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New Australia aid supports Vietnam development

Updated : 5/16/2013 2:22:46 PM
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(VOV) - The Australian Government will provide an estimated AUD159.1 million (equivalent to over VND 3.3 trillion) in official development assistance to Vietnam in 2013-2014.

“Australia remains strongly committed to assisting Vietnam to overcome poverty and ensure sustainable development, as demonstrated by the increase in funding of AUD6 million,” Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, Hugh Borrowman, said in a press release on May 15.
 
US firm expands operations in Vietnam

Updated : 5/15/2013 10:44:02 AM
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The US-based human resources solution provider CareerBuilder on May 14 announced to expand its operations in Vietnam with the opening of a representative office in the country.

The presence of CareerBuilder in Hanoi aims to realise the company’s wish to become a bridge between employers and their potential employees as well as provide ideal job opportunities for Vietnamese candidates.
 
DHL invests US$13 million in Vietnam supply chain

Updated : 5/17/2013 12:33:42 PM
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(VOV) -The global leader for contract logistics solutions, DHL, announced on May 16 that it will inject US$13 million into Vietnam through 2015.

The company expects to increase its staff by 170 percent, creating more than 1,400 new jobs and employing 2,200 people by 2015.

The new DHL investment in Vietnam will include increasing its warehouse space by more than 50 percent, from 91,000m2 to 141,000m2, as well as growing its vehicle fleet by over 160 percent and deploying more than 100 vehicles in the next two years.
 
Good for business: Vietnam is a safe country.


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The map measures the risk of political violence to international business in 200 countries and territories, based on three icons indicating the forms of political violence which are likely to be encountered:

■Terrorism and sabotage
■Strikes, riots, civil commotion and malicious damage
■Political insurrection, revolution, rebellion, mutiny, coup d'etat, war and civil war


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Terrorism and Political Violence Risk Map - 2013 | Aon

Source: http://www.defence.pk/forums/china-...sm-politicial-violence-map.html#ixzz2TwmqQdXO
 
Monday, May 20, 2013 Asitimes
Vietnam's UAVs start missions in Central Highlands


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PANO – Vietnamese unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) made by the Spacial Techonology Institute under the Vietnam Science and Technology Academy were put on pilot operations on May 18th to serve the Scientific and Technological Programme to support socio-economic development in the Central Highlands in the 2011-2015 period.

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Spain supports Vietnam’s sustainable tourism

Updated : 5/21/2013 6:10:10 PM
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(VOV) -A Spanish-funded project on sustainable tourism development in Vietnam’s highland regions has been a great success, a conference was told in Hanoi on May 21.

The project, sponsored by the Spanish Government’s Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), was implemented in Central Highland and northwestern mountain provinces, including Dien Bien, Ha Giang, and Lao Cai from November 2011 to February 2013.

Ha Van Sieu, head of the Institute for Tourism Development Research (ITDR), reported that despite the moderate EUR400,000 budget, the project has successfully fulfilled all of its targets.


Spanish Ambassador Alfonso Tena said Vietnam is gradually improving the quality of its tourism services, aiming to welcome 7 million foreign visitors in 2013.


US$370 million from pepper exports in four months

Updated : 5/16/2013 6:30:24 PM
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(VOV) -Vietnam exported more than 38,000 tonnes of pepper in the first four months of 2013, earning US$370 million and improving on last year’s revenue by 30 percent.

The Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) predicts over 90 million tonnes of pepper will be shipped abroad by the end of this year.

Vietnam is currently the world leader in terms of pepper output (about 120,000 tonnes annually). However, 70 percent of pepper exports are in the form of raw materials with low value.

The country exports pepper to more than 90 countries and territories, but most consumers are unaware their spices originate in Vietnam as products are usually processed and packaged overseas.


Nghe An inaugurates its first five-star hotel

20:07 | 20/05/2013
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The Muong Thanh Hotel Chain inaugurated the first five-star hotel in Vinh city, central Nghe An province, on May 19 as a gift to President Ho Chi Minh’s homeland on the 123rd anniversary of his birth.

The 135 metre tall Muong Thanh Song Lam Hotel comprises 33 storeys and one basement with 425 five-star international standard rooms. It also features luxury amenities including restaurants and bars, convention halls, a spa and yoga fitness centre, an open swimming pool and various sports clubs.

The Muong Thanh Song Lam is now the tallest, most modern hotel in the province, symbolising Vinh city in its development and integration period.


HCM City okays expansion ferry station

14:02 | 21/05/2013 VIR

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Cat Lai Ferry Station photo source: vnexpress.net

The HCM City administration has approved the expansion of the Cat Lai ferry station connecting HCM City’s District 2 with Dong Nai province’s Nhon Trach district.

The work, to cope with the crush and reduce waiting time for passengers, is expected to cost around VND100 billion ($4.8 million) and take six months.
 
Sweet! India sugar firm

14:40 | 13/05/2013 VIR
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Indian sugar-maker KCP Group, encouraged by the success of its two sugar plants in central Phu Yen province, plans to invest additional $100 million in Vietnam.

K.V.S.R Subbaiah, general director of KCP Vietnam Industries Limited – a subsidiary of KCP Group in Vietnam – said that the group would spend $22 million building an ethanol plant, $33 million building a biogas-power plant and $45 million expanding capacity of Dong Xuan and Son Hoa sugar plants in Phu Yen.

“The investment plan will be implemented within next five years,” said Subbaiah.
 
Now I post something different: this photo series was recently published on two popular Chinese websites (Xinhua and Global Times).


Vietnamese young women's life style


Xinhua | 2013-5-14 10:39:25
By Agencies

The Vietnamese really are an exquisite people, exemplified by the young women who work on the assembly lines of thousands of Vietnamese factories. There are something glamorous about the lives of the young women:


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Big C builds super-centre in Quang Ninh

11:20 | 22/05/2013 VIR
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A ground-breaking ceremony was held to mark the start of construction on a Big C super-centre in Ha Long city, northern Quang Ninh province on May 21.

The work covers an area of 20,000 square metres with investment totalling $18.6 million, and includes a car park, shopping area, modern cinema centre and restaurants.

The project helps meet shopping and entertainment demand in the locality and will generate 400 jobs for local people, said Laurent Zescri, C.E.O at Big C Vietnam.
 
Vietnam, India sign maritime trade agreement

Updated : 5/24/2013 7:42:38 PM
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at a reception for the visiting Indian Minister of Shipping, G. K. Vasan in Hanoi on May 24.

(VOV) - Vietnam and India successfully signed a maritime trade agreement in Hanoi on May 24 under the authority granted by the Prime Minister of both governments.

The agreement is designed to expand maritime transport between Vietnam and India, promote bilateral economic exchanges and trade, and improve the Vietnamese maritime sector’s regional and international opportunities.

It will also provide a foundation for both sides to cooperate in shipbuilding and cadre and crew training exercises.

The agreement’s 18 articles aim to facilitate the transport of goods and passengers between India and Vietnam by allowing maritime transport companies to operate in each other’s territory in accordance with the laws and regulations of the applicable country.
 
Five-month FDI hits US$8.5 billion

Updated : 5/26/2013 10:53:09 AM
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(VOV) - Vietnam has so far this year attracted US$8.517 billion in newly registered and additional FDI capital, up 8.9 percent over the same period last year.

Japan topped the list of 40 foreign investors in Vietnam in the past five months, with newly registered and additional FDI capital totaling US$3.693 billion, accounting for 43.4 percent of total investment in Vietnam.

Singapore came in second with US$2.359 billion in FDI value and Russia ranked third with US$1.015 billion.
 

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