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Honda Vietnam to build new motorbike plant 

July 31, 2011
Honda Vietnam to build new motorbike plant 

Vietnam is the world's fourth largest motorcycle market Honda Vietnam has announced plans to build a third motorcycle production plant and expand its annual production capacity by 500,000 units to supply the growing motorcycle market in the country. The new plant, with an expected investment of US$120 million, is scheduled to begin operations in the [...]

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Truong Hai aims to top Vietnam car market 

May 14, 2011
Truong Hai aims to top Vietnam car market 

Truong Hai's factory in the central province of Quang Nam Vietnamese car assembler Truong Hai says it has captured 27.7 percent of the domestic market and is on its way to become the market leader this year. The company, which assembles vehicles including South Korean KIAs and Hyundais, topped April sales with 3,104 units, beating [...]

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Vietnam’s Q1 car sales jump 30 pct year on year: industry 

April 16, 2011
Vietnam’s Q1 car sales jump 30 pct year on year: industry 

  Car sales in Vietnam in the first quarter jumped 30 percent from the same period last year to 27,896 units, while a Vietnamese car maker surpassed Toyota in sales last month, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) said on Wednesday. The number of cars sold in March alone increased 1 percent from a year [...]

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A million blood donors sought within six years

December 17, 2009
A million blood donors sought within six years

Viet Nam has set a target of collecting 1.1 million units of blood by 2015 from voluntary donors, to account for 1 per cent of the country’s population . . . Journalists at HCM City branch office of Vietnam News Agency donate blood. The country targets collecting 1.1 million units of blood by 2015.“Thanks to [...]

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With capital scarce, MOC aims to make fund-raising easier for property developers

December 9, 2009
With capital scarce, MOC aims to make fund-raising easier for property developers

LookAtVietnam – A proposal could make it easier for real estate developers to mobilize capital but, some warn, it could also reduce transparency in property markets. A Ministry of Construction (MOC) proposal now out for public comment would allow real estate developers to sell twenty percent of the units they develop directly to investors, according [...]

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Car sales break records in October

November 9, 2009
Car sales break records in October

LookAtVietnam – The car market has become hotter than ever as people rush to buy cars for Tet. October sales satisfied every car manufacturer. 11,762 cars were sold in October 2009, an increase of 103 percent over October 2008, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA). Passenger cars saw the highest growth rate with 3,866 [...]

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Five-seat cars see record sales in August

September 10, 2009
Five-seat cars see record sales in August

LookAtVietnam – Domestic manufacturers of five-seat cars saw splendid sales in August: 3,528 five-seaters were sold in the month. Statistics released by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) showed that in the first six months of the year, Vietnamese automobile manufacturers sold only 2,200 five-seaters a month, but sales exceeded 3,000 cars a month in [...]

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Ha Noi health inspectors to check safety of moon cakes

August 27, 2009
Ha Noi health inspectors to check safety of moon cakes

LookAtVietnam – All Ha Noi’s moon cake shops will be inspected before the mid-autumn festival, said Nguyen Viet Cuong, chief inspector of the city’s Department of Health. Shops and production units which failed  to meet food hygiene standards would be punished or suspended until they meet acceptable standards.The inspections, which start on Saturday, would be [...]

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Provincial hospitals to treat swine flu

August 20, 2009
Provincial hospitals to treat swine flu

LookAtVietnam – To reduce pressure on major hospitals in big cities and provinces, swine-flu patients can now be isolated and treated at provincial general hospitals. Students at A Chau Secondary School in HCM City’s District 3 have their temperatures checked before starting their classes as authorities boost measures to curb swine flu.Trieu was speaking at [...]

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Dubai house prices plunge into uncharted territory

August 17, 2009
Dubai house prices plunge into uncharted territory

A general view shows luxury buildings in the Gulf emirate of Dubai last Friday. Just one year ago, property prices in Dubai were surging to record peaks undeterred by a real estate slump in major markets, but they have since gone into free fall and have yet to find the bottom. Market watchers in the [...]

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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...