Posts Tagged ‘ Viet Nam ’

Found in translation 

August 27, 2011
Found in translation 

  Guenter Giesenfeld and Marianne Ngo, who won a notable award in Germany this year for their translation of a short story collection by Vietnamese author Le Minh Khue I first met Professor Guenter Giesenfeld at an international conference on promoting Vietnamese literature more than a year ago. Our paths crossed again after Le Minh [...]

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One-night show to feature traditional music from 54 ethnic groups 

August 26, 2011
One-night show to feature traditional music from 54 ethnic groups 

Traditional music performed in Huong sac Viet Nam The fourth Huong sac Viet Nam (Vietnam’s scent and beauty) will take place in Hanoi on Sept 10 to promote the country’s traditional, folk music and other “specialties” in art and culture.   The one-night show will feature traditional music of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam as [...]

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Charming Vietnam magazine to release first issue 

April 2, 2011
Charming Vietnam magazine to release first issue 

Model Truong Thi May will be the cover-girl for the first issue of Duyen Dang Viet Nam, to be released on May 1 The first issue of Duyen Dang Viet Nam (Charming Vietnam) will be released on May 1. The magazine, published jointly by Nha Bao Va Cong Luan (Journalists and Public Opinion) newspaper, Thanh [...]

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Shoe exporters look to home market

February 7, 2010
Shoe exporters look to home market

Workers of the Binh Dinh Footwear Co make shoes for export. Vietnamese footwear manufacturers need to focus on domestic market due to a downturn in footwear exports.LookAtVietnam – A downturn in footwear exports and loss of competitive edge has prompted Vietnamese footwear manufacturers to focus on brand recognition and the long-neglected domestic market.“The nation is [...]

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IT-TELECOM IN BRIEF 7/2

February 7, 2010
IT-TELECOM IN BRIEF 7/2

Vietnamobile unveils new deal; VNPT signs infrastructure deal; Mobiphone’s Q-teen wins award Vietnamobile unveils new deal Marking a first in Viet Nam, customers can now enjoy inter-network calls at almost the same price as same-carrier ones. Freedom to chat with three chosen mobile numbers at only VND990/minute.With their commitment to bringing innovative and high-value call [...]

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70% of Ceramic Road completed in Ha Noi

February 6, 2010
70% of Ceramic Road completed in Ha Noi

As much as 4,000sq.m of ceramic paintings have been completed, accounting for 70 per cent of the Ceramic Road project covering the cement wall of Ha Noi’s Tran Quang Khai dike road. The project, which aims to decorate 6km of the cement dike protecting the city from the Hong (Red) River, is planned to be [...]

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Help to tackle climate change

February 5, 2010
Help to tackle climate change

Climate change was now one of the most important development priorities for the World Bank in Viet Nam, the Bank’s Environment Sector Co-ordinator Douglas J Graham said. Workers plant trees along the coast in central Thanh Hoa Province’s Hoang Hoa District. More than 256,000 trees have been planted as part of environmental programmes in the [...]

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Viet Nam’s small businesses confident about growth: survey

February 5, 2010
Viet Nam’s small businesses confident about growth: survey

Business confidence among Viet Nam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) climbed 10 points in the fourth quarter last year, . . . Sandy Flockhart, HSBC’s chairman of personal and commercial banking, said: “Our small business confidence index is telling us that confidence levels are back to pre-financial crisis levels. Not only are SMEs confident that [...]

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VN to import 260,000 tonnes of salt in 2010

February 5, 2010
VN to import 260,000 tonnes of salt in 2010

LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam will import 260,000 tomes of salt in 2010, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The price in northern and central provinces is higher, at around VND1 million ($55) per tonne.“This is the commitment of Viet Nam when the country became member of the World Trade Organisation,” affirmed Ngo Chi [...]

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Liem falls to 12th after second draw

February 5, 2010
Liem falls to 12th after second draw

LookAtVietnam – Le Quang Liem dropped to 12th yesterday, February 4, after his second draw at the Moscow Open chess tournament. Le Quang Liem.International Grandmaster Liem tied his fifth round game against the title favourite, Viktor Bologan of Moldova.The Vietnamese representative is now tied on four points with 11 other masters. Dmitry Andreikin of 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...