Archive for December 26th, 2008
Hanoi (VNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on December 22 that it has approved a 200 million-USD loan to China to help reduce pollution and improve the supply of clean water from the country’s third largest river basin, the Songhua River Basin (SRB). The loan will cover more than half of the total [...]
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia’s National Election Committee (NEC) has announced they had submitted a 1.4 million USD budget for the upcoming local council elections to the government. According to NEC Secretary-General Tep Nitha, there have been more than 11,350 people qualified for running at the elections which are slated for May 17 next year. [...]
Hanoi (VNA) – A 6.2 trillion VND project for establishing an environment group by 2012 has been submitted to the Government as part of the national efforts to diversify environment services. The project, prepared by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, made it clear that the group will have the State at the helm [...]
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The central province of Thanh Hoa Paediatric Hospital Doctors have saved a 20-day old baby who swallowed a marble. Bui Van Son was hospitalised in a dangerous health condition after ineffective treatment at Thach Thanh district’s general hospital-
HCM City (VNA) – An initial public offering (IPO) was held on Dec. 25 at the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange for the State-owned Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade, or Vietinbank, which drew a high number of buyers.Almost 13,000 investors registered their participation, which included more than 12,800 Vietnamese and 29 foreigners.Only three foreign [...]
HCM CITY — Toshiba Corporation announced yesterday that it would meet the growing demand for high-efficiency motors in the global market by establishing a new manufacturing and sales base in Viet Nam.
The new company, Toshiba Industrial Products Asia Co Ltd will be located in Dong Nai Province, and will manufacture high-efficiency industrial motors rated at [...]