LOW PRICES, HIGH COSTS HIT VIETNAMESE FISH FARMERS
HANOI, May 16 Asia Pulse - Falling tra and basa catfish
prices and rising overheads have cost farmers in the Cuu Long
(Mekong) Delta VND300 billion (US$18.75 million) since March. During the last...
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Friday May 16, 2008, 2:17 pm
VIETNAM FACES PAPER SHORTAGE DESPITE PRODUCTION RISE: INSIDERS
HANOI, May 16 Asia Pulse Vietnams domestic market is facing
shortages of several different types of paper despite increases
in imports and local production, industry insiders said. Although prices...
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Friday May 16, 2008, 1:16 pm
EU CONTINUES SUPPORT OF VIETNAMESE FIRMS' COMPETITIVENESS
HO CHI MINH CITY, May 16 Asia Pulse - The European Union
will dole out US$10 million for the continuous execution of a
project to help Vietnamese businesses raise their competiveness
in the EU...
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Friday May 16, 2008, 1:16 pm
VIETNAM & BULGARIA BOOST AUDITING COOPERATION
HANOI, May 15 Asia Pulse - Vietnam and Bulgaria will
strengthen their auditing cooperation through the exchange of
information, knowledge and experience. A memorandum of understanding to this effect...
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Thursday May 15, 2008, 1:47 pm
VIETNAMESE RAIILWAY UNION TO REDUCE ACCIDENT HOT SPOTS
HCM CITY, May 15 Asia Pulse - The Vietnam Railway Union will
spend over 100 billion VND (US$6.25 million) this year to
eliminate railway hot spots, where numerous accidents have
taken place in...
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Thursday May 15, 2008, 1:47 pm
VIETNAM'S DA NANG, CHU LAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS TO EXPAND
HANOI, May 14 Asia Pulse - The Vietnamese Prime Minister on
May 13 approved an expansion plan for the central Da Nang and
Chu Lai international airports to 2015, with visions through to
2025. Under...
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Thursday May 15, 2008, 1:17 pm
HANOI-VINH EXPRESS RAILWAY NEEDS US$12 BLN: KOREAN STUDY
HANOI, May 15 Asia Pulse - The construction of an express
railway system that links Hanoi with Vinh city in central Nghe
An province will cost nearly US$12.3 billion. The cost was released in the...
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Thursday May 15, 2008, 1:17 pm
HO CHI MINH CITY LOOKS TO EXPEDITE SEAPORT RELOCATION PLAN
HANOI, May 14 Asia Pulse The Ho Chi Minh City People's
Committee has submitted a proposal to the Vietnamese
Government, asking for support to help speed up its seaport
relocation plan. The...
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Wednesday May 14, 2008, 1:05 pm
VIETNAM SETS ANOTHER AUTO SALES RECORD IN APRIL
HANOI, May 14 Asia Pulse - Vietnamese people seemed to be
rushing to buy cars before a possible further price hike, as
13,271 units, up 183 per cent year on year, were sold last
month, breaking the...
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Wednesday May 14, 2008, 1:05 pm
VIETNAM'S EU TRADE TO RISE IN 2008: MINISTRY
HANOI, May 14 Asia Pulse The value of trade between Vietnam
and Europe will surge this year, but the European market will
still present challenges for Vietnamese traders, according to
Vietnams...
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Wednesday May 14, 2008, 1:05 pm
VIETNAM'S EXPORTERS URGED TO TARGET CANADA MARKET
HANOI, May 13 Asia Pulse - Vietnamese businesses, especially
exporters, are not taking enough advantage of the Canadian
market as they should be, according to experts from the
Industry and Trade...
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Tuesday May 13, 2008, 5:50 pm
VIETNAM HOSTS MEETING ON INTERNATIONAL AUDITING STANDARDS
HANOI, May 13 Asia Pulse - More than 50 delegates from
both Vietnam's and international members of Nexia International
gathered in Hanoi for a three-day conference from May 10 to
share views on how...
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Tuesday May 13, 2008, 5:19 pm
BUSINESSMAN BECOMES FIRST PRIVATE PLANE OWNER IN VIETNAM
HANOI, May 13 Asia Pulse The chairman of the Hoang Anh Gia
Lai Joint-Stock Company, Doan Nguyen Duc, has become the first
individual to own a private plane in Vietnam. Duc paid US$7 million for...
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Tuesday May 13, 2008, 4:49 pm
VIETNAM TO INVEST US$12.9 BILLION IN HANOI-VINH EXPRESS RAILWAY
HANOI, May 12 (VNA) A feasibility study for construction of
the Hanoi-Vinh portion of the north-south express railway was
made public in Hanoi on May 12 by the Ministry of Transport...
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Tuesday May 13, 2008, 4:49 pm
FRENCH UNIVERSITIES & ACCOR HELP TRAIN VIETNAMESE HOTEL MANAGERS
HANOI, May 13 Asia Pulse - The Accor hotel group and several
French universities have joined the Hanoi National University
in offering Masters of Hotel Management courses to aspiring
young Vietnamese...
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Tuesday May 13, 2008, 4:49 pm
