Look At Vietnam

Tag: world

POLITICS IN BRIEF 6/2

February 6, 2010  . Filed under News, Politics

POLITICS IN BRIEF 6/2

Ambassadors urged to boost Vietnam’s profile; Mexican State seeks stronger ties with Vietnam; PM receives Lao education minister; Former leaders contribute to draft political report; AIPA gets new Philippine Secretary General Ambassadors urged to boost Vietnam’s profile  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked newly accredited Vietnamese ambassadors... Read more

Global recovery gets in behind local exports

February 6, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Global recovery gets in behind local exports

LookAtVietnam - January saw positive signs for Vietnam’s foreign trade activities thanks to the progressive recovery of world prices and demand.  According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Vietnam’s exports in January enjoyed strong growth rates from the post-crisis period, reaching $4.9 billion, up 28.1 per cent compared to the... Read more

Violinist dreams of playing at Opera house

February 6, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Violinist dreams of playing at Opera house

 It’s the first time I’ve seen Ailen Pritchin, who is a Russian violinist of Vietnamese descent, since we first met five years ago. Vietnamese-Russian violinist, Ailen Pritchin, passionately performs a Vietnamese song with his prized violin.LookAtVietnam -  It’s the first time I’ve seen Ailen Pritchin, who is a Russian violinist... Read more

SJC asked to sell gold to stabilize gold prices

February 5, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

SJC asked to sell gold to stabilize gold prices

LookAtVietnam – SBV said it will ask to sell SJC bar gold to help bring domestic prices closer to the world prices. SBV also said it will apply necessary measures to stabilize the gold market in order stabilize the goods market at Tet. The domestic market is witnessing the sharpest price decreases since mid November 2009. At 9.45 am... Read more

Festival celebrates cashews

February 5, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Festival celebrates cashews

The first Golden Cashew Festival this March would seek to entrench Viet Nam’s position as the world’s largest exporter and further popularise its produce . . . Currently, the country has a total cashew cultivation area of 450,000ha and about 200 processing factories.The festival will be held in the southern province of Binh Phuoc, the nation’s... Read more

2010 will be a prosperous year for rubber producers

February 4, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

2010 will be a prosperous year for rubber producers

LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese rubber producers have put high hopes in 2010 which they believe will bring prosperity with price expected to increase by 30 percent. The Vietnam Rubber Association, said that it expects to export 750,000 tonnes of rubber in 2010 and reap $1.5 billion in export revenue thanks to a 30 percent price increase. International rubber... Read more

Khanh Hoa misses out on Miss World 2010

February 4, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Khanh Hoa misses out on Miss World 2010

Khanh Hoa province on February 3 said that it would not host the Miss World 2010 pageant but is aiming to get it right with the much lesser known Miss Earth 2010. RAAS Group’s Chairman Hoang Kieu and the Miss World 2008 in a visit to Nha Trang last year (photo: VNE) In the dispatch sent to Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan, Khanh Hoa said that it would not... Read more

WB supports Vietnam’s sustainable development goal

February 4, 2010  . Filed under News, Politics

WB supports Vietnam’s sustainable development goal

LookAtVietnam - The World Bank will consider increasing aid and help Vietnam seek aid sources from other donors to meet its sustainable development goal, says a senior WB leader.James Adam, World Bank Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific Region, made the statement at a reception given by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai in Hanoi on February 2.Adam... Read more

Vietnam tops region for browsing web on mobile phones

February 3, 2010  . Filed under Uncategorized

Vietnam tops region for browsing web on mobile phones

Opera Software has released its report on mobile web in 2009. The report focuses on the Southeast Asia and Vietnam emerges with impressive growth.   VietNamNet Bridge – Opera Software has released its report on mobile web in 2009. The report focuses on the Southeast Asia and Vietnam emerges with impressive growth. According to this report, the... Read more

Kim Hong to be on the jury at Mrs World 2010

February 3, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Kim Hong to be on the jury at Mrs World 2010

LookAtVietnam – The Chairman of Mrs World Organisation, David Z Marmel, has returned to Vietnam and disclosed that Doan Thi Kim Hong will join the jury of Mrs. World 2010.   Doan Thi Kim Hong. Kim Hong, the winner of Mrs. Congeniality title at Mrs World 2005 pageant, was a jury member at Mrs World 2008 and an organizer at Mrs World 2009 in Vietnam... Read more

Next Page »