2, 2010
Vietnam’s foreign debt ratio not yet concern: S&P

Vietnam’s foreign debt ratio is not yet a concern, despite a newspaper report that it has risen to more than 30 percent of GDP, Standard & Poor’s credit analyst Kim Eng Tan said on Tuesday. “In Vietnam’s case the foreign debt ratio is not yet a concern,” he said by telephone from Singapore.“One concern, of [...]

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Vietnam to close gold trading floors by March 30

December 31, 2009
Vietnam to close gold trading floors by March 30

Vietnam will close around 20 gold trading floors that allow investors to leverage bets on the precious metal, the central bank said on Thursday, part of measures to stabilize the country’s foreign exchange market. The State Bank of Vietnam, the central bank, said in a statement that gold trading instruments must be withdrawn by March [...]

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Fisheries sector records rapid but unstable growth

August 22, 2009
Fisheries sector records rapid but unstable growth

LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s fisheries sector has grown at about 18 percent per annum during the 1998-2008 period – yet worries remain that the growth is not sustainable. At a seminar on the impact of the World Trade Organisation entry on the fisheries sector held on August 20, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) [...]

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Lake of pleasant dreams

August 21, 2009
Lake of pleasant dreams

LookAtVietnam – The central province of Quang Nam is full of charm. It boasts the ancient town of Hoi An, the My Son Tower and the vast Phu Ninh Lake. Who’s counting: Phu Ninh Lake is a natural home to more than 142 plant species and 148 kinds of animals.Located 7km from Tam Ki city [...]

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AO victims to receive more support

July 14, 2009
AO victims to receive more support

LookAtVietnam – Orange Day will be observed in Vietnam for the first time on August 10 to gather domestic and international support for victims of Agent Orange/dioxin. The association hope to raise VND60 billion from performances during the day to build 600 houses, grant 1,100 scholarships and generate 1,100 jobs for the victims. (Photo: VOV)Tran [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 6/5

May 6, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 6/5

Hanoi praises over 200 role models; Da Nang residents get poison-free water; Captain missing as ship capsizes off Spratly Islands; 2010 National Tourism Year to be launched in Hanoi; Summer camps to be held for Overseas Vietnamese children Hanoi praises over 200 role modelsThe People’s Committee of Hanoi city and the municipal Fatherland Front Central [...]

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Official encourages families to abide by two-child limit

March 4, 2009
Official encourages families to abide by two-child limit

Duong Quoc Trong, vice director of the Central Office for Population and Family Planning There is no penalty for breaking the current law limiting married couples to having two children, said Vice Director Duong Quoc Trong of the Central Office for Population and Family Planning. Vietnam, the 13th most crowded country in the world with [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 4/3

March 4, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 4/3

German-funded healthcare project launched; Water supply plan targets rural poverty; Evangelical church convenes congress; Victims of trafficking helped to return home; Vietnamese man found murdered in Germany German-funded healthcare project launched A seminar was held in Hanoi on March 3 to plan a project to improve the performance of the provincial public healthcare system with funding [...]

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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...