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A Ministry of Information and Communication delegation headed by Minister Le Doan Hop had a working session with relevant German ministries and sectors on publishing, telecommunications and postal services. The working session was held on June 24, the final day of the delegation’s working visit to Germany which began on June 19. During the session, Vietnam said it hoped to cooperate with

After matching coal production to domestic demands, the Viet Nam National Coal Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) said the country will be short of 10.8-11 million tonnes per year on average during the period 2012-2017. Vietnam will have to import coal from 2012 to the tune of 34 million tonnes by 2015, then 114 million tonnes by 2020 and 228 million tonnes by 2025. Vinacomin expects the coal

Cashew nut prices have almost doubled in the past few weeks with Vietnam defaulting on export contracts and Indian crop down 50% due to atypical rains, traders said. Indian exporters have regained lost market shares and signed contracts above $7 per kg, which is a record high in the recent past, Bharathan Pillai, chairman, Cashew Export Promotion Council of India told FE. Pillai said that Indian

US and Vietnamese firms signed several businesses deals Tuesday as the two countries pledged to boost trade ties during a state visit by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and Dung presided over the signing of contracts and other agreements that the Commerce Department said represented "expanded access for US companies to Vietnam's growing marke

First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam Jin Kimoto, has affirmed that Japan is willing to assist and cooperate with Viet Nam in developing seaports and improve seaport management capacity. At the seminar “State management of seaports in Viet Nam ” held in Hanoi on June 24, Jin Kimoto said to reach economic development targets, especially in investment and import-export, Viet Nam ne

Viet Nam's economy is projected to have expanded 6.7% in the first half of this year and the consumer price index to have risen 2.2% in June from May. "The economy is forecast to have grown 6.6%-6.7% in the first six months and will reach the target of 7% growth set by the National Assembly for this year," Viet Nam... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont

HANOI, June 23 - Vietnam estimated its trade deficit would more than triple to $16.9 billion in the first half of this year as imports soared 64 percent, a state newspaper reported on Monday. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

As global real-estate firms including those from Thailand put their investment plans for Vietnam on hold, the pain of a market crash is growing more evident in the once-booming economy as buyers scramble for cover and prices dive.The region's newest "Tiger" economy was roaring just a year ago with its equity market the best performer in the world and economic growth rates rivalling those of China

Vietnam is one of Southeast Asia’s most promising emerging economies, with its GDP growing by more than 8% for a third consecutive year. Its accession to the WTO in January 2007, has also led to both... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Vietnam’s economy would not face a financial crisis and problem in the economy was temporary, Hong Kong’s newspaper Shangbao said, citing international economists’ opinions. With the current situation, the target to subdue inflation to 20% this year was hardly to realise, said Wang Qing Bo, Director of the Bank of China Ho Chi Minh City branch. However, he said, other economy-related norms

Lately, the Iraq war has looked more and more like another Vietnam -- not for us, but for al-Qaeda.CIA Director Michael Hayden says the terror group has suffered "near-strategic defeat" in Iraq. It has been routed from Anbar, Diyala, and Baghdad provinces, and now is getting a beating in its last stronghold of Mosul, in the north. It is reviled by the Iraqi populace, and its downward trajectory be

The SkyTeam Alliance is looking to further expand its reach in the Asia-Pacific region and has taken a major step forward in bringing Vietnam Airlines in as a full member. The alliance's governing board chairman, Leo van Wijk, said in early June at the IATA annual general meeting in Istanbul that formal discussions with fast-growing Vietnam Airlines are set to begin soon in Hanoi. The move

The government has given the nod to the national flag carrier Viet Nam Airlines to sell 10-20% of its stock to foreign strategic partners. The State will retain a stake of between 70-80%. The airline during its equitisation process will maintain the present State capital and issue shares to increase its charter capital. At present, Viet Nam Airlines has been implementing its equitisation

Las autoridades vietnamitas han anunciado que promoverán la competitividad y la inversión extranjera para mejorar los sistemas de comunicación de la telefonía móvil y de Internet y porque así se comprometieron a hacer tras ingresar en la Organización Mundial del Comercio en 2006.

