Archive for August 26th, 2008

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam ’s life insurance market is promising in spite of recent ups and downs, said Lam Tuan Hai, General Director of ACE Life, while talking about ACE Life’s impressive growth of 131 percent in Vietnam in the first six months of this year. Realising the potential of Vietnam ’s life insurance market, [...]

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s economy showed positive signs in the first eight months of this year, with both agricultural and industrial production registering a year-on-year increase of more than 16 percent.The statistics were released at a meeting on the economic performance of ministries, agencies, localities and corporations, which took place in Hanoi on August 26.The [...]

HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Posts Corporation (VNPOST) and HSBC will cooperate in providing banking services following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in Ho Chi Minh City on August 26.Under the MoU, VNPOST, via its nationwide network of post offices and subsidiaries, will provide collection and payment services for individuals or organisations having [...]

Quang Ngai (VNA) – A mission from the Korea Environment and Resources Corporation (ENVICO) under the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry of the Republic of Korea paid a visit to the central province of Quang Ngai on August 26 to seek investment opportunities.According to ENVICO General Director Ko Jea Young, the mission explored the current [...]

– Central coastal Ninh Thuan province will benefit from three Belgium-sponsored projects under a cooperation programme between Vietnam and Belgium during the 2007-2010 period. Belgian Counsellor in charge of development cooperation Patrick De Bouck held a working session with leaders of the Ninh Thuan Provincial People’s Committee on August 25 on the projects. Belgium [...]

Hanoi (VNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it is helping Vietnam to raise the technology and research levels of its higher education sector with assistance from Japan.The Japan Special Fund, through ADB, will provide 1 million USD in technical assistance to finance a feasibility study that will pave the way for an ADB [...]

HCM City (VNA) – An independent consultant will appraise the quality of the four pre-built concrete sections of the proposed Thu Thiem Tunnel beneath the Sai Gon River which have developed a series of cracks, the Ministry of Construction and HCM City have agreed.Based on the consultant’s report, repairs would be carried out or the [...]

Hung Yen (VNA) – A school in Van Giang district in the northern province of Hung Yen was enlarged and upgraded thanks to funding from the Boeing Vietnam and the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF).The project saw eight new classrooms being added to Tan Tien Secondary School, along with upgrades to 10 existing classrooms.Boeing [...]

Hanoi (VNA) – A donors’ conference of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) will be held in Hanoi on August 27 and 28, VRC President Tran Ngoc Tang said at a press conference on August 26. At the conference, the VRC will call for aid to 28 humanitarian projects from now until 2015. On August [...]

Can Tho (VNA) – Construction of Can Tho bridge’s main span and approach road was resumed on August 25, 11 months after the work was suspended due to a tragic accident at the project, said the Japanese consortium TKN.The consortium TKN, comprising Taisei, Kajima and Nippon Steel, said it had increased the number of Japanese [...]