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Japan group to build 100 hotels in Vietnam

Updated : 2/23/2013 8:48:28 AM
VOV online

(VOV) - Japanese hotel chain, Toyoko Inn, revealed its ambitious plan to build 100 starred hotels in Vietnam at a seminar in Hanoi on February 22.

Nishida Norimasa, President and founder of Toyoko Inn, said he believes that the project would be successful as for the long term Vietnam’s economy will be surely better than at present.

Vice President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Doan Duy Khuong welcomed the corporation’s project which he said testifies to the growing economic, trade, tourism and cultural ties between the two countries.

 

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PM approves master plan on economic restructuring


| VGP | Feb 23, 2013 09:22 am

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has just approved the Master Plan on Economic Restructuring in 2013-2020, which focuses on reorganizing public investment, credit organizations and State-owned enterprises.

The Plan aims at perfecting the socialist-orientated market regime, creating a system of reasonable, stable and long-term stimuli, especially tax incentives and other investment-encouraging measures, promoting the distribution and use of social resources for sectors and products of competitive advantages, improving labor productivity and competitiveness.

VN government cabinet meeting


Under the Plan, a favorable and stable macro-economic environment will be maintained, in which monetary policies will be realized effectively and carefully; their instruments exploited flexibly in close combination with fiscal policies in order to curb inflation, secure macro stability and a sound growth rate in line with the country’s specific socio-economic conditions in certain periods.

The Government will boost export while developing supportive industries and production of domestic consumer goods. At the same time, it is necessary to further control price and market and maintain the supply-demand balance of primary goods.

 

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WB supports rural water supply, sanitation programme


Updated : 2/22/2013 7:09:23 PM
VOV online

(VOV) - The State Bank of Vietnam and the World Bank signed a credit agreement in Hanoi on February to support the implementation of Vietnam’s National Target Programme (NTP) for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation.

The US$200 million support is expected to provide safe and clean water for 1.7 million people and improved sanitation for 650,000 people in 8 provinces of the Red River Delta.

 

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First female Vietnamese pilot


Updated : 2/23/2013 10:22:04 AM
VOV online

(VOV) - Flying aircraft is universally regarded as a challenging career because of its strict professional standards and requirements. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, however, has already earned admirers through her boundless passion.

Thuy graduated from the Hanoi University of Economics in 2004. Her job search was initially motivated by the need to earn a living and the desire to find a husband.

She did not think that several years later she would be among 108 Vietnamese pilots at Vietnam Airlines’ (VNA) Flying Training Centre, one of only two women.

 

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i would think she is chinese if the pic is not here.look at what she wears, all chinese style.bright China red ,golden dragon and phoenix patterns,longevity choker and the beautiful wooden fan.
we have strong culture base, why not embrace mother China?

 

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i would think she is chinese if the pic is not here.look at what she wears, all chinese style.bright China red ,golden dragon and phoenix patterns,longevity choker and the beautiful wooden fan.
we have strong culture base, why not embrace mother China?

Well, like alway, you lacking many knowledge... fu fu fu...haihai..
May be Mother china not enough to train you, perhap!?

VN-Laos highway inaugurated

National Highway 2E linking Vietnam and Laos was officially inaugurated at the Panghok international border of Phongsaly Province on February 23.

Addressing the ceremony, Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed the traditional special friendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation relation between the two countries.

The highway has a strategic importance for both Vietnam and Laos, said Phuc, adding that it will further boost the exchanges between the two countries in general, and between Vietnam’s northwestern provinces and Laos’ northern provinces in particular.

For his part, Lao Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad stressed the importance of the road as a priority in Laos’ socioeconomic development.

Expressing his gratitude to the Vietnamese Party, Government and people for their help in building the highway, the Prime Minister said it will contribute to improving the infrastructure of Laos, and serve as Laos’ transit road to other countries in the region.

The highway, linking Khoa District in Phongsaly Province of Laos to the Tay Trang border gate in Dien Bien Province, stretches 68.2 kilometers. Total investment for road is US$43 million and it is the second project financed by the Vietnamese government on the land of Laos.

 

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First female Vietnamese pilot


Updated : 2/23/2013 10:22:04 AM
VOV online

(VOV) - Flying aircraft is universally regarded as a challenging career because of its strict professional standards and requirements. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, however, has already earned admirers through her boundless passion.

Thuy graduated from the Hanoi University of Economics in 2004. Her job search was initially motivated by the need to earn a living and the desire to find a husband.

She did not think that several years later she would be among 108 Vietnamese pilots at Vietnam Airlines’ (VNA) Flying Training Centre, one of only two women.

another photo.

 

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i would think she is chinese if the pic is not here.look at what she wears, all chinese style.bright China red ,golden dragon and phoenix patterns,longevity choker and the beautiful wooden fan.
we have strong culture base, why not embrace mother China?

Viet is father,
from ancient time, Vietnamese froclaimed that they are descendants of Dragon and Engels, Chinese copied idea of Viets .