Vietnam-Laos Electricity Joint Stock Company began construction of a hotel and office for lease complex in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on June 16. The 7 million USD project will feature a six-storey building and other auxiliary facilities. The project is scheduled for completion in November 2009 to serve the 25th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 25) to be held later next year.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) on June 12 announced that the Laos' Ministry of Planning and Investment recently officially granted operation license for Laos-Vietnam Insurance Joint Venture Co (LVI) that is expected to make its debut on June 21. LVI, the joint venture of BIDV's Insurance Co (BIC), Lao's Bank for Foreign Trade (BCEL) and Laos-Vietnam Joint Venture

Viet Nam Airlines recently was licensed to sell its 10-20% stake to foreign strategic shareholders, leading to the state holding in the firm at 70-80%. The carrier's equitisation process is under the method of keeping the state's current holding and issuing extra shares to hike chartered capital. Currently, Viet Nam... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other co

A central bank initiative providing loans to fish processors and exporters to purchase stockpiled catfish has been ineffective thus far, reported delegates at a recent conference. The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) set aside VND1 trillion ($61.54 million) in emergency funding to help catfish processors and exporters buy fish early this month. The exporters were turned off of the dong loans since

As explained in the introduction to Part I, the following Amazon review was written by Diana Faillace Von Behren (“reneofc”), an Amazon Top 500 reviewer, and posted here with her permission. In this, her first Sharon Gold novel, Miller addresses the concerns of this era in American history. Written perhaps as a part memoir – Miller was herself a `Mrs. Lieutenant' – the story is cleverly

The following Amazon review was written by Diana Faillace Von Behren (“reneofc”), an Amazon Top 500 reviewer. I asked her permission to post this review on my blog because I love the way she talks about the Vietnam War era. My only changes were to break up long paragraphs into shorter ones. So, without further ado, here’s Diana: When I was a girl in middle school, my homework assignme

by Ed AndayaDANANG, Vietnam -- The Philippines, led by two-time champion Jan Emmanuel Garcia and Doha (Qatar) Asian Games representative Jedara Docena, begins its campaign in the ninth ASEAN age-group ches championships scheduled June 10-18 at the Danang Indoor Stadium here. Garcia, who is seeking his third title in four years, and Docena lead a strong, 40-player Filipino delegation in this annu

The World Bank on June 9 issued an update on Viet Nam ’s recent economic developments, saying the country’s stabilisation package is showing signs of effect. There are indications that this policy package is working, as the growth in non-food prices compared to the previous months, and the growth of monthly imports... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other

Vietnam bonds plunged, sending yields up more than 2 percentage points, and the currency slumped after the central bank raised interest rates and let the dong weaken to tame the fastest inflation in 16 years. The State Bank of Viet Nam today raised the benchmark interest rate to 14%, from 12 percent, according to a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont

Christopher Fossick, Jones Lang Lasalle’s Southeast Asian Managing Director, said Vietnam’s real estate market has many factors that are less transparent than other countries. However, these indexes have been improved consistently.The improvement is shown through the amendment of regulations on land, investment formalities, site clearance, etc., which favour foreign investors. Jones Lang Lasal

Quanto adoro i video in timelapse. Questa volta è il turno di v!Nc3sl4s che ha catturato le luci del traffico di Hanoi, nel Vietnam. Chissà come, la vita notturna affascina da sempre, soprattutto nelle grandi città che non si fermano mai. In basso il video, buona visione! via BoingBoing

Quanto adoro i video in timelapse. Questa volta ?? il turno di v!Nc3sl4s che ha catturato le luci del traffico di Hanoi, nel Vietnam. Chiss?? come, la vita notturna affascina da sempre, soprattutto nelle grandi citt?? che non si fermano mai. In basso il video, buona visione! via BoingBoing

Government bonds rose after Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said the nation's foreign- exchange reserves are sufficient to help it intervene to maintain the currency's value. The dong declined. Benchmark five-year notes rallied after Dung said the country had a currency surplus of $1 billion in the first five months... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont

Kenneth T. Walsh in “U.S. News”: In the 1960s and ’70s, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon misled the country over the progress of the Vietnam War, in the process deepening public suspicion of politicians in general. That’s not true. President Nixon leveled with the American people about Vietnam, telling them bluntly what was at stake for our [...]

