February 6, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Hanoi Telecom is about to launch its Vietnam Mobile network in the first quarter of 2009. GTel Mobile is building facilities to join the mobile information market this year. On August 31, 2008, Hanoi Telecom signed a contract worth more than US$700 million to buy equipment from Ericsson and Huawei for a new [...]
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February 5, 2009
At least two people were killed and 14 others wounded Tuesday morning after two passenger buses collided on National Highway 1A in Ham Thuan Nam District, Binh Thuan Province. The two deceased were identified as 17-year-old Nguyen Thi Than and 24-year-old Nguyen Thi Lien, both from Quang Binh Province.The 14 injured are currently being treated [...]
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February 4, 2009
Vietcombank and Dong A Bank has pledged to provide loans worth totalling US$133.5 million for construction of the US$226 million Saigon M&C Tower project in Ho Chi Minh City. Lookatvietnam – Vietcombank and Dong A Bank has pledged to provide loans worth totalling US$133.5 million for construction of the US$226 million Saigon M&C Tower project [...]
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February 1, 2009
A ceremony was held on Jan. 31 in Me Linh district, Hanoi to mark the 1969 th anniversary of the Two Trung Sisters’ Uprising. A painting of two Trung sisters.Lookatvietnam – A ceremony was held on Jan. 31 in Me Linh district, Hanoi to mark the 1969 th anniversary of the Two Trung Sisters’ Uprising. [...]
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January 29, 2009
Rescue workers on Thursday found the bodies of a man and his two sons who drowned Monday in a second Tet boat accident in the central province of Quang Binh. Chairman of the Quang Ninh District Peopleâs Committee, Le Huan, said Nguyen Van Dac and his two sons, seven and three years old, had died [...]
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January 24, 2009
A Golden Kite Award was presented to Nguyen Lan Ha for the best supporting role when she was only 12, and another presented for the main actress role when she was 20. Lookatvietnam – A Golden Kite Award was presented to Nguyen Lan Ha for the best supporting role when she was only 12, and [...]
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January 23, 2009
The Tet market has been heating up, but commodity prices have been going down as suppliers have been slashing sale prices to boost sales. Waiting at the checkout counters at Big C supermartsDemand has been increasing sharply in the last few days since workers of many companies have begun their Tet holidays. Supermarts have predicted [...]
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January 23, 2009
Lookatvietnam – The Saigon Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) has not only been granted the Best Bank-Vietnam 2008 award by the Asian Banking and Finance (UK) but also Vietnam’s Best Domestic Bank 2008 by the Asset in Hong Kong. Lookatvietnam – The Saigon Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) has not only been granted the Best [...]
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January 22, 2009
Vietnam’s Nguyen Hoang Thien participated in two events of the U14 Tennis Championship in Sarawak, Malaysia and won two gold medals. Hoang Thien and his coach. He defeated several seed pairs to take the gold medal in the men’s double event. He also protected his championship for the men’s single event. The Vietnamese youngster will surely be named [...]
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January 21, 2009
Lookatvietnam – Several supermarkets in HCM City have said sales in recent days have gone up by two to three times as residents go shopping for Tet. Other supermarkets like Big C, Citimart, Maximark and Lotte Mart had also reported that the number of customers had increased constantly over the last few days.Bui Hanh Thu, [...]
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