 

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Vietjet Air to operate more international flights


Updated : 2/24/2013 10:47:15 AM
VOV online

(VOV) -Vietnam’s leading low-cost carrier VietJet Air has officially opened a new route from Ho Chi Minh City to Thailand’s Bangkok capital, and is expected to launch more international flights this year.

Apart from the daily HCM City-Bangkok flight, VietJetAir plans to connect Hanoi to Bangkok in May and Danang to Bangkok in August.

Pritam Singh, deputy head of VietJetAir’s sales department, says in 2013 the carrier is scheduled to conduct flights to other destinations in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and the Republic of Korea.

It plans to expand into more domestic and international air routes, contributing to the development of Vietnam’s tourism industry and the promotion of its image overseas, he noted.

VietJet Air is currently using six A320s and will soon increase its fleet to 20 by 2015 to meet passengers’ increasing demand.

 

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Vietnam-Laos highway opens to traffic


Updated : 2/24/2013 9:04:36 AM
VOV online

National Highway 2E

VN´s Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (center) attends the inauguration ceremony of the 2E Road, Mouang Khua, Phongsaly Province, Laos, February 23, 2013 - Photo: VGP/Le Son


(VOV) - National Highway 2E linking Vietnam and Laos was officially inaugurated at the Panghok international border of Phongsaly province on February 23.

Addressing the ceremony, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation relations between the two countries.

The highway has a strategic importance for both Vietnam and Laos, said Phuc, adding that it will further boost the exchange between the two countries in general, and between Vietnam’s northwestern provinces and Laos’ northern provinces in particular.

 

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Vietnam leads number of SEA students in US

Updated : 2/23/2013 6:28:26 PM
VOV online

(VOV) -Vietnamese students remain the 8th largest group currently studying in the United States, according to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) annual Open Doors report.

The report, published on February 22, shows that Vietnam tops the Southeast Asian region with more than 15,000 of its undergraduate and graduate students studying in the US.

The statistics demonstrate the two governments’ efforts in encouraging Vietnamese to study in the US, as well as their recently reinforced bilateral educational cooperation.

IIE plans to hold a series of annual education exhibitions in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on February 24 and 26 respectively. More than 400 US universities and colleges are expected to participate.

 

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Vietnam’s Eximbank and SMBC boost cooperation


22/02/2013 | 21:40:24
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VN´s Eximbank

SMBC Nihonbashi Branch

The Import-Export Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank) of Vietnam and the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporations (SMBC) marked the 5th anniversary of their strategic alliance in Ho Chi Minh City on February 22.

Speaking at the event, Eximbank Director Truong Van Phuoc affirmed that this strategic cooperation is remarkably effective, helping his bank gain a gigantic growth in both operation scale and service quality.

Harumitsu Hida, Japanese consul general in HCM City, highly evaluated the cooperative relations, especially at a time when the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan has incessantly been consolidated and developed.

 

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Vietnam, Cuba boost communications cooperation


Updated : 2/25/2013 9:35:21 AM
VOV online

VN-Cuba friendship

A delegation of the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) paid a working visit to Cuba on Feb. 18-24, aiming to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fields of telecoms, printing and publishing.

While in Cuba, the delegation, headed by MoIC Minister Nguyen Bac Son, met host Minister of Informatics and Communications Maimir Mesa Ramos, Minister of Culture Rafael Bernal, Head of the Ideology Department of the Cuban Communist Party Central Committee Alfonso Borges, and President of the Book Institute Zuleica Romay.

They agreed to create favourable conditions for cooperation between Vietnam’s Viettel Telecoms Corporation and Etecsa, the Telecommunications Company of Cuba, aiming to turn Viettel into Etecsa’s partner to upgrade the telecoms infrastructure in Cuba.

 

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Pepper exports surge

Updated : 2/25/2013 2:02:46 PM
VOV

(VOV) - Pepper exports rose sharply in January to 12,000 tonnes, earning US$79.5 million (up 330 percent compared to the same month of last year).

According to the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA), Vietnam is the only supplier as it is harvest time in the country. Other countries will have to wait until July.

However, the association predicts that this year’s pepper output will drop by 20-25 percent due to dry weather conditions. It has recommended that Vietnamese businesses and farmers have second thoughts before signing major or fixed-term contracts with importers.

 

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Vietnamese leaders receive Brunei minister of energy


February, 26 2013 10:09:00
VN News

President Truong Tan Sang (right) receives Brunei Minister of Energy Pehin Yasmin—VNA/VNS photo


HA NOI (VNS)— President Truong Tan Sang and Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai both hosted receptions in Ha Noi for Pehin Yasmin, Brunei’s minister of energy, who is currently paying a visit to Viet Nam.

President Sang said the results of a working session between the Brunei delegation and the Viet Nam National Petroleum Group (PVN) would strengthen the two countries’ economic ties.

He also spoke highly of Brunei’s ASEAN Presidency, suggesting the two countries boost co-operation in the fields of agriculture, forestry and fishery.

Yasmin said the goal of his visit was to realise agreements signed by the two countries’ leaders, especially in oil and gas co-operation.