Archive for December 1st, 2008
The Ministries of Industry and Trade, and Finance have announced they are to slash the retail prices of petrol and fuel nationwide by between 500-1,000 VND (0,06 USD) per litre, as of Dec. 1. As a result, a litre of A92 petrol unleaded will now cost 12,000 VND, down from the previous price of [...]
HCM City (VNA) – Prof. Michael E. Porter, who is generally recognised as the father of the competitive strategy, chaired an international seminar entitled “Global competitiveness and competitive advantages of Vietnam ” in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 1.The event, hosted by the PACE Institute of Directors, brought together 200 officials, leading executives, scholars, [...]
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam, whose exports constitute more than fifty percent of the country’s GDP, should take full advantage of its internal strengths to cope with the current macroeconomic outlook, impacted by the global financial crisis, said Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Vietnam Michael J. Peace on Dec. 1.“Vietnam’s best option [...]
Hanoi (VNA) – Increasing the role of trade unions in social dialogues was the main topic of a seminar held in Hanoi on Dec.1, attended by almost 100 trade union activists from the northern provinces . The seminar, co-hosted by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), offered a [...]
Hanoi (VNA) – Traffic planning should pre-empt socio-economic development and be included in urban planning schemes, according to experts at a symposium held in Hanoi on December 1. The event was organised by Hanoi University of Transport and Communications (UTC), in cooperation with Germany ’s Darmstadt University of Technology. The development of traffic systems in [...]
Jakarta (VNA) – Vietnam and Indonesia have agreed to strengthen bilateral trade relations and boost production and export of agricultural products to each other as well as to the world market. National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu, who led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the third session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA-3), and [...]
Seoul (VNA) – The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s government plans to establish a fund at the World Bank (WB) to indirectly assist the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the process of global integration. The fund, worth 9.9 billion won (about 6.7 million USD) will be established at the beginning of 2009, aimed at [...]
Hanoi (VNA) – Participants to the Third Plenary Session of Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) signed the Jakarta Declaration on the Urgency for the Establishment of a New Global Financial Architecture on November 29.According to the declaration, APA members recognised the need to spare no effort in working on ideas and initiatives aimed at promoting a [...]
Hanoi (VNA) – The terror rampage that killed 195 people across India’s financial capital of Mumbai ended on November 29 when commandos killed the last three gunmen inside Taj Mahal hotel while it was engulfed in flames.Authorities searched for any remaining captives hiding in their rooms and began to shift their focus to who was [...]
Moscow (VNA) – The 13th Congress of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) opened in the Russian capital city of Moscow on November 29. Over 1,000 delegates, as well as guests from 83 communist and worker parties worldwide, are attending the Congress. The Vietnamese delegation to the Congress was led by Pham Quang [...]