Viet Nam is likely to attain a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of between 7-7.5% in 2009, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in his recent instruction on building up a national socio-economic development plan and State budget estimates for the year. The instruction, signed on June 6, stressed that curbing inflation, ensuring macroeconomic stability, social welfare and sustainable

Commercial joint stock banks in Viet Nam are trying to attract more gold depositors by continuously increasing interest rates, the HCM City Law newspaper reported June 2. The interest rates for gold deposits have been raised to 6.5% per annum, the highest level so far. Viet A Commercial Joint Stock Bank is taking the lead among banks in offering the highest interest rates for gold deposits, at

Vietnamese archaeologist Tran Ky-Phuong will give a public lecture later this month as part of the Singapore National Library’s Lee Kong Chian Fellowship series. Interactions between Upland and Lowland by ‘Riverine Exchange Network’: A Reference to the Historical Geography in Central Vietnam Because of its unique geographical location in the sea trade route between South and East Asia,

McCain had his teeth knocked out while being a POW in Vietnam. The Daily Kos, being the great intellectuals that they are, thought it would be classy to make fun of his teeth! Did I mention that Keith Olbermann is a blogger on Daily Kos? Here is the link. Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.

Developers of a 31km road linking Laos’ Mok District in Sieng Khouang Province and Vietnam’s Ky Son District in Nghe An Province say the new road will be put into use next year. Funded by the Lao and Vietnamese governments, the majority of construction of the 6m-wide road is now complete. When it opens next year, the 22-billion-VND (1.4 million USD) route is expected to help Laos’ Sieng Kh

Vietnam may be heading towards financial crisis  Inflation, trade deficit, banking blow-up threaten what was recently hailed the darling of investors By Bryan Lee, Economics Correspondent & Roger Mitton, Vietnam Correspondent    FEARS are rising that Vietnam may be headed for a financial meltdown after a rapid reversal of its economic fortunes. A heady mix of runaway inflation, a ballooning

Singer-turned-actress Nguyen Thuy Lam won Miss Universe Vietnam 2008 on May 31,2008 at Nha Trang’s Vinpearl Land resort (see part I - part II).The Vinpearl Land’s Event Hall was packed full and nearly exploded when Lam won the title that will propel her to represent Vietnam at the Miss Universe competition this July.Along with a US$12,000 crown, she also won VND100 million ($6,060) and a $2,0

ViewSonic International Corp.Closing Date: 1 july 2008Vietnam Sales Executive@HCMC, Hanoi(Vietnam - HCMC, Hanoi)Requirements:1. Minimum College graduated or above2. Minimum 3 years working experience on Sales, Marketing or PM function in IT industry3. Knowledge and experiences in Projectors will be a plus4. Good communication & interpersonal skills5. Must be well-conversant in English6. To be

SGL Viet Mam Development Ltd. said it has decided not to pursue the joint venture with Dung Thanh Manufacturing, Construction & Trading Co. Ltd. as the latter has materially breached the conditions of the agreement. The joint venture between AIM-listed SGL Viet Nam and Dung Thanh was for the development of residential and commercial property in the Thu Duc district of Ho Chi Minh City. The

It looks like the memorial is divided into a part more reflective of Leftist thought about the war (i.e. "it sucked") and Rightist thought about the war ("it sucked, but people gave their lives for a reason"). Can a memorial says more about us than about what we're honoring?

