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“As the key investor, we will contribute 20 percent of total capital for the project. The rest will be mobilised from foreign investors as well as from domestic investors through the issuance of stocks and bonds.”
Tan Tao Group is seeking investors to join in a 7.7 billion USD project to build the 4,400MW Kien Luong Thermal Power Centre and Nam Du deep-sea port complex in the southern province of Kien Giang . via VietNamNet
Apr 9, 2008 | People's Daily Online
Acute diarrhea spreads to 2 more Vietnamese provinces
Acute diarrhea has spread to Vietnam's two northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Thai Nguyen, raising the total number of affected localities in the country to 14 since early March. via People's Daily Online
Vietnam has ample rice stocks for export: report
“The government has prepared for the possibility of food shortage”
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 HANOI: Vietnam has given priority to ensuring it has sufficient rice supplies for domestic consumption but has ample stocks for export, the official Vietnam News Agency quoted a ... via The News
Another B2B outbreak in central Vietnam
Via Thanh Nien Daily : Bird flu hit central province . An outbreak of bird flu is sweeping through a ward in Tam Ky Town in the central province of Quang Nam, forcing authorities to cull a further 100 chickens. via Crofsblogs.typepad.com
Poverty fight begs for varied planning,
There should be appropriate policies to eliminate poverty in the country's 60 poorest districts, delegates told a seminar held by the Government and UNDP in Thanh Hoa Province. via VietNamNet
PM Dung calls to curb inflation
“It is absolutely possible to curb inflation, to ensure sustainable growth and social welfare and to retain economic stability”
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday called on southern provinces and cities to exert their greatest efforts to beat inflation and achieve their set targets. via Viet Nam News
A round-up of destinations that are easy on the budget
Speaking at a travel show recently, I was asked to name what I considered the top travel bargains for the year ahead, both in destinations and in facilities for travel. via Chicago Tribune
Kuwaiti-Japanese venture to build refinery in Vietnam
“Kuwait is committed to secure long-term 100 percent crude oil supply for the project with a volume of about 10 million tons a year for the current stage, potentially increasing to 20 million tons a year”
Vietnam's state oil company on Monday agreed with firms from Japan and Kuwait to build what will be the country's second refinery, a $6 billion joint venture. via The Daily Star
Anti-communist protests divide Little Saigon, anger neighbors
“The most valuable things in my life - my mother and my flag - I lost it”
There seem to be few boundaries when it comes to displaying the South Vietnamese flag on the streets of Little Saigon: the red-and-yellow banner flutters from rooftops and store windows, adorns T-shirts and ... via Monterey County Herald
Delta, Northwest merger won't affect miles
Q: What will happen to my frequent-flier miles if Delta and Northwest decide to go ahead with a merger? A: Don't worry about losing your hard-earned miles. via Contra Costa Times
Belarus president visits Vietnam
“Vietnam has undergone many changes but one thing remains unchanged: Vietnam is still a friend of Belarus”
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko pays an official two-day visit to Vietnam Monday, President Nguyen Minh Triet said. via Thanh Nein News
Pig disease hits 4 Vietnamese provinces
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome has recently stricken Vietnam's central Nghe An province, raising the total number of affected localities in the country to four. via People's Daily Online
Mozambique eyes close legislature ties with Vietnam
Mozambique National Assembly Chairman Eduardo Joaquim Mulembwe Saturday expressed his wish to learn from Vietnam's experience in economic development and poverty eradication. via Thanh Nein News
Air Force Cross awarded 40 years late
“The sad part about it was we got an airplane shot up and didn't accomplish anything”
By Michael Hoffman - Staff writer Posted : Saturday Apr 5, 2008 7:30:09 EDT Retired Chief Master Sgt. via MilitaryCity.com
New money fuels boom in Vietnam
“Throughout the region, when people do well they like to spend on luxury goods”
In the 1980s, Diep Bach Duong worked for a pittance as a bureaucrat in communist Vietnam. via Business Report
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Vietnam metro cracks down on illegal taxis
Journalists observe an infringement notice being issued to a taxi with a dodgy meter Ho Chi Minh City traffic inspectors Friday began penalizing dodgy cabs as part of a campaign to round up unlicensed taxis.
Vietnamese Party leader holds talks with Angolan President,
Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and Angolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos held high-level talks in Luanda on April 3. The Angolan President welcome General Secretary Manh and the Vietnamese high-level ... via VietNamNet
Vietnam spares British drug trafficker from firing squad
A Vietnamese-born British citizen condemned to death for heroin trafficking has had his sentence commuted to life in prison by Vietnam's president. via CANOE
One billion people watch Miss Universe in Vietnam
About one billion people in 160 countries and territories will watch Miss Universe 2008 taking place in July in Nha Trang City, south central Khanh Hoa province, through live broadcasts on NBC channel. via VietNamNet
ASEAN to center on financial, monetary integration
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations is considering financial and monetary cooperation and integration significant to the realization of the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015. via Xinhuanet