Beijing says Olympic preparations in place

August 5, 2008 in Uncategorized
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– From power supply to traffic service, and from air quality to food safety, Beijing is ready for the Olympic Games in all aspects, according to the city government on August 4.The capital was fully prepared in energy and water supply, transport services, air-quality control, public hygiene, health services, commodity supplies, hotel booking, tourism [...]

Philippine Supreme Court stops deal with MILF

August 5, 2008 in Uncategorized
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– The Philippine Supreme Court has blocked the signing of an agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) scheduled to take place on August 5.The court’s ruling on August 4 was in response to a petition filed by southern Philippines officials who oppose the signing of the agreement in [...]

Cambodia delays temple talks with Thailand

August 5, 2008 in Uncategorized
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– Cambodia said it will not hold further discussions with Thailand over disputed border territory until a new government is formed, said a senior Cambodian official. The military standoff at the Preah Vihear temple, and more recently at Ta Moan Thom and Ta Moan Touch temples in Oddar Meanchey province, was not yet an [...]

Da Lat closes slaughterhouses

August 5, 2008 in Uncategorized
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Da Lat resort city in Central Highlands Lam Dong province has withdrawn business licences from 57 slaughterhouses which are located among residential areas, for polluting the environment.Since the beginning of this month, meat sold on the market must be slaughtered in the public slaughterhouse, which is equipped with a waste-water treatment system.-

Ministry raises steel export tax

August 5, 2008 in Uncategorized
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The Ministry of Finance on August 4 raised the export tariff of steel from the current 10 percent to 20 percent in a bid to curb increasing exportation by local steel makers. The raise, which applies to non-alloy steel, will be effective from August 11, the ministry said. Local steel ingot producers in May [...]

Vinaconex to list almost 150 million shares

August 5, 2008 in Uncategorized
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Vietnam Construction and Import-Export Corporation (Vinaconex) will soon list 149,985,150 shares worth nearly 1.5 trillion VND (90.9 million USD).In the first half of this year, Vinaconex earned 6.25 trillion VND, 26 percent more than the same period last year, and made a pre-tax profit of 280.37 billion VND, an increase of 57 percent.-

Saigontel profits up over 85 percent for year’s half

August 5, 2008 in Uncategorized
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Saigon Technology and Telecom JSC( Saigontel) earned revenue of 677.14 billion VND (41 million USD) in the first half of the year, 86.5 percent more than the same period last year.Post-tax profits totalled 100.88 billion VND, an increase of 96 percent.This year, the company has set revenue targets at 1.2 trillion VND and post-tax [...]

Real estate companies invest in Nha Trang

August 5, 2008 in Uncategorized
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Real estate enterprises have recently made huge investments into high-grade apartments and resorts in the central coastal city of Nha Trang , Khanh Hoa province. Nha Trang has attracted around 1 million visitors, both local and foreign tourists, so far this year, a year-on-year increase of 29 percent. The city is looking to lure [...]

WB branch helps improve country’s credit access

August 5, 2008 in Uncategorized
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A World Bank arm will continue to help the National Registration Agency of Secured Transactions (NRAST) increase access to finance in Vietnam through improved and secure lending.The recent signing of an agreement by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) marks the start of a second phase of technical assistance that will target further legal reforms [...]