Hanoi and Hoi An are perhaps the only two urban centers of Vietnam where an ancient quarter is still preserved. Due to the impact of climatic conditions, the construction materials and wars, the present physiognomy of the ancient quarter only dated back to the end of the 19th century. But according to various historical sources, this area was the core of Thang Long, the capital, since its establi

The State-owned Electricity of Viet Nam Group (EVN) plans to build 37 small hydropower plants with the total investment of VND3.1 trillion (US$193.75 million) in the Vietnam-China border by 2010 (EVN sources). Of the plants, the biggest one will have a capacity of 5 MW, the source said. Viet Nam is forecast to lack 8.6 billion kWh of electricity this year; therefore, the country is seeking

Vietnam reports "UFO" explosion: An unidentified flying object exploded over a southern Vietnamese island.The Vietnam News Agency reported that residents of Phu Quoc island, 10 km (6 miles) off the coast of the Cambodian province of Kampot, found pieces of grey metal, including one 1.5 meters (1.5 yards) long.In VNA report headlined "UFO explodes over Phu Quoc Island", it reportsThe explosion happ

Viet Nam remains a potential destination for medium- and long-term foreign investors, said experts at a financial investment conference in HCMC Saturday. VinaCapital Group director Andy Ho said at the meeting that Viet Nam’s economic problems, such as accelerating inflation and a widening trade deficit, would not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont

A half a world away from Silicon Valley's anemic real estate market, agent Cindy Nguyen has little time for sleep while she sniffs out deals in one of the world's hottest property markets.Last year, the president of San Jose's Lakami Professional Realty returned to Vietnam for the first time in 23 years. She was stunned by what she saw: instant wealth being created by land prices that have tripled

Standard Chartered Bank and the Fitch credit rating service have both issued reports lowering their outlook for Viet Nam's growth and anticipating a higher inflation rate and a weaker dong this year. On Wednesday, Standard Chartered raised its expectations of Viet Nam's inflation hi 2008 from 17% to 23% and lowered... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont

Hoan Kiem Lake is the center of Hanoi, The legend of the lake dates back to the 15th century, when Le Loi drove out foreign invaders with the help of a precious sword borrowed from King of the Sea, proclaiming himself king. Soon after he took a gentle trip on Luc They (Green Water) Lake and a wave rose in front of him with the Golden Tortoise Genie on top. He told the king that he should return th

If private equity interest is the bellwether for the hot investments of the future, consider this: At least four new private equity funds, backed by brand-name investors, are aiming to bring $475 million of foreign investment into Cambodia. “Eventually, Vietnam worked out well,” Marc Faber, a fund manager and investment adviser known for his “Gloom, Boom, [...]

Vietnam is a fascinating country with a long history and an ancient culture. It's also a dynamic nation that's moving ahead. In recent decades, Vietnam has opened up as an outstanding holiday destination owing to its enchanting cities and magical natural scenery. Here's a look at the unique watery attractions in the great historic cities of Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City.Standing along the banks

Mergers & acquisition deals soared in Viet Nam and despite global and local macroeconomic challenges, the outlook for deal makers remained positive, writes Stephen Gaskill, transactions director at PricewaterhouseCoopers Viet Nam. According to our recent Asia-Pacific Mergers & acquisition (M&A) Bulletin, “Steaming... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other con

By: Henry DirectoryTravel to vietnam the boys buzzed around on their motorcycles on this warm, drizzly Saturday night hoping to run out of gas. Or so the tour guide said. If the floods of motorcycles were all cars the streets would be jammed. The traffic lights and lines on the road are merely there for decorations. No one abides by them. I found myself in the middle of the road and all of a sudde

Viet Nam's debt-rating outlook was cut by Fitch Ratings, which said today that the stability of the country's banking system may be at risk because of a slow government response to fighting inflation running at 25%. Fitch lowered its outlook to negative from stable and affirmed Viet Nam's BB- long-term foreign... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content,

Gannon Beverages, one of the largest processors of milk, juice and tea in Southeast Asia, is addressing the region’s surging demand for packaged drink products by injecting an additional 2.1 million USD into its Dong Nai Province plant. The 20,000-square-meter facility on the outskirts of Viet Nam’s commercial capital will be upgraded in two phases over the course of six months. When finished

Vietnam’s National Assembly recently adopted a resolution that permits foreigners who live in the country to purchase apartments. This will aid the country’s real estate market and give a boost to international companies who do business in Vietnam, and particularly their employees who live and work there. Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, is the main economic and cultural center for th

