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The 14th Vietnam Information and Communication Technologies Outlook (VIO) will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from July 15-19. According to the organising board, comprising the HCM City IT Association, the International Data Group (IDG) and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), this year’s seminar will provide a more specific foundation for [...]
Mr. Nguyen Ba An A strategic plan reviewed by the Communist Party Central Committee envisions that Vietnam’s per capita income could pass $3000 by 2020. To reach that goal, the plan emphasizes continued stress on building a market economy with special attention to administrative reform and investment climate, developing human resources and building infrastructure. The Central [...]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for the nation’s concerted efforts to combat the economic slowdown and fulfil the GDP growth target of 5 percent for this year. Cabinet members agreed that, despite facing various challenges in the first half of 2009, the economy has suffered a slight slowdown, but not fallen into a [...]
HCM City second nationwide in attracting foreign investment The city achieved significant economic growth over the last six months despite the global downturn, HCM City leaders said at a three-day People’s Council meeting that began yesterday, July 7. HCM City achieved significant economic growth over the last six months despite the global downturn. (Photo: VNN) [...]
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Monday as oil plummeted on demand worries and the U.S. dollar went up. Silver and platinum both finished lower. Gold price for August delivery lost 6.70 U.S. dollars, or 0.7 percent, finishing at 924.30 dollars an ounce. Earlier in the session, [...]
People’s committees at city and provincial levels are now responsible for regulating local motorbike taxis (xe om) and other similar types of vehicles providing services to the public. Xe om drivers will be required to wear uniforms and badges as stipulated by the provincial and city people’s committees to distinguish them from other traffic participants. [...]
Methadone is taken orally so it helps reduce the risk of HIV infection and diseases that are transmitted via the blood. Some 608 drug addicts have been treated with methadone in HCM City in the last year and results have been satisfactory, said the HCM City HIV/AIDS Prevention Committee at a meeting to review the [...]
Why are low-quality and toxic products still selling everywhere in the market? HCM City economic experts say it is because government management agencies are not strict enough while consumers are too resigned. China-made clothes are selling everywhere Local newspapers have recently reported a lot of information about low-quality and toxic Chinese products, including melamine-contaminated milk [...]
Though imports from China can easily penetrate into Vietnam’s market, Vietnam’s exports have tough time reaching China’s, reports Dat Viet daily. China’s close ‘defensive measures’ Vietnamese newspapers have been reporting about long queues of trucks, especially trucks carrying farm products, waiting to pass Chinese customs at the northern border. According to Lao Cai Province …
The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday, July 5, confirmed an additional 11 A/H1N1 flu cases across the country, bringing the total to 226. The majority (196) of the super-flu cases are still in the south. Photo: VOV Due to the tight quarantines and good medical care, 123 patients have recovered and were released from the [...]