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TWO YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE WTO : PROS AND CONS
[28-12-08] 2008 is considered a special year for Vietnam’s economy as the country has belonged to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for two years, facing both opportunities and challenges on the common economic playing field. |
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CPI FLUCTUATIONS CHALLENGE ECONOMY
[30-12-08] The swing of the consumer price index (CPI) in 2008 with inflation raging in the first nine months and deflation signaling in the last three months is imposing huge challenges to Vietnam in 2009. |
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VIETNAM FACES RISK OF BIRD FLU RECURRENCE: OFFICIAL
[27.12.08] Vietnam faces the risk of being hit by the bird flu which is likely to reappear in the current cold weather, creating concern about human infection of the disease, the local newspaper The Youth reported Thursday. |
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STANDING DEPUTY PM RECEIVES GUESTS FROM RUSSIA AND HONG KONG
[15-12-08] Standing Deputy PM Nguyen Sinh Hung this afternoon had separate receptions with the Vice Speaker of the Russian State Duma, Mr. Melnikov Ivan Ivanovich, and the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr. John Tsang Chun-wah. |
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NA MAY CONVENE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING ON ECONOMIC STAGNATION
[29-12-08] The Finance Minister said that as the growth rates of all fields are decreasing and the situation seems to be getting worse, the Chairman of the National Assembly Legal Committee said that if needed the National Assembly might convene an extraordinary meeting. |
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CHINA-BOUND ROUTE OPENS IN VIETNAM
[23-12-08] Container ships are now sailing between Cai Lan, northeastern Quang Ninh province, to China, including Hong Kong, Asia Pulse reported. The route between northern Vietnam's first deep-water port, capable of accommodating freighters of up to 50,000 tonnes DWT, was inaugurated on December 18. |
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NO REAL ESTATE RECOVERY IN SIGHT: CONFERENCE
[29.12.08] The Vietnamese real estate market could remain in limbo next year because of the global economic slowdown, property industry executives and other experts said at a recent conference in Hanoi. |
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INTELLASIA FINANCE & BUSINESS NEWS - JAN. 05, 2009 [MEMBER ONLY]
1. Analysts upbeat as Vietnam’s per capita income increases to US$1,024 2. Vietnam will not be short on power in 2009: EVN 3. '09 trade deficit forecasts at US$19.2b 4. US dollar trading brisker 5. Hanoi Taxation Department extends deadline of PIT code registration to Jan-end ...and more news |
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VIETNAM TO CUT HOTEL, AIRLINE PRICES AS TOURISM PLUNGES
[22.12.08] Vietnam will cut prices at hotels and on state-owned Vietnam Airlines by 30 to 50% to boost the country's tourism industry, hit hard by the worldwide economic slowdown, senior tourism officials said Friday. Nguyen Manh Cuong, deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), said tourism in Vietnam had been hurt by the turmoil, with international arrivals down sharply. |
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GARMENT EXPORTS MAY SLOW DOWN
[30-12-08] Export growth for the garment and textile industry is expected to slowdown next year because of the global financial crisis, according to the industry’s main trade association. At a meeting on Thursday of the Garment, Textile, Embroidery and Knitting Association (AGTEK), officials said exports to the US, France, Spain and Japan would suffer the most. |
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TRADE PROMOTION TO EXPAND EXPORT
The 18th International Trade Fair in Việt Nam (Việt Nam Expo 2008) held in Hà Nội on April 9-13 will provide both Vietnamese and foreign enterprises opportunities to exploit cooperation, survey the Vietnamese market demand, sign export contracts, and effectively popularize their goods. |
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PM UNDERLINES SOCIAL SECURITY AS MAJOR TASK FOR 2009
[29-12-08] Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has underlined the maintenance of growth rates and guarantee of social security as two major tasks for 2009. Addressing a conference on labour issues and social affairs in Ho Chi Minh City on December 28, the Government leader said Vietnam would face many difficulties in 2009, causing social impacts. |
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INVITATION TO THE MEETING (TAX WG) ON NOV. 4 IN HCMC
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) will organize a Public- Private Dialogue Meeting to facilitate discussions on some key issues around the Draft Decrees implementing the Corporate Income Tax Law and the Value Added Tax Law. |
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MORE INVESTMENT IN CONSTRUCTION TO PREVENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
[08-12-08] The industrial production value has increased by 15.8-16 percent, but the construction industry has decreased by 2 percent. The key task for 2009 that Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged ministries and departments to implement is to prevent economic depression. The solution is investment encouragement. |
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COUNTRY KEEPS WATCH ON STORM
[18-11-08] Forecasters said yesterday that Storm Noul (or Red Sun) was turning into a tropical depression, and it no longer seriously threatened central and southern Viet Nam, although the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cao Duc Phat, still considered "it complicated". |
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TOURISM PROPERTY INVESTMENT - PROJECTS CALLING FOR INVESTMENT (MEMBERS ONLY)
The recent Tourism Property Investment Conference has been held on Sept. 12, 2008. It provided a fundamental force to the growth of various industries including hotels, real estate and tourism sectors, it also provided insights on the fastest growing and vast tourism property market of HCMC and other big cities of Vietnam. Please login to download the presentations and projects calling for investment. |
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NEW BARBECURE SHOP TO BE OPENED SOON
A Hong Kong style barbecue shop “Yak Koh siu mei” - Barbecue Galore will be opened on January 9, 2009 at 113 Ba Thang Hai, Ward 11, District 10, HCMC |
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