At least a dozen luxury hotels and resorts are scheduled to open in central Vietnam over the next six years as the region catches up with tourism hubs in the north and south. Fund management firm Indochina Capital broke ground on a US$100 million a five-star resort project in the central port city of Da Nang last March. Scheduled to open in 2010, the Hyatt Regency Danang Resort will offer 255

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday permitted authorities in Ho Chi Minh City to collect land use rent for underground-based projects of up to 50% of the value of above-ground rents. HCMC currently has three underground parking lot projects in the works, but until the Prime Minister’s decision the administration lacked a precedent to charge investors’ rent. The city People’s Committee

Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange sent an urgent announcement in the afternoon yesterday to securities member companies, informing that trading activities will continue to be halted... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The resolution passed May 22 limits ownership to foreigners who meet specific residence and professional criteria, according to the official Vietnam News Agency. And eligible buyers will be allowed to purchase only apartments, not houses or land.Under the new rules, individuals who qualify include expatriates investing in the country, foreigners married to Vietnamese and those with university degr

Soco International Plc said the Block 9-2 oil project in Viet Nam remains on course to begin production by the end of July despite delays in installing certain facilities on the field. 'A high sea state has intermittently shut down operations of the pipe lay barge thus causing some delay on the installation of the production and water pipelines between the unmanned CNV well head platform and the

Am back! i dont know where to start.. the trip was fast and fun.. I was in vietnam from May 16-22 (not as long as you think since cebu pacific leaves 10pm on the 16th.. and leaves vietnam 1am on the 22) Let me start the trip by telling you how the immigration people in [...]

Vietnam has its share of mysterious mummies too - this one is from Ho Chi Minh City, apparently an aristocrat who died over 140 years ago. A Vietnamese Mummy Thanh Nien News, 23 May 2008 According to Dr. Ba Trung Phu, head of the Display and Propaganda Division of the museum, the mummy was discovered in an ancient [...]

David Shribman acts as if this is good news: The question for 2008 is whether America can finally bring the Vietnam War to an end. It has looked that way so far this year. The Democrats conducted 21 presidential debates and hardly a peep was heard about Vietnam. Not only that, hardly a disparaging word was [...]

An Australian low-cost airline and a Canadian luxury resort and casino developer have launched two ambitious projects that aim to revolutionise Vietnam's fast-growing tourism industry. Jetstar, the budget offshoot of Australian carrier Qantas, teamed up with Vietnam's Pacific Airlines to launch Jetstar Pacific on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conten

A Vietnamese delegation is taking part in the Tong Tong Festival and Pasar Malam Besar fair that are running in the Netherlands ’ city of The Hague. This is the first time Vietnam has joined this annual festival, which is taking place at a time when the country and the Netherlands are celebrating the 35 th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. The Vietnamese delegation to the event, which opene

Viet Nam has decided to slash import taxes to 0% from current 5-10% on clinker, key material for cement production. Under a decision of the finance ministry on May 19, the new tariff will take effect 15 days after final publication, the finance's Tax Policy Department said, noting that Viet Nam currently imposes an import tax of 5% on clinker imported from the Association of Southeast Asian

Collection Features More Than 80,000 Photos From WWII and Vietnam Now Freely Accessible at Footnote.com LINDON, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In commemoration of Memorial Day, Footnote.com today announced its entire collection of military photos will be made permanently free on the site. The collection features over 80,000 photos from WWII and Vietnam, making it the largest collection of its [.

by Marianne Saberon-AbalayanDAVAO City young woodpushers John Ray Batucan and Rowelyn Joy Acedo are ready to do battle in the Asean Age-Group Chess Championships in Vietnam on June 11 to 20, but funding constraints might jeopardize their campaign abroad.Batucan of Don Juan dela Cruz Elementary School in Toril said he is ready, although he won't assure of bringing home the bacon."Ready nako magdula

Vietnam is in the news again. A vigorous debate about whether South Vietnam could under any circumstances have survived the withdrawal of U.S. forces began at Matthew Yglesias’s blog after Rick Perlstein, in Nixonland, called Saigon’s army a “joke.” Then Robert O. Borosage wrote indefensibly that the South Vietnamese army disintegrated after we left and [...]

