December 12, 2011
The long slump has caused a shakeout in the Vietnamese property market. Developers with deep pockets have been coping, others have not been so lucky. It is an inevitable rule in any market, Guy Major, national director of residential sales at Savills Vietnam, tells Thanh Nien Weekly in an exclusive interview, and forecasts a [...]
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November 12, 2011
As Russia marked the 94th anniversary of the October Revolution (November 7), Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association Nguyen Quang Thieu says while the country seems confused by changes under westernization, but it will prove its once powerful culture in the future. For you, as a poet, what is the meaning of Russia? Landscapes and people, [...]
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October 11, 2011
Workers of Taiwanese-owned footwear company Pou Yuen Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, on strike last year. A former official from the Ministry of Public Security says the right to strike needs to be protected by laws in Vietnam. The Law on Demonstration is being drafted by the Ministry [...]
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July 26, 2011
State President Sang speaking to the press on July 25. (Photo: Tuoi Tre/Viet Dung) Newly-elected State President Truong Tan Sang spoke with the press after a meeting of the 13th National Assembly, on Monday. You said you were very concerned about the process of addressing corruption. What will you do to fight corruption in your new term? Corruption is the [...]
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July 12, 2011
Tran Van Thanh (left) and a group of foreign experts during a field trip in the Cat Tien National Park. (Photo: Sai Gon Tiep Thi) The director of the Cat Tien National Park, a UNESCO listed biosphere reserve, says he is determined to stand by opinions contrary to state agencies pushing for the development of [...]
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July 2, 2011
Re: “Some good news, finally” (Thanh Nien Weekly Issue No.90 June 17-24) Circular 74, which will allow day trading and shares on margin, is not good news, as your headline loudly proclaims. It portends a disaster that will result from adopting the worst elements of casino capitalism. It also smacks of a failure to [...]
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January 22, 2011
Dang Thanh Tam, chairman of Saigon Invest Group and Kinh Bac City Development Share Holdings Corp., poses for a portrait in Hanoi. Businesspersons must be adventurous and explore new opportunities every day, says Dang Thanh Tam, Vietnam’s third richest businessman in the stock market in 2010. In an exclusive interview with Thanh Nien Weekly, Tam [...]
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January 17, 2010
Associate Professor Nguyen Hoang Tri spent 12 years trying to have eight localities in Vietnam recognised internationally as biosphere reserves. His dedication won him a Vietnam Talent Award. LookAtVietnam – Associate Professor Nguyen Hoang Tri spent 12 years trying to have eight localities in Viet Nam recognised internationally as biosphere reserves. His dedication won him [...]
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January 13, 2010
Many questions were raised by VietNamNet in an interview with Jetstar Pacific’s General Director, Le Song Lai, on January 13, 2010 General Director Le Song LaiVietNamNet : The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has concluded accusations of poor maintenance by two Jetstar Pacific (JP) engineers is true. Since you once served as the State Capital [...]
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January 11, 2010
Vietnam still cannot take full advantage of WTO membership opportunities, stated Ngo Quang Xuan, now Deputy Chair of the NA’s Foreign Affairs Committee Ngo Quang Xuan, Deputy Chair of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs CommitteeNguoi Lao Dong: As a negotiator for Vietnam’s admission to WTO, how would you characterize the impact of WTO membership on Vietnam [...]
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