A nuclear power plant in Japan. In a talk with Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem last week, Japanese Foreign Minister Okada said Japan is willing to participate in Vietnam’s nuclear power project. Russia to build Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant Nuclear power and unanswered questions Vietnam may have nuclear power by 2020 [...]
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Viet Nam spends nearly $500 million to import pesticides, about 80 per cent of the 120,000-130,000 tonnes used annually nationwide. The new generation of pesticides were less toxic than their predecessors. “They are safer for users and more friendly to the environment.” During the first half of this year, imports of pesticides and raw materials [...]
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It is estimated that Vietnam gets $60 to 80 million from sea and coastal ecological systems per year, said the vice chief of the General Department of Sea and Islands of Vietnam Nguyen Chu Hoi. According to scientists, around 11,000 species of creatures have been discovered in over 20 typical sea and coastal ecosystems in [...]
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Dang Vu Tuan Son has loved star gazing since he read a book on astronomy at secondary school. When not working as an architect he dedicates much of his time to running the Viet Nam Amateur Club of Astronomy. Son, 25, has been president of the Viet Nam Amateur Astronomy Club (VACA) for seven years. [...]
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On April 2, the Ministry of Information and Communications declared the names of four telecom service providers who won the third generation (3G) licenses: Viettel, VinaPhone, MobiFone and EVN Telecom – Hanoi Telecom. The press conference to announce the names of the 3G licence winners in Hanoi on April 2. The results were accurately forecasted [...]
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Mobile phone service providers are concerned a proposal to tighten the management of prepaid accounts could hurt their business. Ministerial inspectors submitted the proposal to the Ministry of Information and Communications after an inspection last year found a number of mobile service retailers violating regulations. The inspection, which investigated 328 service retailers in five …
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Boosting IT applications will have a dramatic impact on taxation and customs authorities’ performances. Smart IT gadgets will help provide a more transparent taxation system for firms The General Department of Taxation’s (GDT) plan to deploy IT applications in 2009-2010 has been approved by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and VND2,033 billion ($116,840,000) will …
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General Director of Yahoo! Indochina Vu Minh Tri. VietNamNet Bridge – “We are investing in Vietnam in the hope of getting profit in around five years,” said General Director of Yahoo! Indochina Vu Minh Tri at a meeting during which Yahoo! Vietnam announced its business strategy for 2009. Vietnam’s online advertising market too small The [...]
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VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam began to develop a model of e-government nearly a decade ago in an effort to streamline administrative procedures and establish a communications channel between the administration and its citizens. However, to increase the efficiency of the model requires a firmer resolve from all the State agencies. Last year Vietnam ranked 91st [...]
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Một tin đồn vừa mới rò rỉ cho hay hãng sản xuất điện thoại lớn nhất thế giới đang chế tạo một chiếc điện thoại cảm ứng sử dụng mạng không dây 4G của Verizon Wireless. Chiếc mobile bí mật này sẽ được tung ra thị trường trong năm 2010. Thông tin trên trang web [...]
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