Jason’s comment on my Wednesday post got me thinking a little more about McCain’s biography—most specifically the Vietnam War part—and what role it should play in the 2008 battle for the White House. . . and what was going to be a one-sentence response grew into something more like a post of its own. First, the comment: McCain will absolutely say anything to be elected, but I did find inte

Enjoy These Ten Places In VietnamBy: Jonathan WilliamsVietnam is a country that is situated in the Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China and Laos and Cambodia. Where it was once a country ravaged by war, now, Vietnam has opened its doors to tourists that it is now fast becoming a go-to place in Asia, and here are ten places that one should visit and see in Vietnam.1.) Ho Chi Minh MausoleumThis m

Vietnam’s year-on-year inflation rate reached 21.4 percent last month, the highest since at least 1992, according to government figures.Construction costs in Vietnam have risen as much as 40 percent since the end of 2007, Melissa Bon and Brian Wee of Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte. said in a report.“Some contractors are delaying construction work to avoid the risk of facing bankruptcy,’

Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions, the leading provider of unified communications solutions to the global trading community, has announced today that it has signed FPT Information System (FPT-IS) as its partner in Viet Nam. FPT-IS is a member company of FPT Corporation and a leading provider of systems integration, software products and solutions, and ERP consultancy and deployment.

A mission of 43 garments and footwear Hong Kong businesses visited Viet Nam and Cambodia early this month to seek opportunities for their business in those countries. The Hong Kong Garment and Footwear Partnership mission looked at infrastructure, facilities, services and operational practices of both countries, according to a Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) press release. HKTDC

Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam, Nguyen Van Giau on May 14 had meetings with Benedict Binghamd, Resident Representative of IMF and the U.S. Ambassador Micheal Michalack to discuss measures to stabilize Viet Nam’s macroeconomy. Giau noted that the government of Viet Nam’s top task is to curb inflation and to stabilize macroeconomy in the complicated world and regional situation.

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The 15th International Exhibition Viet Nam Medi-Pharm 2008, the biggest of its kind, will be held in Hanoi from May 21-24. Deputy Head of the Health Ministry’s Legal Department Tran Duc Long told a press on May 15 that the exhibition will have 450 booths set up by both local and foreign medical businesses to showcase their latest products and to seek business opportunities. During the event,

In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote: "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered all provinces not to raise funds between now and the end of the year for investment in new and non-urgent infrastructure projects, the government said Friday on its Web site. "The provinces won't be allowed to mobilize investment funds, bank loans, or bonds to raise funds for their non-urgent local infrastructure projects until the end of

Orange Business Services, France Telecom Group’s division for worldwide enterprise services, and Vietnam Datacommunication Company (VDC), a leading telecommunications provider in Viet Nam, have entered into a new commercial and technical partnership to offer advanced MPLS-based IP VPN services in Viet Nam. The advanced MPLS-based IP VPN services will offer local and multinational companies

The Managing Partner of KPMG in Viet Nam and Cambodia has underlined the importance of the proposed corporate income tax (CIT) rate reduction as it will provide Viet Nam with a better platform to compete with other nations in the region and around the world. Warrick A. Cleine underscored the importance of the proposed cut in the standard CIT rate from the current 28% to 25%, which is one of the

HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest bank by market value, plans to start selling life insurance next month through a joint venture in India. The venture, owned with Canara Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce, is licensed to sell eight life-insurance and savings products and is “going very well,” Clive Bannister,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other co

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will provide funds to ensure commercial banks maintain adequate liquidity as it tightens monetary policy, it said in a statement posted on its Web site late Tuesday. The central bank will help commercial banks obtain funds by mortgaging their securities with it and through credit... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content

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VietnamNet Bridge – Vietnamese people and Buddhists are looking ahead to the largest international celebration of Buddhism, to be held in Vietnam for the first time this May. And make no mistake – they are aware of the importance.Vietnamese Buddhist master Thich Nhat Tu sits with a group of monks in a temple room at 2am, planning meticulously for the Buddha's big day: the United Nations Day of